Workspan Daily Author Guidelines and Submission Instructions

Workspan Daily Plus+ is offered exclusively to WorldatWork members; these articles build on the news and insights offered in our free Worskpan Daily articles by showing WorldatWork members how to respond to a news development. 

Workspan Daily Plus+ articles can take many forms, including:

• A traditional article.
• An article in a question-and-answer format.
• A checklist of items to review or consider when grappling with a challenge.
• A graphic, such as an infographic; a flowchart showing how a process could be built or changed; a decision tree.

Workspan Daily Plus+ readers are HR and rewards professionals (leaders, practitioners and consultants) working in a wide range of industries; all readers are members of WorldatWork. A weekly email showcasing the latest Workspan Daily Workspan Daily Plus+ articles reaches more than 60,000 readers.

Great Workspan Daily Plus+ articles pick up where Workspan Daily articles leave off by informing readers how to respond to the news. They do this by:

• Helping readers more fully understand the implications and nuances of a news development. (For example, a Workspan Daily article may tell readers about a change in the FLSA rules related to overtime pay; a Workspan Daily Plus+ article might explain in greater deal how the change affects readers. 
• Providing insight and guidance that helps readers effectively respond to this news development. Because Workspan Daily Plus+ articles are short, the information provided must necessarily be concise; efficient communication is key for this content.
• Clearly convey data via graphs, charts and other visual elements. (Final production of graphics is handled by WorldatWork staff and freelance partners.)

Articles must:

• Be 700-900 words in length.
• Not promote the author, the author’s organization or products, nor lobby for reader action on political, economic or social causes.
• Be original.
• Be clear, concise, well-structured and journalistically and logically sound.
• Be exclusive to WorldatWork.

• Sign a standard author agreement.
• Provide a 1-2 sentence bio, along with job title, email and headshot.
• Include a hyperlink within the text when citing sources; Workspan Daily Plus+ articles do not use footnotes. 

• Articles are subject to editing by WorldatWork’s staff for style, clarity and length.
• Authors may review an edited article prior to publication, upon request

Contributing authors grant WorldatWork the non-exclusive and unlimited license to use the materials and/or content they provide.

Article submission is an iterative and collaborative process. To begin, send us a concise summary of your idea, along with a brief outline showing the structure of the article you propose.