How To Submit An Article or Opinion

HR Matters Magazine accepts opinions and articles on any human resource or people management topic. The suggested length is 700 words but we will consider submissions of any length.

Our request is that by and large, these submissions are sent exclusively to the HR Matters Magazine. If articles have been printed elsewhere, we may consider republishing the piece but that will be determined on a piece by piece basis.

Method of submission

• Submissions may be sent in one of three ways - fax, post or email. Preferred method is via email to editor@hr-matters.info. For fax and post details, please visit the Contacts page.
• Articles submitted by email should preferably be sent as a word document attachment and not written within the body of the email.
• All articles submitted should include a basic profile of the writer and further details such as blog, linkedin profile, website and contact details.

All submissions will be reviewed. Generally, submission review may be subject to longer timeframes depending on print deadlines at the time. If we plan on publishing your article, we will get in touch with you. If we do not get back to you within two weeks, please assume that we will not be able to publish your article. Given the volume of submissions and many news alerts we receive, we may not be able to call or email you back in a timely manner, even if the article is rejected. Any submissions sent in will not be returned.

Guidelines

• Despite the fact that the publication is printed locally in Malaysia, this is a publication with an international readership. Article submission should therefore keep this in mind.
• Articles with a local focus are accepted as well as articles with broader themes or international focus.
• While this is aimed at the HR professional, any person tasked with, currently holding or who will soon be holding a managerial role or people management role, will find the magazine focus and theme coverage of use. Therefore, there is no strict criteria to focus only on narrow HR topics. Other topics such as communication, EQ, leadership, metrics, performance, culture etc are also regular topics for discussion. A review of the archived table of contents of past issues will give a pretty accurate indication of the breadth of coverage.
• Submission of the article does not guarantee publication.

Factors for inclusion

Decisions on which essays or articles are published are governed by a number of factors including :-

• Editorial variety
• Themes specific to our Editorial Calendar
• Timeliness
• Ingenuity
• Strength of argument
• Freshness of opinion and candour
• Newsworthiness
• Press releases, product launches, newsy items and plugs are generally not accepted for article submission. These should be submitted earmarked for news publication. Space for news items in the print issue is limited as more focus is placed on indepth articles and opinion pieces. Newsworthy items may be published on the website if suitable for the HR community.
• Originality and not previously published. Submissions that are accepted may be published in print or online at our website and referenced in our regular eNewsletters. Originality is crucial and while we generally prefer articles submitted to be unpublished prior to submission, we may consider a reprint.
  

Article submissions should also clearly provide information on

• when the article was written
• whether the article has been published before. If yes, how many times it was published, where it was published and the date of publication
• author's details - one paragraph background, website and blog details as well as provide a high resolution photo of author

Tone and Style

We do advise you to familiarise yourself with the magazine before you make a submission so that you get a feel for the sort of topics and issues we cover.

We aim to provide readers with articles that touch on how people can be managed and grown and this may include topics such as strategic HR, workforce planning, metrics and analytics, communication, culture, management, leadership, performance management, reward and executive compensation and much more. We also aim to provide our readers with stories and interviews that can inspire and empower them to greater heights.