Thank you for your interest in sharing an article with Mayway’s audience. Our main goals with the Mayway Mailer are to further practitioner education and to share knowledge and research within the TCM community. We also welcome lighter articles such as updates from TCM-related non-profit organizations, herbal recipes, interesting case anecdotes, etc. Our digital newsletter reaches over 11,000 subscribers and is an excellent way to reach practitioners across the country. Articles are also shared on our website and social media, broadening exposure. We look forward to reading your submission and helping to build the exchange of great ideas in TCM!
Our guidelines for article submissions are as follows:
- Although there is no set length for article submissions, submissions of approximately 1,000 words are encouraged. Longer articles may need to be published in two or more parts. If you are addressing a topic that requires a great deal of exposition, please submit individual articles (e.g., part 1, part 2, etc.) for consideration.
- Previously published material may be considered for publication. Please tell us in which publications it appeared and when it was published.
- Please include complete references for all article submissions that rely on published research or other material that is not your own and is not readily known to the reader.
- If your article contains photos/images/etc., please attach as individual files and provide complete captions. Images should be high resolution, 300 dpi, 450 x 600 pixels or higher, preferably in .jpg or .tif format. With your approval, we may also add photo/images to your article to enhance the finished piece.
- Please enclose a current curriculum vitae and/or biography with your article submission, along with a quality photo/headshot.
- Please note that Mayway has its own editorial convention regarding TCM nomenclature, and may edit accordingly:
- TCM terms such as “Liver”, “Heart”, “Wind-damp”, “Cold”, etc. will be capitalized
- Pinyin will be italicized
- Botanical names will be listed with genus, species, and relevant plant part
- The first letter of each syllable of formula names will be capitalized, e.g., “Xiao Yao San”
- Only the first letter of herb pinyin names will be capitalized, e.g., “Wang bu liu xing”
- Chinese characters for specific TCM terms and historical reference texts may be added
- Please do not submit articles that are commercial or promotional with respect to products outside of Mayway’s. Any such references may be omitted or reworded in general terms. Articles that focus on proprietary techniques or products may be considered for publication but require permission from all relevant parties.
- All submissions are reviewed within 1-2 weeks of receipt, and you will receive notification by e-mail as to whether we are interested in publishing your article. Our editorial panel considers a range of factors in determining if an article should be accepted for publication, including: the topic of the article, its relevancy to the profession and our readership, the qualifications of the author to speak on that topic, the overall readability of the article, the uniqueness of the topic with respect to recently published articles and/or content already scheduled for publication, and space restrictions. Your article and/or excerpts may appear in print or in the online version of the Mayway Mailer, on mayway.com, bamboopharmacy.com, and in other Mayway promotional materials.
- If an article is accepted for publication, a standard "Assignment of Copyright" form will be sent to you. It must be signed and returned before we can publish your work. This copyright form allows your work to be published not only in the Mayway Mailer, but also online at mayway.com and bamboopharmacy.com.
- A newly accepted article may not appear in print immediately. Exceptions to this include articles based on time-sensitive content. We cannot tell you specifically in which issue your article will appear, only that we intend to publish it as soon as possible. In general, articles are published within 3-5 months of acceptance.
Please get in touch with us for a list of preferred topics or to discuss this opportunity further. Feel free to have a subject in mind that we may have left off our list!
To view previous submitted articles, please visit our main articles page https://www.mayway.com/articles or our newsletter archives https://www.mayway.com/newsletters. Please contact us at marketing@mayway.com to get started or with any questions. Thank you again for your interest, and we look forward to reading your submission!