Open MedScience Editorial and Submission Guidelines

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Before submitting an enquiry, please read these guidelines in full. By submitting an article, making a payment or providing related material, you confirm that you have read and accepted the terms that apply to your submission.

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1. Scope and Editorial Standards

Open MedScience welcomes original, informative contributions concerning medical science, medical imaging, radiopharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, medical technology, health, wellbeing and closely related subjects.

Submissions must:

• provide original analysis, interpretation or educational value;
• be accurate, clear and relevant to the readership;
• distinguish established evidence from opinion or emerging research;
• avoid unsupported medical, legal, financial or technical claims;
• be written in clear English; and
• comply with applicable law, professional standards and these guidelines.

Open MedScience may accept, reject, edit, retitle, reclassify, annotate, update or remove content at its editorial discretion. Major changes made before publication will normally be discussed with the contributor. Corrections required for accuracy, safety, legal compliance or editorial quality may be made after publication without prior approval.

Editorial acceptance is independent of payment. Payment does not guarantee acceptance, favourable coverage, endorsement, indexing, rankings, traffic or permanent publication.

2. Prohibited Content and Destinations

Open MedScience does not accept content or links promoting:

• gambling or casino services;
• adult material;
• cryptocurrency or speculative token schemes;
• CBD products;
• essay mills or academic misconduct;
• unlicensed or unlawfully supplied medicines;
• misleading health products or unsupported therapeutic claims;
• unlawful, unsafe, deceptive or harmful material; or
• any subject that presents an unacceptable legal, ethical or reputational risk.

Open MedScience may deactivate, edit or remove an unauthorised or prohibited link without notice. Repeated or deliberate breaches may result in article removal and exclusion from future submissions.

3. Article Requirements

Length and structure

Articles should normally contain 750–2,500 words and use descriptive headings, short paragraphs and lists where appropriate. Each submission must stand alone. Sequels and multi-part articles require prior approval.

Originality

Articles must be original and must not have been published elsewhere or be under consideration by another publisher. Plagiarism, content spinning and lightly altered copies of existing material are prohibited.

Evidence and references

Factual, scientific and clinical claims must be supported by suitable sources. Preference should be given to peer-reviewed research, recognised professional bodies, government publications, universities and established healthcare organisations.

References must accurately support the associated claim. Fabricated, irrelevant or misleading citations are prohibited. Where data are used, contributors should identify the source and, where relevant, indicate whether the data are publicly available.

Conflicts of interest

Contributors must disclose relevant financial relationships, employment, sponsorship, organisational affiliations and other interests that could influence the article.

Medical, legal and financial content

Articles must not present general information as personalised professional advice. Legal articles must identify the jurisdiction to which the information applies. Content must not promise treatment outcomes, compensation, legal success, investment returns or other guaranteed results.

Open MedScience may add a tailored disclaimer to clarify the educational purpose and limits of an article. A disclaimer does not correct inaccurate content and does not constitute an endorsement of a contributor, organisation, product or service.

Political content

Open MedScience does not normally accept party-political commentary, campaigning material or articles promoting a particular political ideology. Healthcare policy may be discussed where it is directly relevant, evidence-based and presented in a balanced manner.

4. Images, Figures and Tables

Open MedScience normally supplies one licensed stock image for each accepted article. Contributor-supplied photographs, illustrations, charts or AI-generated images are not accepted unless the editor agrees in writing before submission.

Any approved figure or table must be accurate, clearly labelled and accompanied by evidence of ownership or permission where required. Open MedScience may reject any visual material that creates copyright, accessibility, accuracy or reputational concerns.

5. Links and SEO

Editorial links

External links must be relevant, accurate and useful to readers. Open MedScience may add, edit or remove internal and external links to improve context, accuracy, navigation or reader safety.

Open MedScience may add further internal or external editorial links to an article at any time after publication. Contributor-requested links do not confer exclusivity or restrict Open MedScience from adding other links to the published article.

A standard contributed article may contain no more than two contributor-requested external links unless otherwise agreed. Links must appear naturally within the body of the article. Promotional links in author biographies, footers or generic calls to action are not accepted.

