This needn't involve publishing politically sensitive material. "Student" W.C. Gossett published his paper on the T-distribution in statistics anonymously, beca

This needn't involve publishing politically sensitive material. "Student" W.C. Gossett published his paper on the T-distribution in statistics anonymously, because his employer Guinness frowned upon publication. This attitude is still prevalent today among many employers. Rather than putting measures in place to vet and approve publication of material that does not involve a conflict of interest, they simply discourage it. This is net loss to society. Conversely, many academic journals have policies prohibiting anonymous publishing. Gossett would be unable to publish in such journals today. Hence the need for this new journal.