Here are a few things to keep in mind when posting for Church And Mental Health:
- Your article is original and not published anywhere else. Any rewrites of content posted elsewhere and submitted for our site disclosed to us at the time of submission and the content needs to be discernably different.
- We do not endorse AI generated-first content. AI is useful for many ideas, but the idea and rough draft needs to come from you as the author.
- The Senior Editors have the final say on the publication’s quality and readiness; we decide if and when it goes live. We reserve the write to any and all edits. Any conflict with the edits that can’t be agreed may mean not publishing the article.
- Your article must be completely finished, with images (attached via email are ok), when you go to submit it (specific guidelines below).
- Your article must have correct citations on all copy, content, and media (specific guidelines below).
- Your article may be edited and/or revised to match the tone and culture of the site.
- You grant a license to Church And Mental Health to be the exclusive publisher of the article online. You may republish extracts online, such as your own blog, however, the full article in its entirety should not appear anywhere else. All content submitted will become the property of Church And Mental Health.
- Don’t forget to complete your author profile submission with a headshot. You may include links in your bio.
- We do not do self-promotion articles unless they are official sponsored posts. Links to “your things” which can include any monetary or other sources of compensation are in very limited quantities and not to be used in poor, clearly self-promoting uses. You have links in the bio for this purpose.
Please, follow these guidelines when submitting your post:
Writing
- Draft and keep a copy of your post on your local system in case of a system glitch.
- Check grammar and punctuation.
- Capitalize “Church” when referring to the collective Church, lowercase “church” when referring to the local congregation.
- All outbound links must open in a new tab.
- Cite your source at the end of your post in this format: [via LINKED-SOURCE-NAME]
- For acknowledging someone/somewhere for bringing something to your attention: [HT: LINKED-NAME]
- Typos? Spell-check before submission.
Styling
- Place a MORE tag around 100 words or first paragraph
- No outbound links before the MORE tag.
- Use <h12> or <h3> for headings/subheadings and be sure to capitalize as done with titles.
- Avoid superfluous italics, bold emphasis, trailing “…” ’s and UPPERCASING of words. Italics can be use for tonal emphasis, and bold emphasis may be used occasionally.
- Place quotes in block quotes.
- Add [Infographic], [Video], [Photos] and [Comic], respectively, at the end of the title. If a video, infographic, or comic is only a peripheral to the piece, then do not.
Questions?
If you have any questions, email us.