Open MedScience does not accept post-publication link swaps, unrelated redirects or promotional link changes. A link may be corrected or replaced where required for factual, legal, technical, security or reader-safety reasons.

External links

Any external link requested by a contributor is subject to editorial approval. Open MedScience may approve, edit, qualify, replace or remove a link and retains discretion over its placement and technical treatment.

The editorial fee covers editorial assessment, editing, preparation and publication. It is not a fee for link placement and does not guarantee the inclusion of any requested link, a particular link attribute, indexing outcome, search ranking or level of traffic.

Open MedScience may identify paid, commissioned or commercially supported content where disclosure is necessary for transparency or compliance with applicable law, regulation or search-engine guidance.

Search visibility

Articles may be prepared using reasonable search-engine optimisation practices, including accurate titles, descriptions, headings and natural keyword use. Open MedScience does not guarantee indexing, rankings, traffic, domain authority, referral activity or any other search-related result.

6. Prohibited SEO Practices

The following practices are prohibited:

• cloaking or presenting different content to users and search engines;
• keyword stuffing;
• hidden text or links;
• link farms, private blog networks or manipulative link schemes;
• misleading redirects;
• repeated use of unnatural or over-optimised anchor text;
• undisclosed link exchanges or bartering;
• manipulative internal-linking requests;
• mass-produced, thin or low-quality AI content;
• fabricated authors, biographies, qualifications or affiliations; and
• any attempt to conceal the commercial nature of a link arrangement.

A breach may result in rejection, link removal, article removal, loss of fees where work has already been completed, or exclusion from future submissions. Serious unlawful or deceptive conduct may be reported to an appropriate platform, regulator or authority.

7. Commercial Content Terms

These terms apply to paid, commissioned and commercially supported articles.

Editorial independence

All commercial submissions are assessed under the same editorial standards as other content. Open MedScience retains final control over titles, wording, references, categories, images, disclaimers, disclosures and links. The editorial fee does not guarantee acceptance, publication or the inclusion of any requested link.

External links

Any external link requested by a contributor must be relevant to the article, useful to readers and approved by Open MedScience. Open MedScience may reject, amend, qualify, replace or remove any link that does not meet its editorial, legal, technical or reader-safety standards.

Open MedScience retains discretion over link placement, technical treatment and continued inclusion. The editorial fee does not purchase a link or guarantee any particular link attribute, search-engine treatment, indexing result or ranking effect.

Publication and indexing

Articles will not be backdated. Published pages will normally be accessible to search engines. Open MedScience does not guarantee crawling, indexing, rankings, traffic or the continued appearance of any article or link in search results.

Disclosure

Paid, commissioned or commercially supported articles will carry an appropriate disclosure where required for transparency or compliance with applicable law, regulation or platform guidance.

Commercial content notice: This article was provided or supported by a commercial contributor. Open MedScience retained editorial control over its review, editing and publication.

Continued availability

Accepted articles are intended to remain available while Open MedScience Limited operates the website. Open MedScience may correct, update, relocate, restrict or remove content or links for editorial, factual, legal, regulatory, technical, security or reputational reasons. Permanent publication, an unchanged URL and permanent link placement are not guaranteed.

8. Submission and Review Process

Contributors may submit a proposal or full article through the Contact Us page. A submission must include:

• the proposed title and article text;
• the contributor’s full name and verifiable contact details;
• the organisation represented, where applicable;
• all requested destination URLs and preferred anchor text;
• conflict-of-interest and commercial-relationship disclosures;
• an AI-use declaration; and
• any supporting references requested by the editor.

Open MedScience aims to respond within five working days. Review and publication times may vary according to workload, subject complexity and the revisions required. Once an article has been accepted, finalised and any required payment has cleared, publication will normally occur within 72 hours.

Incomplete submissions may be declined or deleted without further review.

9. Editorial Fees, Invoicing and Refunds

Open MedScience may charge an editorial fee for assessment, editing, preparation and publication. The fee is solely for this editorial work and is not payment for a link, endorsement or search-engine benefit. The amount and payment method will be agreed before publication. All fees are quoted and payable in GBP (£), unless agreed otherwise in writing.

