Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A 4-page Brookings policy brief on AI regulation, citing the institute's underlying research papers
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A peer-reviewed journal article reviewing policy implications is not a policy brief in the form sense
Editorial commentary
Policy briefs translate scholarly research into actionable recommendations. They are increasingly counted as research outputs in narrative CVs and impact case studies (e.g., UK REF impact submissions) but are not typically peer-reviewed in the journal sense. Best-practice briefs cite the underlying scholarly evidence.
References
- What Works Centre methodology
- Brookings Policy Brief format
Also known as
Policy memo · Research brief
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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