{"id":11379,"date":"2022-03-11T17:17:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T06:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/?page_id=11379"},"modified":"2023-01-12T22:43:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:43:19","slug":"publishing-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/publishing-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Publishing Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11379\" class=\"elementor elementor-11379\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76d7961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76d7961\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2deccfc\" data-id=\"2deccfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8babbbe elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8babbbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#write-for-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Write for us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c48d813\" data-id=\"c48d813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc25e46 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fc25e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#submit-a-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Letters to the editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbd066a\" data-id=\"bbd066a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5457cc elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5457cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#submit-a-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Republish our articles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a655ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a655ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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We\u2019re looking for opinion and analytical pieces that are easy to read and written in an engaging way.<\/p><p>First, pitch your idea to <a href=\"mailto:editor@rationalist.com.au\">editor@rationalist.com.au<\/a> in no more than 200 words. Explain why your idea matters: what makes it fresh, different, intriguing?<\/p><p>Then, if your idea is accepted, submit the full article. Ideally, between 600-1,000 words; maximum 2,000 words. Feel free to include photos, graphs, or videos, with relevant captions.<\/p><p>We reserve the right to edit articles, but this will always be subject to your final approval.<\/p><p>Write simply, clearly and logically. Avoid jargon. Use the active voice, not passive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ff8f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"69ff8f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"submit-a-letter\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0b56f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0b56f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-214a95a\" data-id=\"214a95a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c147c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c147c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Letters to the editor<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6a6f3 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca6a6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Submit Letters to the Editor to <a href=\"mailto:editor@rationalist.com.au\">editor@rationalist.com.au<\/a>. Ideally, between 100-400 words.<\/p><p>We prefer letters that reference previous articles published in Rationale, but they can be on other topics. The editor decides whether a letter is published.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918efab elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"918efab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"republish-our-articles\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3dc5b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3dc5b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-748c887\" data-id=\"748c887\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f631486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f631486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Republish our articles<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cbe52 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13cbe52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our articles are either original to <em>Rationale<\/em> or are republished from elsewhere under Creative Commons licensing .<\/p><p>You are free to republish our original articles under Creative Commons\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/?ref=chooser-v1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/?ref%3Dchooser-v1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673600409190000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3wr6_maIcXPjOITg1bk5Vu\">Attribution-<wbr \/>NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International <\/a>licence. 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