Updated on March 19, 2023
The Environment — Submission Guidelines
Let’s reconnect with nature, talk about it, and inspire others
[If your article is not about the environment, nature, or wildlife — please submit it to our other publication The Masterpiece.]
Welcome to The Environment!
It’s a publication full of sensible people and their impactful writings.
People, who write for The Environment, have high hope that one day the world will be a beautiful place to live in. We, human beings, will overcome our selfishness and coexist with the natural world harmoniously. Despite all the wrongs we have done in the past, we will try our best to bring positive changes — one step at a time.
If you are a beautiful mind who cares for the environment, we highly recommend you be a writer for this publication.
Let’s reconnect with nature, talk about it, and inspire others.
What We Publish
Anything about the following topics —
- Pollution (water, air, light, sound, plastic)
- Environment
- Global Warming
- Wildlife
- Life Under Water
- Forests/Trees
- Animals
- Gardening
- Spreading Awareness
- Books Review (nature & environment-related books)
- Lessons you learned from nature
We publish your stories between 02–20 minutes read on the above topics.
Submission Guidelines
By submitting to The Environment, you are complying with the following rules and guidelines.
1. Follow Medium rules
Submissions must comply with Medium’s Rules, Ad-Free Policy, Content Guidelines, and Curation Guidelines.
2. Submit original and unpublished drafts
Your stories must be original, engaging, well-organized, and previously unpublished. We do not accept vague, unclear, or intricate ones. After publishing the story in The Environment, you can republish or share it on your blog, LinkedIn, Twitter, or other platforms outside Medium.
Make sure your article is grammatical-error-free. We recommend you use Grammarly to check your content beforehand.
If your article includes so many facts and figures, make sure to link the sources properly. You may include References at the end of your story.
3. Call to Action (CTA)
A single text link inviting newsletter subscriptions, or the medium link of your other story is acceptable. Any types of CTAs or Sign-up forms are not allowed with the content.
4. Style Guide
Follow the below style guide while submitting your draft to The Environment.
Titles and subtitles No clickbait is allowed. Your story must have a precise title and a subtitle. Write your titles in title case and subtitles in sentences case/title case.
Featured image Make sure you have a featured image (horizontal orientation) below the titles and subtitles. Keep the image in the following style aligning in the middle. Do not fill the screen with your featured image.
Images within the text If necessary, use images within the text. In that case, follow the below ‘inline’ image format.
Image credit Cite the source and usage rights in the image caption. If the photo is taken or created by the author, mention it in the image caption. You may find copyright-free images on Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, etc.
Section headings Keep all the section headings in sentence case. Do not mix up your section headings. Make your article is well-structured and visually stunning.
5. Submission
Submit your final draft by clicking the “…” button near the top-right corner of the page. Then select “Add to publication” and choose “The Environment”. Finally, click “Add draft” to submit your story for review.
6. What we may change/edit (if necessary)
We may change the title, subtitle, images if we find the existing ones less-engaging or irrelevant. We will edit sentence structures and paragraphs if they are too long and intricate.
Moreover, we will try our best to make sure that your writing is error-free and well-structured. You can also read the following posts to make your stories well-structured.
** To Err Is Human; To Edit, Divine ** Why ‘Clarity’ Is a Powerful Tool to Grow Your Audience?
Response-time
Within 03(three) days, you will get feedback from us. If everything is okay, we will be happy to publish your story.
If you do not hear anything within 03 days, you are free to submit the draft elsewhere.
How to Be a Writer for the Environment
We are accepting new writers.
To become a writer, please comment by writing “I want to contribute.”
We will add you as a writer within three days.
FAQ
- How many drafts can I submit to The Environment at a time? Ans: Max. 03 drafts at a time.
- Which language should I use? Ans: American English
- Can I use a vertical orientation photo as my featured image? Ans: No. Use the featured image only in the horizontal orientation.
- How could I understand that my story is well-structured? Ans: Read the articles already published in The Environment. You will get an idea of how you should structure/format your story.
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