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Do you’ve an article to pitch however aren’t certain the place or the best way to ship it? AHCJ now has over 40 market guides accessible on our Freelance Center, with the 4 most up-to-date being: bioGraphic, Capital & Main, NBCNews.com and STAT.
I hope so as to add a number of extra in September, and I proceed to periodically examine with editors to ensure that our present guides are present. Every market information has the date it was created and the newest date that it was checked for accuracy or revised.
AHCJ’s market guides embrace a hyperlink to a publication’s submission tips, if accessible, and suggestions from one or two editors whom I’ve interviewed. The following tips embrace recommendation on the best way to craft an e mail pitch, what sorts of tales they’re interested by and customary errors editors see in pitches. The guides additionally embrace pay charges and typical lengths of freelance articles.
Right here is a few common details about the 4 most up-to-date market guides:
bioGraphic pays freelancers between $0.75 and $1.50 per phrase, relying on the expertise degree of the author. Options on this on-line, multimedia journal usually are between 2,500 to three,500 phrases in size, and a few run so long as 6,000 phrases. The editors attempt to publish a big function piece no less than each two weeks. “Each story must have a direct connection to biodiversity, which means pure organisms and ecosystems,” stated Steven Bedard, co-founder and editor-in-chief. “We’re at all times looking out for good biodiversity and human well being tales.”
Capital & Main studies on financial, environmental and social points, together with well being. This California-based digital publication units freelance charges on a case-by-case foundation in keeping with the size and complexity of the article. Tales vary from 800 to 1,200 phrases lengthy, however in-depth options and investigations can run longer. “Well being fairness is basically what we’re interested by protecting,” stated Peter Hong, editor-in-chief. Quick pre-pitches are welcome.
NBCNews.com‘s well being vertical pays $400 for 500 to 800 phrase articles about medical research and as much as $700 for a function story that may run from 800 to 1,500 phrases in size. Jane Weaver, the managing editor of the Well being & Medical Unit at NBC Information, is especially interested by function tales about infectious ailments, public well being, deprived communities, healthcare entry and well being developments in youthful individuals. Weaver suggested in opposition to pitching research from main journals as a result of the unit normally assigns these.
STAT pays freelancers $1 per phrase for options that vary in size from 800 to 1,500 phrases. The publication is in search of “sensible, compelling, authentic reporting that takes readers contained in the world of well being, drugs and scientific discovery,” in keeping with its pitch tips. Editors are notably interested by business tales for STAT+, its premium subscription service specializing in pharma, biotech, well being tech and hospitals. Gideon Gil, managing editor and AHCJ board member, stated freelancers ought to ship a full pitch and never hassle with a pre-pitch to gauge curiosity.
As at all times, please contact me at freelance@healthjournalism.org if you happen to discover out-of-date info in any of our market guides or you probably have a suggestion for a brand new one and wish to share editor contact info.
