Why publish here?
- Free — There are no fees for authors or readers.
- Open — Articles are reviewed and improved in public on GitHub.
- Iterative — Published work can keep improving as ideas, methods, and evidence move on.
- Practical — Articles are written in Markdown, with support for open tooling such as Hugo, MathJax, and Observable.
- Credited — Authors keep credit for their work.
What fits
We publish work in quantitative finance, mathematics, and engineering.
We care most about writing that is:
- clear
- technically serious
- useful to readers
- lighter on jargon, heavier on understanding
What to submit
We are usually looking for one of three things:
- Original research — new ideas, methods, or results
- Explanations — clear treatments of important concepts, papers, or techniques
- Reproductions — careful attempts to replicate or verify existing results
How to contribute
- Check the fit. Make sure your article belongs broadly in quantitative finance, mathematics, or engineering, and that the writing aims for clarity rather than unnecessary jargon.
- Look at an example. Review a published article such as “Why Returns are not Gaussian” to get a feel for structure, front matter, and tone.
- Write your draft in Markdown. Follow the structure and front matter used in published articles.
- Open a pull request. Submit your article to the OSQuant repository when it is ready for review.
- Work through feedback. Editors will suggest changes to improve clarity, structure, and presentation before publication.
- Publish. Once the article is ready, it will be approved and merged.
A few tips
- Lead with the idea: tell the reader what problem you are solving and why it matters.
- Prefer explanation over jargon.
- Include maths, code, figures, or references where they genuinely help.
- Keep the piece teachable: a strong article should reward careful reading.
Thank you
We look forward to reading your work.