For Researchers

You did not get into research because you enjoy filling out forms. You got into it because you are drawn to questions that take years to answer. The Almanac exists for the same reason.

This is not a platform. It is a publication that happens to know you. Every page is edited by humans who have worked in the same rooms you work in now. The Correspondent — the ink figure in your margin — is not an AI assistant. It is a representation of what we have learned about your work, rendered as a set of preferences you can read, edit, and override at any time.

What you get

The Constellation. A ranked index of open-access journals across eight disciplines, each entry verified against the Directory of Open Access Journals. Every journal has an ISSN, a publisher, a license type, and a review window — the things you actually need to know before submitting.

The Dispatches. Weekly field-aware paragraphs that tell you what moved in your discipline. Not alerts. Not feeds. A single paragraph, 60-90 words, written like a note from a colleague who was at the right conference.

The Funding Wire. Active calls from the NIH, ERC, Wellcome Trust, DFG, Leverhulme, and twelve other major funders. Each call has a verified deadline, eligibility criteria, and a direct link to the official application page. No intermediary. No commission.

The Position Wire. Academic openings at leading institutions worldwide — from postdoctoral fellowships to chaired professorships. Each listing links directly to the institution's recruitment portal.

The Ledger. Your personal record. Save journals, track deadlines, annotate as you go. The Almanac remembers so you can think.

How it works

The Correspondent learns by watching what you save and what you dismiss. It never gamifies. There are no badges, streaks, or points. There is only the slow accumulation of a profile you can read in plain English: "You tend to rule out journals with review windows longer than 14 weeks. You have applied to three IDRC calls this year." Everything shown is editable. Nothing is hidden.

Your career roadmap

Year one. Use the Constellation to build your journal shortlist. Set the Correspondent's intake with your paper title and abstract. Review the weekly Dispatch for funding calls that match your timeline.

Year three. Your Ledger now contains a history of every journal you considered, every grant you tracked, every deadline you met or missed. The Correspondent's notebook reflects what it has learned. Use it to make your next move with clearer sight.

Year ten. You are now the colleague at the right conference. The Almanac still sends you the Dispatch. The Correspondent still learns. The only difference is that you now know which questions take years to answer — and you have the patience to keep asking them.