Publishing guidelines
Review our publishing guidelines to ensure your contributions are aligned with our standards.
1. Publishing guidelines
Pensions Monitor covers market developments in End-of-Service Benefits across the Gulf region. We have a panel of experts that author our articles; however, we invite industry veterans and welcome articles written by pension, legal and tax professionals that discuss specific trends, problems and issues affecting this sector. Your article must follow the guidelines below to be accepted for publication.
Articles that discuss topics already covered will be rejected unless the contributor is able to reasonably demonstrate, that his/her inference has a new dimension to the topic of discussion.
Articles that are promotional material in the guise of an article will be rejected. We do not publish articles that promote the author’s company, products or services, except as a Sponsored Editorial.
Articles will be assessed from the perspective of the audience of Pensions Monitor in terms of reader interest and information.
Only articles written exclusively for Pensions Monitor will be published. Material that has appeared in another publication or is under consideration by other publications will not be considered. Once published by Pensions Monitor, the author is permitted to circulate the Pensions Monitor publication link. Other publication bodies wishing to use the articles from Pensions Monitor must obtain our permission to do so.
We rely on the author’s integrity in submitting original work. Any material derived from other sources should be clearly sourced and identified within the text.
We evaluate submissions for their news value, timeliness, credibility and readability. The article should be based on the knowledge and experience of the author but should use examples, sources and any other reporting that will make the point in a professional and credible manner. Supporting data may be appropriate (we publish graphics and tables), and sources must be properly identified.
Authors should explain technical terms clearly and simply.
Authors are strongly encouraged to discuss article ideas with the editor and submit an outline or summary before investing time in writing. Articles will not be accepted until they are received and evaluated by the editors. Every effort will be made to publish an accepted article; however, Pensions Monitor reserves the right not to publish an accepted article if the material becomes dated or due to lack of space or other concern.
Our staff edits all articles. Editors will contact authors when questions arise during the editing process. Authors will be given the opportunity to review the edited version before it is published.
Ideally, articles should be between 400 and 800 words. As a general rule, tell the story as efficiently as possible.
Authors should avoid footnotes, endnotes or bibliographies and must cite sources (full name, location and, if necessary, a brief description of person or company) within the text. Legal citations should be limited.
For information on topics that will be published by Pensions Monitor, kindly request for our editorial calendar. However, articles are not limited to these topics and other ideas are welcome.
2. Steps for submitting articles
- Articles should be sent by e-mail as a Microsoft Word attachment to info@pensionsmonitor.com.
- Include your full name and be sure to include your current business affiliation, showing the name, location and type of business. We do not publish phone numbers or contact addresses, but authors must provide this information to Pensions Monitor.
- Completed articles must be submitted at least one month prior to the scheduled publication date.
- Authors are entitled to a PDF version of the article. They may post the article on their personal website or the website of their business.
Thank you for contributing to Pensions Monitor.