Call for contributors
Contribute to UK Evaluation Society content
We invite thoughtful, practice-based volunteer contributions that advance our charitable mission to promote high standards of professionalism, education, and ethics in evaluation for public benefit.
What we’re looking for
Practical guidance
- What good evaluation or commissioning looks like in practice
- Common pitfalls and lessons learned
- Tools, methods, or approaches that work
Formats: short blogs (600–800 words), reflections, or Q&A.
Professional standards and ethics
- Ethical dilemmas and professional judgement
- What “quality” means in real-world contexts
- Balancing rigour, realism, and constraints
Formats: reflective pieces, interviews, practitioner perspectives.
“Let’s talk about…” series
Focused conversations on key issues shaping evaluation practice, such as:
- quality
- ethics
- AI and professional judgement
- commissioning well
Writing for Evaluative Practice
Evaluative Practice is our in-house publication, with issues published in spring and autumn. It is a respected publication that publishes reflective, experience-led articles that explore evaluation practice, professionalism, and ethics in depth.
Please email us FAO Editor, Evaluative Practice and we will forward your email to the editor for consideration.
Where your contribution may appear
On our website
In our newsletter
In Evaluative Practice
All content is editorially reviewed.
Why contribute?
By contributing, you help strengthen evaluation practice, promote ethical standards, and support better decision-making for public benefit.
Contributions are invited on an unpaid basis as volunteer contributions, supporting the UK Evaluation Society’s charitable mission. We acknowledge all contributors with a short author bio and a link to their LinkedIn profile where appropriate.
A note on submissions
We’re always grateful for the time and care people put into proposing content. To ensure our content remains focused, high quality, and useful to our audiences, we commission contributions in line with our editorial priorities and publishing schedule, which means we can’t accept every proposal.
Where possible, we’ll offer feedback or suggest other ways an idea might be shared. We’re also happy to discuss ideas at an early stage before anything is written.
How to get involved
Before submitting an idea, please read our editorial guide to understand what we’re looking for, how contributions are handled and how to submit an idea.
