Making a Submission
Once the following materials are received, an author account will be created for you if the article is accepted for publication. After your author account has been created, you will be notified when your article goes live. The submission process takes no more than 10 to 15 days.
How to Increase Your Article Chances of Being Accepted
Target Audience
Our target audience consists of policymakers, educators, helping professionals, students, activists, service users, caregivers, or anyone thinking about seeking help. We like to provide news, information, and resources addressing concerns on social justice, human rights, education, politics, research, practice, etc. from the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. SWHELPER has a global readership, and submissions outside of the United States are also welcomed.
Article Format
Article length should be at minimum 600 words, but no more than 1500 words. When Referencing Quotes, Articles, Data, Studies, Statistics, Books etc, the items should be linked to the source within the article. (See Editorial Articles Examples Below). Let’s us know if you are interested in becoming a regular contributor or developing your own column by emailing contact@socialworkhelper.com.
I have included some samples of how your articles should be formatted. Typically, articles should not be written in first person or how you would write for an informal personal blog because we are a Google News Outlet. The focus should be how your article will influence or impact its reader. Also, view these five easy steps for writing an article.
Sourcing
Articles should be written in AP Style. There should not be a reference section or any in-text citations as illustrated in academic/journal writing using APA style. For example, when referencing a source, you should hyperlink the source over part of the text. For instance, here is a short guide to Journalism AP style writing.
Interested in Writing for SWHELPER
SWHELPER is always looking for staff writers, regular contributors, columnists and other volunteers to help support our mission and vision to provide great content for our readers. For more information visit: https://swhelper.org/write-for-us/
