Articles should be professionally written, concise unique articles that are freed from all errors including syntax errors, grammar errors, and punctuation errors. Informative articles with proper introductions and precise conclusions.
Submissions Must Not Include:
- Poetry, fiction,
- Opinion-editorial
- First-person POV
- Promotional content
- Author contact information in any form (Sig lines, mail id, bios, etc.,)
- Plagiarism**
- Actively linked web addresses –
If you want to include web addresses remove the http://www prefix. Ex: Google.com (good), www.google.com (bad)
Technical Requirements:
- 12 pt Open Sans, Arial or Times New Roman font.
- The Article description must be an ingenious description of the whole article, a minimum of 30 words long
** Plagiarism includes:
- Presenting the text taken directly from another source as your own.
- Rewrites or partial rewrites of articles written by other authors.
- Plagiarism won’t be tolerated and can end in immediate account suspension.
In addition to the above-mentioned rules, the subsequent writing aspects should be followed by the author to avoid rejection by our editors for quality reasons.
Article Clarity
- Coherent/Cohesive Writing
- Organization
- Focus
- Introductory Paragraph
- Audience
- Wordiness
- Awkward Wording
- Pronouns and Antecedents
- Comparatives
- Word Choice and Spelling
Grammar
- Verb Tense Consistency
- Conditional Tense – Could/Would
- Verb/Noun Confusion
- Other Homophones/Homonyms
- Amount/Number
- Punctuation
- Sentence Structure
Article descriptions
Please keep subsequent in mind once you are composing your Article descriptions:
- Article descriptions must be freed from the first-person POV and every one autobiographical information. This section of the submission form must describe only the article being submitted. Please use your author profile, not the short summary, to share information about yourself.
- Article descriptions must be freed from errors and follow all writing rules and standards. Please proofread your Article descriptions for punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar before you submit your article.
- Article descriptions must be freed from promotional language. additionally, don’t include information about how your article is “original,” or “unique.” Our checks determine if a piece of writing is original. If your article isn’t original, then we don’t want it.
- Article descriptions must describe the article being submitted during a manner that’s useful to the potential customer and must be a minimum of 30 words long . this is often the primary thing after your title that the customer sees. Make it count.
Titles
Titles must be properly capitalized and punctuated, and that they must be freed from spelling and grammar errors. don’t include your byline within the title. We cannot accept submissions with titles altogether caps.
Consider the examples below:
Bad
TITLES: the great, THE BAD, THE UGLY
Titles; the great, the Bad, the Ugly
Titles the great, the Bad, the Ugly
Titles: the great, the bad, the ugly
Titles: the great, the Bad, the Ugly!!
Good
Titles: T/the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Titles: the great, the Bad, the Ugly
Content
Useful Information
Articles submitted should contain information that’s useful to the reader and present that information in a useful way.
Opinion-Based or Editorial-Style Pieces
We don’t accept opinion-based or editorial-style pieces.
First-Person POV/Personal Narratives
We don’t accept these for various reasons. Please avoid the use of the first-person POV and don’t submit personal narratives/accounts. you’ll read more about why we don’t accept these here:
Please note that we don’t accept content that uses the first-person plural when it refers to the author.
Other POVs
Using the person, or “you,” to deal with the reader is suitable. Using “we” when it refers to the reader and writer, or humanity generally, is suitable.
Using the pronoun “one” throughout a bit isn’t acceptable. Why? A discussion about how using the pronoun “one” sounds to the reader are often found here: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/one-versus-you.aspx
Creative Writing
We don’t accept fiction (including novels, novel chapters, or short stories), poetry of any kind, or memoirs.
Lists
If you would like to make an inventory of tips, steps, or items, each list item must be amid evidence. We cannot accept submissions that simply list.
Series
Articles must be ready to stand-alone and should not reference other articles, published or unpublished, by the author. We cannot accept a series of articles.
Professionalism
Articles that contain unprofessional use of language, punctuation, or font are going to be rejected. We don’t accept content with smileys.
Please exhibit tactfulness in your writing. Treat your subjects and your readers with respect.
Prejudiced Language/Stereotyping
Use inclusive language and avoid the utilization of prejudiced language and pejoratives. we’ll not accept content that has racist, sexist, homophobic, or other prejudiced languages. the utilization of class-based references and stereotyping also will end in rejection, as will language that’s denigrating to any religious or ethnos.
Rhetorical Fallacies/Alienation
Using rhetorical fallacies or alienating a group of readers will end in article rejection. Avoid judging a group of readers or taking a negative stance against them.
Ex: Parents who allow their children to observe TV on the weekends are lazy.
Rights
Do not include language anywhere on your submission form or in your article about licensing or rights. Our licensing structure, which you were asked to review upon registration, determines how customers may use your article.
Paragraph Structure
Articles must be organized and formatted into properly structured paragraphs. Articles submitted during a single paragraph, or articles that are made from mostly single-sentence paragraphs, are going to be rejected. Strong paragraphs help create strong articles. If your paragraph-creating skills need polishing, please review the subsequent reference: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/606/01/
Capitalization
Please observe all capitalization rules, avoiding erroneous use of capitalization, and using proper capitalization where necessary. unsure if a word is capitalized? Look it up! the subsequent resources could also be of help: http://www.libraryonline.com/default.asp?pID=48 and http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/
Brand Names
Please properly spell and capitalize names of brands, or use the generic term for the merchandise. If you’re unsure how a product name should be spelled or capitalized, please ask the company’s website for clarification.
British English/American English
We accept either, but please be consistent throughout the piece.
Referencing Sources
We don’t accept content with links or website addresses. However, if you would like to reference websites, you’ll do so by dropping the http://www. a prefix from the address and removing hyperlinks.
You may use your preferred style for referencing print sources.
Format
Please professionally format your articles in 12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial font, black font color, with single-spaced paragraphs and double space between paragraphs. A full space between paragraphs helps the reader to work out where one paragraph ends and another begins. you ought to also observe this formatting rule for the content details section of the submission form.
Mamata DesaiAdvertising and Marketing professional | Co Owner at The Brand Book Company
