Write an Article + Article Guidelines
Would you like to publish an article on Euro Prospects? Here you’ll find our article style guidelines and below our contact information.
Types of articles
Articles should be either be an analysis or opinion piece of the following:
- Analysis: An analytical article should be an objective, facts-based analysis on a topic or policy.
- Opinion: A persuasive, facts-driven article presenting a perspective on a specific topic.
What to write about?
The topic you choose should have a direct link to European or a European country’s politics, policy, or prospects. Your topic may also be on an event outside of Europe, provided it has a clear connection to Europe (eg., the effect of an international event on European policy). You may also decide to write on internal politics or policy of a specific European country or include history as long as it has an explicit significance to the present or future.
Here are some broad categories to choose from:
- Elections
- Foreign policy
- Legislation
- Security
- Migration
- Economy
- Environment
- Geopolitics
- Health
- Protests
- Digital transition
- Energy
- Culture
- Rule of law
- etc…
Structure and Word Count
Visit some already-published articles to get a feel for what your article would look like. An article should be between 750 to 2000 words (it may be longer upon request, but would then be presented as ‘Long-Form’ article). That said, the article should be structured as follows:
- Headline/title: Max 80 characters including spaces (for format reasons)
- Lead: One (maximum two short) sentence(s) hook résumé below the headline which hooks the reader.
- Image: The image of your article which stands below the lead will normally be made by us, but may be discussed and you may suggest what you’d like to include in it.
- Byline: date and author (you may decide to remain anonymous)
- Paragraph lead (optional): a paragraph summary similar to the lead but more elaborated.
- Body: The main content of your article.
- Conclusion (optional): Summary & concluding statements (only for opinion or analysis articles)
Writing-Style and Citation Rules
Correct English grammar, including proper punctuation and full sentences is expected. That said, a revision phase where our editors can fix grammar mistakes which are accidentally overlooked will nonetheless occur before publication – ie., focus your effort on research and content.
Having said that, we offer relative freedom regarding writing style. We do not impose academic-style rules which may vary based on geographical location – for example – point vs comma decimal separator, Oxford comma vs normal comma, British vs American English, or writing out numbers below 10. Being an international outlet we do not want cultural or educational differences between our writers to hinder what would-be better content from an excessive focus on relatively minor writing rules. Attention should also be placed on presenting your article in a way which hooks the reader, differentiating it from a purely encyclopaedic text. AI-generated content is strictly not allowed.
Citations are expected in appropriate places (such as where controversial/significant facts or statistics are mentioned). Citations are embedded into phrases with a hyperlink, so all that is needed are links.
Contact Us
Have an idea for an article? Email us a brief outline/pitch of the topic or send us a draft. From there we will work with you so that your article can be eventually published and added to the website.
Email us at: contact@europrospects.eu
Or contact us through other means.
