Contributor’s Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in contributing to ECO. Please read the following guidelines to help with your submission.

Publisher: Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc.

Circulation: 15,000 to 20,000 bi-monthly

Cost: Free

Target Readership: Residents of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Topics: Environment and conservation

Contact: The Editor

Email: editor[at]econews.org.au

Submitting

Please study previous editions of the print version or ECO online before submitting material for consideration.

ECO accepts articles, reviews, interviews and digital photographs and illustrations.

We do accept unsolicited material, however ECO always has the main body of the paper dedicated to a theme, (for example, consumerism, sustainable transport, climate change, etc).

The readership is mainly from Gympie to Caloundra on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Therefore articles should have a local slant, or be applicable to the theme by providing other appropriate information.

Contact the editor to gain an idea of upcoming themes and discuss your ideas.

Submit via email. Submit documents as a Word file with double spacing, (font size 12). Use double quote marks for direct speech. Use italics for book titles, newspapers, foreign words and double check spelling of names. Place your name on each page and provide a suggested title. Submit all material prior to the deadline. NOTE: To help our editorial team, all written contributions should come complete with digital photographs where available.

Style, tone and word count

Write with the reader in mind in a style typical of many of Australia’s broadsheet newspapers. If applicable, provide a fact box containing other useful information, further reading and internet addresses, etc.

Word count varies from 500 to 1200 words.

Acceptance

While the editor may encourage a contributor to submit material, or may show an interest in material, this should not be construed as acceptance for publication.

ECO reserves the right to edit all material submitted for style, length and tone. If accepted, your submission may appear in the Sunshine Coast Eco news and/or ECO online.

Copyright

Copyright remains with the author. Articles may be reproduced elsewhere but we ask that Sunshine Coast Eco News is attributed with first publication.

Photography and illustrations

We use digital photographs and illustrations at 300dpi.

Photographs: Where possible supply at least four images with suggested captions, the photographers name and any copyright information. Put this information in the same document as the article with a clear link between caption and file name.

Submit via email in jpeg format and ensure individual file sizes are no larger then 2Mb. If file sizes are larger please contact the editor in advance.

Payment

As ECO is a free, community-based publication we cannot offer payment at this stage. However, the author will be provided with a byline and, if not appearing in ECO online, a digital tear sheet (pdf file) can be provided on request.