Outline

To reduce extra work, we recommend submitting a 50-word summary of your story and a list of RN experts you plan to interview before writing the nursing article.

RN Writers

For the news portion of the magazine, we accept short, nurse-written news articles for our Local Beat section. The stories, which are 600 words or less, summarize nursing events that have taken place or new nursing programs already in place at your facility. We do not accept stories that have been published elsewhere. All stories will be edited for content, clarity, length and style. Send these submissions to your regional editor (see list at left).

We encourage you to get direct quotes from RNs (other than the author of the article) who are part of the story. All facts must be attributed. Do not include reference lists or use footnotes. Please include all sources' credentials and titles and keep the article as timely as possible by making sure references to studies, etc., are no more than three years old.

The article author will receive a byline. We do not pay for articles and photos that appear in our Local Beat section from nonprofessional writers.

High-resolution photos are accepted. Group photos should include no more than four people per photo. Photos must be 300 DPI (dots per inch) resolution and in JPG or TIFF format. Action shots are best, but straight-on portrait photos are accepted.

Professional Writers

The feature stories that appear in our local and national sections and on our website are assigned to professional writers. The stories, which are 900 words or longer, are discussed between the editor and writer, and story direction is clarified in an author's assignment form.

Upon submitting a story to Nurse.com to the specifications on the assignment form, the writer must sign and fax or email an author's agreement form. When the story is submitted, authors send their own invoices to our automated system to receive payment as agreed upon in the assignment form. We pay our authors when the story arrives, not upon publication.

Writers are expected to answer all editors' questions and complete revisions in a timely fashion. We do not accept stories that have been published elsewhere. All stories will be edited for content, clarity, length and style.

General guidelines would be a minimum of five primary sources, or the number included on the assignment form. It is not acceptable to count a book, website or other research material as a primary source. All direct quotes must be firsthand. Please keep the article as timely as possible by making sure references to studies, etc., are no more than three years old.

In addition, we request that writers ask all sources and public relations representatives for high-resolution photos of RNs mentioned in the story. Group photos should include no more than four people per photo. Photos must be 300 DPI resolution and in JPG or TIFF format. Action shots are best, but straight-on portrait photos are accepted. We reserve the right to decline photos based on quality and composition. For detailed information see our Photo Guidelines

End of Shift

End of Shift articles are first-person stories about a specific RN's experiences. Submissions should be 900 words in length. We do not accept stories that have been published elsewhere. Accepted submissions are given an honorarium and require a photo of the author for publication. All stories will be edited for content, clarity, length and style. End of Shift article submissions should be sent to editor@nurse.com

Continuing Education

If you are interested in writing an in-depth article on a clinical topic as a continuing education piece, contact Nan Callender- Price, RN, MA, director/editor of continuing education, learner- paced activities, at nprice@gannetthg.com.

Notable Nurses

We publish RN accomplishments, such as promotions, certifications, new degrees, awards and more in our magazines and on our websites. To submit a nurse achievement, send the nurse's name, credentials, title, place of employment, city and state to a regional editor for possible inclusion. We publish items on a first-come, first-serve basis and often have many submissions. Due to volume and available space, it may take a few issues before the achievement is published. High-resolution photos of Notable Nurses are accepted for possible publication. We also encourage nurses to post their Notable Nurse achievements on our Facebook page, Nurse(dot)com.

Events

Nurses are encouraged to post upcoming meetings and events online. You may list on Nurse.com/Calendar any event that is open to RN attendees and costs $100 or less per day. From the home page, click on the Community tab at the top and choose "RN Community Calendar." Once there, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Add an Event."

Blogs

If you would like to blog about the event or other nursing news, you can do so at Nurse.com/Blogs. At this Web page, you can sign in or start a new free account. From there, click on Create Blog.