Subreddit rules check
r/science
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Moderators tightly enforce sourcing and scientific neutrality — include original sources/citations and get mod approval before posting press releases or your own research.
Links
No explicit link policy. Default to no URL: link-plus-young-account is one of the most common automated removal patterns on Reddit.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: news, data, discussion
Headline: short, neutral, third-person declarative summarizing a study finding (no hype). Body: include a direct source link or citation plus a 1–3 sentence factual summary. Typical length: concise headline + brief excerpt. Tone: scientific and neutral. Upvoted: peer-reviewed studies, large samples, clear methods; removed: unsourced claims, anecdotes, or editorializing.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked October 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/science's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.