Invoices are normally payable before publication. Open MedScience may publish an article before receiving payment where this has been agreed in writing. In such cases, the full editorial fee must be paid within ten (10) calendar days of the article’s publication date.

If payment is not received within ten (10) calendar days of publication, Open MedScience may cancel the invoice and remove the unpaid contributor’s article and associated links without further notice. Once the invoice has been cancelled under this provision, no editorial fee will remain due for that article.

To preserve the established URL and maintain the organisation of the website, Open MedScience may replace the removed article with new content prepared or selected by its editorial team. The replacement article may have different wording, authorship, links and editorial content and will normally address the same or a closely related subject. The original contributor will have no right to approve, control or receive credit for the replacement content.

Payment does not purchase editorial endorsement, link placement, a guaranteed link attribute, search-engine influence or guaranteed publication duration.

Refunds will be considered where Open MedScience cannot provide the agreed publishing service, or where an administrative error or duplicate payment has occurred. No refund will normally be issued after publication or after substantive editorial work has been completed, unless required by law or agreed in writing.

10. Editing, Corrections and Removal

Open MedScience may edit submissions for accuracy, clarity, grammar, structure, style, accessibility and consistency. Articles requiring substantial rewriting may be rejected or may be subject to a separately agreed editing fee.

Post-publication promotional changes are not permitted. Requests involving genuine factual errors, broken links, legal concerns or safety issues will be considered. Open MedScience may update an article to reflect corrected information or important new evidence.

Contributors may request removal on compelling legal or ethical grounds. Each request will be assessed individually. Voluntary removal does not normally qualify for a refund.

11. AI-Assisted Content

AI tools may assist with planning, language editing or research organisation, but each submission must demonstrate meaningful human authorship and oversight.

Contributors must disclose:

• the AI tools used;
• the nature of the assistance; and
• the approximate extent of AI-generated material in the submitted article.

Contributors remain responsible for checking every factual claim, reference and quotation. The following are prohibited:

• unreviewed or substantially automated articles;
• fabricated sources, quotations, data or citations;
• invented author identities or qualifications;
• presenting AI-generated medical, legal or technical opinions as human expert advice; and
• concealing material AI involvement when disclosure has been requested.

Open MedScience may use plagiarism checks, automated indicators and manual review when assessing a submission. Automated AI-detection results will not be treated as conclusive on their own. Contributors may be asked to provide drafts, notes or source material.

12. Authorship and Attribution

All named contributors must have made a genuine contribution to the article. Ghostwritten or agency-supplied content must be declared, together with the identity of the commissioning organisation where applicable.

Open MedScience will maintain internal records identifying the contributor or commissioning party. The published byline may name the contributor, the commissioning organisation or Open MedScience, depending on the circumstances and the agreed editorial presentation. Attribution must not misrepresent who created, commissioned or reviewed the content.

13. Copyright and Licence

Contributors retain copyright in their original work. Upon acceptance, the contributor grants Open MedScience an exclusive, perpetual, worldwide licence to publish, edit, reproduce, distribute, promote and archive the article in any format used by Open MedScience.

The contributor confirms that they have authority to grant this licence and that the submission does not infringe another person’s copyright, privacy, confidentiality or other rights.

Short excerpts amounting to less than 10% of the article may be republished with clear attribution and a link to the original article. Full republication requires prior written permission from Open MedScience.

Open MedScience will not sell or license the submitted article to an unrelated third party without further agreement, except where rights and obligations are transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, business sale or transfer of the Open MedScience publishing operation.

14. Contributor Responsibility

Contributors are responsible for the accuracy, legality and originality of submitted material. They must disclose any restriction, conflict or third-party interest affecting publication.

To the extent permitted by law, contributors agree to indemnify Open MedScience Limited against claims, losses and reasonable costs arising directly from their breach of these guidelines, including copyright infringement, unlawful content or defamatory material.

Nothing in these guidelines excludes or limits liability where doing so would be unlawful.

15. Privacy and Accessibility

Personal data will be processed in accordance with the Open MedScience Privacy and Cookies Policy and applicable UK data-protection law. Information may be used for editorial, administrative, payment, fraud-prevention and compliance purposes, and may be disclosed where required by law.

