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Calling Blog Contributors

Want to contribute? Find out how! 
If you are familiar with the technical projects of IOS Press or software developments for scholarly publishing in general and are interested to contribute an article to this site, please get in touch!

• If you have an idea to write about technical innovations for scholarly publishing and wish to write a post on a topic close to your heart, we would love to hear from you.
• If you have your own blog on topics that you feel would be relevant and wish to share your content, we can re-post here if you get in touch and let us know.
• If you are a researcher and are open to doing a Q&A with us, please get in touch and we'll send over some questions.

All authors of blog posts will be cited in the published item and a short profile can be included at the end of your piece, if provided.

Guidance on Blogs

Contributions from individuals with wisdom to share on hot topics in scholarly publishing are welcomed. We strongly encourage those interested to reach out prior to drafting the post:

• Blog posts must cover a topic important to scholarly publishing, technical developments, or a related topic.
• Blog posts will be reviewed by the site editor(s), along with external experts as appropriate.
• Blog posts should be factually and scientifically sourced and accurate. As appropriate, please provide reference citations with links.
• References are not always necessary in blog posts, though if they required, then it is recommended no more than 10 can be cited.
• Blog posts may not be defamatory.
• IOS Press reserves the right to edit for grammar, length, clarity, and editorial style. Authors will be advised of edits prior to publication.
• The suggested length for posts is 300 to 1500 words.
• Authors retain copyright on their content and may reproduce it elsewhere. IOS Press retains the right to use the content on promotional materials for the journal. We encourage authors to share the website link when promoting the article. The post can be cited according to the following style: 
  • “Article Title” by Author, IOS Press Labs (<add publication date, month, year>); link: <add URL> (last accessed: <add date>).

Next step: 
Anyone interested to contribute to the Blog section can get in touch by email with your ideas and any questions. We ask you to follow style sheet (see here) before starting to write your article for your submission and we will issue a few further instructions once a blog post is commissioned. We looking forward to hearing from you!

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