NAIFA's Advisor Today Author’s
Guidelines
When accepting an article for publication,
the editors of Advisor Today reserve the right to edit
the text as necessary. These edits could include substantial
changes to clarify the story, improve the writing, trim the
length or ensure that an article meets our stylistic guidelines.
Writers will be asked to sign a copyright agreement.
Content
The ideal story gives readers an idea or technique they can
immediately implement in their businesses. Stories should spell
out the strategies and methods that work best for the author,
rather than give a general description of them. Writers are
encouraged to use several examples and case histories when writing
sales stories. See our Editorial Calendar for 2009.
Submission guidelines
- Stories must be typed, double-spaced with
standard margins.
- Submit original work. You will be asked
to sign a release stating the article has not appeared elsewhere.
- Advisor Today columns must be
650-750 words.“Expert Advice” articles must be
1,000-1,200 words. Feature and cover articles are 2,500 words.
- Stories must not promote an individual
service or company.
- All facts in a story must be double-checked
by the author.
- Writers should not submit photographs.
- Writers can submit illustrations or charts,
but the material will not be returned.
- Stories submitted to Advisor Today
will automatically be considered for publication on AdvisorToday.com
and may be posted on the website without appearing in the
magazine.
- Every story should be accompanied by a
biography of the author of approximately 35 words. It may
be edited for length and content.
- Advisor Today will not return unsolicited manuscripts.
Article Format
- We prefer email submissions in Microsoft
Word format. For other formats and submission methods, please
query first.
- For all articles and queries, contact Ayo Mseka.
Web submissions
Web articles should cover the same subject matter covered in
the magazine. The articles can be between 300 and 800 words
and should be submitted to Ayo Mseka. Reprints are accepted. Please indicate where a story
has been previously published.
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