Open MedScience aims to present content in an accessible format. Editorially selected images should use suitable alternative text, and headings and links should be written clearly.

16. Contributor Eligibility and Verification

Contributors must be at least 18 years old. Submissions must use a valid email address associated with an identifiable person or organisation. Open MedScience may reject disposable addresses, false identities and accounts apparently used for mass link-building outreach.

Identity, affiliation or authority to act for an organisation may be verified before acceptance or publication.

17. Governing Law and Disputes

These guidelines and any non-contractual obligations arising from them are governed by the law of Northern Ireland. The courts of Northern Ireland will have jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory rights that apply to the contributor.

Concerns about editorial decisions, fees, removals or link changes should be submitted in writing to editorial[at]openmedscience.com within 14 days of the relevant decision where reasonably possible. The message should include the article title, submission date and a clear description of the issue.

If any provision is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply.

18. General Terms

Nothing in these guidelines creates a partnership, joint venture, agency or employment relationship between Open MedScience and a contributor.

Open MedScience will not be responsible for a delay or failure caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including major service failures, cyberattacks, natural disasters, industrial disputes, war or government action.

No contributor may assign their rights or obligations without prior written consent. Open MedScience may transfer its rights and obligations as part of a merger, acquisition, business sale or transfer of its publishing operation.

These guidelines, together with any written fee or commissioning agreement, form the agreement relating to the submission. A specific written agreement signed or formally confirmed by an authorised representative of Open MedScience will take precedence where it expressly varies these guidelines.

Open MedScience may amend these guidelines. The version published on the website at the time of a new submission will apply to that submission unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Provisions intended to continue after rejection, removal or termination—including copyright, licence, payment, contributor responsibility, dispute and liability provisions—will remain effective where applicable.

Final Editorial Authority

Open MedScience retains editorial control over all content published on its platform. Acceptance, editing, categorisation, presentation, correction and removal decisions rest with Open MedScience, subject to applicable law and any specific written agreement.

All submission enquiries should be directed to editorial[at]openmedscience.com.

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Disclaimer

The Guidelines for Publishing a Blog Article on openmedscience.com explain the terms applying to content submitted to Open MedScience. They may be amended from time to time. The version presented to the contributor at the time of submission will apply unless otherwise agreed in writing.

By submitting an article, proposal or related material after being given a reasonable opportunity to read these guidelines, contributors confirm that they have read, understood and agreed to the applicable terms.

Submission of an article, proposal or enquiry does not guarantee acceptance or publication. Open MedScience retains editorial discretion to accept, reject, edit, correct, update or remove content, subject to applicable law and any specific written agreement. Contributors remain responsible for the originality, accuracy and legality of material they submit.

Open MedScience does not provide personalised medical, legal or financial advice through its published articles, editorial communications or submission process. Published content is provided for general educational and informational purposes. Readers should consult a suitably qualified professional before acting on information relevant to their individual circumstances.

Open MedScience does not guarantee search-engine indexing, rankings, visibility, traffic or the continued availability of any article or link. To the extent permitted by law, Open MedScience Limited will not be liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from the submission, publication, amendment or removal of content. Nothing in these guidelines excludes or restricts liability where doing so would be unlawful.

Editorial fees, payment deadlines, invoice cancellation and refunds are governed by the Editorial Fees, Invoicing and Refunds section of the guidelines. Where an article is published before payment, the fee must be settled within ten calendar days of publication. If payment is not received by the deadline, Open MedScience may cancel the invoice, remove the article and its links, and publish replacement editorial content at the same URL.

Contributors must not submit material that infringes intellectual property rights, contains unlawful or prohibited content, misrepresents authorship or uses deceptive search-engine practices. Breaches may result in rejection, removal or exclusion from future submissions. Further action may be taken where reasonably necessary and permitted by law.

Personal data supplied through the submission form or editorial correspondence will be processed in accordance with the Open MedScience Privacy and Cookies Policy and applicable UK data-protection law. The Privacy Policy explains the purposes and lawful bases for processing, retention periods and individual rights.

If you do not agree to these terms, you must not submit content for publication on openmedscience.com.

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