Submit an abstract. FM&T will consider unsolicited articles, but potential contributors should submit an abstract or proposal outlining the intended article, including a proposed title, the major points to be covered, and the author/s name/s.
Deliver this information to FM&T editor/content director at [email protected]
The FM&T staff will review proposals for relevance and timeliness and coordinate the subsequent plans with potential contributors.
Exclusivity. All contributed content must be exclusive to FM&T and/or FoundryMag.com . Articles or columns should not have appeared elsewhere.
Final decisions on acceptance will be made only upon receipt of a completed article.
Accepted contributions will be followed with a proposed Contributor’s Agreement for signature – establishing the publication right with an exclusive period for FM&T/Endeavor Business Media and confirming the author’s copyright of the submitted material.
Word count: Articles published by FM&T generally range from 1,200 to 1,500 words, though there may be exceptions.
The submitted draft should include:
• Title
• Subtitle
• Keywords
• High-resolution graphics
• Captions for graphics
• Author/s’ credits and contact email address
Subject matter: FM&T / FoundryMag.com informs metalcasting professionals with news, trends reports, management strategies, and other information to support their work. Topics range from metallurgy and process engineering to metalcasting operations and management, to product selection and application for materials and technology for molding, coremaking, melting, pouring, and finishing. Product design, handling and quality control also are covered.
Submitted articles should be instructive and constructive in tone – not promotional or polemical, nor argumentative.
Articles/columns are accepted or rejected at the sole discretion of the FM&T staff.
The FM&T staff will be happy to assist contributors to improve a draft prior to publication.
Deadlines: Articles to be published in FM&T must be delivered in draft form 30 days prior to the targeted publication date: E.g., for January publication the draft must be delivered December 1.
Contributions should be supplied with all relevant graphic materials (photos, illustrations, etc.) in high-resolution format (300 dpi.)
Contributed copy is subject to editing by our editorial staff, who have the final decision on publication.
We will work with the author/s to reach a mutually agreeable final version.
Bio and author’s credits: Contributors should provide a brief summary of their professional experience, with their current title and role, and a contact e-mail address.
Art or graphics: You are not required to submit art with the story; however, if you have good photos, charts or graphics that help tell a story, we will consider using them. Photos should be at least 500 x 500 pixels (the larger the better) and 300 dpi.
Attribution: We fact-check our contributed pieces. Please clearly provide the source for any citations, indicate the basis for any facts that support statements by the author/s, either within the article or through a hyperlink in the text.
Attribution should be the original source, not a secondary source that mentions the statistic.
Style: We use Associated Press style (with some exceptions). If you are not familiar with AP style, just be aware that some capitalization, spellings, punctuation and references may be edited to conform with AP style.