Well-researched and read websites that accept user submissions? Preferably academic.

Hey there,

I am looking to build my portfolio as a social commentator with an academic background. I am currently in the process of completing a PhD consumer behaviour (with an interest in consumer culture theory, which is all about how people and society interact from a consumption perspective). As such I read a tonne of academic articles from fields such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, and, naturally, marketing.

This extensive reading often leads me to having interesting insights and viewpoints (well, I think so anyway!) that I would love to share with a readership to start a discussion. I don't have the time to start and promote a blog of my own unfortunately, so what I am looking for are websites that have an established readership and which accept guest submissions. I do not need to be compensated to so long as they have decent traffic, and between my 5+ years worth of experience as a freelance writer and 7 years of higher education, I am a very able writer who knows how to research my articles and write in a way that engages an audience.

In short, I would very much appreciate if anyone could recommend websites that:

• Accept submissions for social/political/social scientific commentary
• Have an established readership
• Only publish intellectually rich and original texts (I am not interested in publishing on websites that care more about quantity than quality, nor ones that publish spun content etc.)
• Will let me publish under my own name

I do not require the option to link back to my own website/social media nor any form of compensation. I am doing this to build a portfolio that is relevant to my career as an social sciences academic.

I don't mind whether it's a blog, news site or something in between (like trueslant.com used to be).

Thanks a lot for any answers!

Martin