Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes, you will continue to have complete access to the website for the remainder of your current subscription period.

The cancellation goes into effect at the end of your current subscription period.

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You can cancel your subscription at any time by clicking here. You’ll see a link to cancel your subscription on the right side of the table. If you have any issues, contact us at [email protected].

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If you have two active subscriptions under one account, we recommend cancelling one of them. Go to your profile page, choose the “orders & subscriptions” tab on the left-hand side, and choose “subscriptions” from the dropdown menu. On the right-hand side, you’ll see the option to cancel your subscription.

If you need help cancelling a subscription or want to find out if you’re eligible for a refund, contact [email protected].

Subscriptions are valid for one year and renew automatically. Before the start of each renewal period, you will be sent an email notifying you that your renewal is about to take effect and stating the amount that you will be charged.

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All subscriptions include access to the PS On Point suite (long-read commentaries, long-form book reviews, and exclusive insider interviews), The Big Picture topical collections, The Big Question short-form analysis and predictions, Say More contributor interviews, and the entire PS archive.

Digital Plus subscriptions also include a print copy of, and digital access to, our annual fourth-quarter magazine, PS Quarterly: The Year Ahead.

Premium subscriptions include print copies of a year of the PS Quarterly magazine, digital access to our entire magazine archive, a pop-up-free reading experience, a one-year Digital gift subscription, and more to come.

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Premium or Digital Plus subscribers can opt out of receiving print copies of the magazine. Just send an email to [email protected] to let us know your preference. Note, however, that the price of your subscription – which would still include all other Premium or Digital Plus perks – will remain the same.

Yes, we offer Digital subscriptions at discounted rates for students and educators, plus discounted group subscriptions for institutions. To find out more, contact us at [email protected].

Premium subscribers receive exclusive opportunities to attend in-person or hybrid PS events in person when possible. Before each event, we send our Premium subscribers a mailing detailing where the event will be held and how to secure access. Premium subscribers will also receive special offers for virtual events, such as the ability to submit questions for panelists.

Yes, when you upgrade your subscription, you will automatically receive a discount offer based on the remaining validity of your current subscription. To view your current personalized discount and upgrade your subscription, click here.

No, shipping is included in the purchase price of a magazine or subscription.

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Please note that due to COVID-19-related delays, you may experience longer than normal shipping times. The countries listed below are currently not accepting international shipments. If you have placed a magazine order to one of these countries, your order will be canceled/refunded. We will contact you at the email address used to place the order to confirm the cancellation and offer digital access to the ordered magazine. If you have any concerns about a subscription bundle, please contact [email protected].

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Barbados
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Bolivia
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Comoros
Cook Islands
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Samoa
Seychelles
Suriname
Turkmenistan
Venezuela
Zimbabwe

Please note that, due to pandemic-related delays, it may take up to eight weeks for your magazine to arrive. While you wait, contact [email protected] for access to the digital version of the magazine.

If your order was returned to us for any reason, we will contact you via email to arrange a new shipment.

The Year Ahead magazine is our annual magazine that features some of the world’s leading thinkers as they look back on the year that was and what lies ahead in the coming year.

PS Quarterly is our new quarterly print (and digital) magazine. Each issue includes exclusive commentaries, long-form analysis, concise predictions, insightful book reviews, enlightening interviews, and much more, all tied to a critical and timely theme.

The Year Ahead magazine is our annual magazine, which gives the world’s leading thinkers an opportunity to weigh in on the events and developments of the previous year, and consider what will shape the next one. Most PS Quarterly magazines focus on a particular theme, linked to current events.

No. The PS Quarterly: The Year Ahead magazine is available only to Digital Plus and Premium subscribers. All other PS Quarterly magazines are available exclusively to Premium subscribers.

If you are a Digital Plus subscriber, you will receive your issue of PS Quarterly: The Year Ahead magazine during the fourth quarter of the year.

If you’re a Premium subscriber, you will receive your first magazine approximately 3-8 weeks after purchasing your subscription, depending on the next issue’s release date. For a more precise estimate, contact us at [email protected].

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You can earn rewards by sharing PS commentaries on social media, or when a friend or colleague registers for an account, purchases a magazine, or purchases their own subscription after following your referral link. Learn more here.

When you share an article on social media via the social sharing buttons at the top of each PS commentary (just above the title), the URL will already include your referral code.

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You will also earn points towards your own rewards, including offsetting the cost of your own subscription or purchase in the PS store, cash back, and helping to defray costs for readers in developing countries.

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As traditional news media come under intensifying pressure worldwide, we increasingly depend on subscription fees from our website readers to enable us to disseminate commentaries to a wide global audience. Thanks to our readers’ support, we have been able to increase the number of publications with which we work (506 of them, in 156 countries), and the number of local languages into which we translate our offerings (up to 13, currently).

By participating in our referral program, you will directly support our mission of delivering the highest-quality commentary to as many people as possible, all over the world.

With the Project Syndicate referral program, you can earn credit, discounts, and more – and support our mission – simply by sharing PS with your friends and colleagues.

All you have to do is share your unique referral code, either as a straightforward discount code, which subscribers enter at checkout, or as a link to the PS subscription page or to any PS articles. By using that link or code, users will receive a 50% discount on a PS subscription.

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