Contribute – Write for Us

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for your interest in Writing Commons.

We invite you to share your expertise on topics of concern to researchers, writers and knowledge workers. Our audience is composed of a global community of student writers, professionals, and teachers. As you can see from our site map, we publish original articles on a wide range of topics, including

1. AI-Assisted Writing and Critical AI Literacy
2. Citation – Citation Conventions and Citation Styles in Academic & Professional Writing
3. Collaboration – Strategies for Collaborating in Academic & Professional Writing
4. Design – The Visual Language That Shapes Our World
5. Discourse – Why Is Knowledge of Discourse Concepts So Important to Writers?
6. Genre – Why Is Knowledge of Genre Important to Writers?
7. Grammar – What Are the Fundamentals of Grammar?
8. Information Literacy – How to Differentiate Quality Information from Misinformation
9. Literacy and Semiotics – From the Printing Press to the AI Revolution – What You Need to Know about Power and Literacy
10. Mindset – Why Is Mindset So Important To Your Writing Process?
11. Organization – Mastering Writing Structures for Academic and Professional Success
12. Research – Epistemologies, Methods, and Methodologies in Academic and Professional Writing
13. Rhetoric – How To Decode Rhetorical Situations And Communicate With Power
14. Style – Why Is How You Say Something So Important?
15. The Writing Process – Research on Composing
16. Writing Studies – Portrait of an Emerging Field

Why Publish With Us?

By publishing with us, your ideas and practices can reach a broad, public audience. Some of our authors’ works have been read by hundreds of thousands of readers. We are also quick at peer-reviewing submitted manuscripts.

Style and Format Guidelines

We welcome a variety of formats, including written articles, podcasts, videos, or other multimodal compositions, as long as they address topics within our scope. When developing your content, consider the following:

• Accessibility and Clarity: Whether you are submitting a written article, a podcast script, or a video presentation, express ideas in direct, comprehensible language. Define specialized terms as needed and maintain a style that is inclusive and understandable for a wide range of readers and viewers.
• Citations and Attribution: Cite any sources you reference using the guidelines provided in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Include in-text citations and a corresponding reference list at the end of your piece. Ensure that all borrowed ideas, information, or media are properly attributed.
• Length and Depth: Consider the ideal length for the medium you choose. Written articles generally benefit from a focused approach of roughly 800 to 1,500 words, though we are flexible. Podcasts, videos, or other formats should be similarly concise and well-structured, so that viewers or listeners can follow the progression of ideas without feeling overwhelmed.
• Tone and Voice: Present your content in an engaging manner. Use a voice that reflects intellectual rigor while remaining approachable, conveying complex concepts without unnecessary jargon.
• Practical and Theoretical Balance: We welcome both practical, hands-on advice and thoughtful, theoretical explorations of writing, literacy, and communication. Consider balancing these approaches so that your piece offers insights that readers and viewers can both understand and apply.

Submission Guidelines

Your submission

• should be saved as a .doc or .docx file with any images saved as .jpeg or .png format. Please name files according to the following conventions: “Title of Article.”
• should be free of internal references to the author’s identity.
• should include a brief cover letter introducing your article and its title; you might use this letter to voice any concerns/questions you have about the text.

You may include videos or images to supplement the text; please submit video links or .mp4s, and all images as .jpeg or .png. Also, feel free to include hyperlinks to other sources that might be useful for students.

If you are submitting podcasts, videos, or composing a multi-page hyperlinked text (which we strongly encourage), please e-mail Dr. Cassandra Branham (branhac1@erau.edu) directly for specific directions.

Suggestions for Colleagues

New Articles

Prior to pitching an article idea, we encourage you to take a moment to learn about Writing Commons. Visit the Site Map or use Search to check out whether we already have an article on your proposed topic.

Peer Review

Once we receive your article and confirm it matches our needs, we will begin the peer-review process. Articles will be reviewed by at least two members of the staff, review editors, or editorial board. You will then receive our decision to publish as is, publish with revisions, or reject.

We try to have a quick turnaround time with our peer-review process. From initial submission to notification of the submission status, please allow approximately four weeks. If you don’t hear from us by then, please do shoot us a reminder. Thanks!

Copyright and Publishing Agreement

As the author, you have four choices to copyright your work:

1. © Your Last Name
2. Licensed Under CC BY 2.0
3. Licensed Under CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Licensed Under CC BY-SA 4.0

Prior to publication, following peer review and acceptance, authors are required to complete our

1. Submission Form
2. Publishing Agreement Form.

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