Articles and manuscripts cannot be considered by RTM
unless the following criteria are met:
Please review our Editorial Calendar
and submit accordingly.
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Writer Guidelines are read,
acknowledged, and accepted by the writer via electronic signature.
See below on how to submit acceptance of guidelines .
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Once
we receive your acceptance via electronic signature and authenticate your email, we'll contact you
to submit your article via
email. Please do not include
manuscripts in our contact
us form.
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You
must acknowledge that you
have read, understand and
accept RTM's byline and/or
payment policy before submitting
queries, otherwise queries
and/or manuscripts will not
be considered.
Important - Please Read:
Article and Image
Submission
Requirements
for roadandtravel.com articles
First, the Facts: What
Is Road & Travel Magazine?
ROAD
& TRAVEL Magazine is
an online, in-market, consumer
magazine and resource
specializing in automotive,
travel, and personal safety
topics aimed at upscale consumers,
with a slant towards women,
29-59.
Automotive
Facts: Women purchase
more than 65% of all new vehicles,
48% of all used vehicles and
influence 85% of all automotive
purchases.
Travel
Facts: Women business
travelers are up 5000% since
1970 and comprise nearly 40%
of all business travelers today.
Women are the fastest growing
segment of adventure travelers
creating a $20 billion cottage
industry of women's adventure
tours and all-girl getaways.
Safety
Facts: Safety is
the number one concern women
have when purchasing a new vehicle
or traveling alone. Articles
on safety related issues are
welcomed.
Mission
Statement: RTM's mission is to provide content from which consumers
can make informed and intelligent decisions regarding automotive purchases, travel
and vacation plans, and personal safety on the road.
WHAT
RTM IS NOT.
RTM is not an enthusiast,
industry, trade, or motor sports
magazine. RTM is an in-market
consumer lifestyle publication
which provides content to help
consumers make informed decisions
on vehicle purchases, travel
plans, and personal safety on
the road. RTM is not a feminist
publication, a buff book, a
magazine for gear-heads, or
about pink marketing. Demographics
and content are defined below.
DEMOGRAPHICS:
The
RTM reader ranges from
25-59, mid-management to business
owner, and is typically active,
family oriented, independent,
and adventurous. Our readers demand
literate, entertaining and useful
information enabling them to
make educated buying decisions
relative to their automotive and
travel needs. While we do include
technical information in road
test reviews for buying decisions,
the bulk of the articles are
more informative, educational,
entertaining, and inspiring.
RTM
DOES NOT ACCEPT
articles on relationships, sex,
(unless related to sexy cars),
horoscopes, politics, parenting
(unless related to child safety
in cars and travel), or stories
on a husband or boyfriend's
new car or adventures.
RTM
does not review books at this
time.
RTM
does not accept articles on
motor sports, racing, tuning,
motorcycling, car collecting,
engines, or profiles on industry
related people in either auto
or travel.
RTM
does not accept stories that include derogatory and/or prejudicial comments towards
gender, race, religion, or age.
RTM
is a gender-neutral publication;
meaning although some content
is aimed at women, it is written
in a style that appeals to both
men and women who are interested
in automotive or travel-related
content for making informed
decisions about buying, leasing,
and travel planning.
SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT
AUTOMOTIVE reviews should relate to cars,
trucks, minivans, crossovers,
sedans, sports cars, luxury
cars, hybrids and SUVs, but
are not limited to this subject
matter. The "Automotive
Channel" in
RTM's navigation defines a list
of subject matter. RTM's goal
is to educate consumers on purchasing,
leasing, renting, car care and
maintenance tips, latest in
green vehicles and alternative
fuels, and DIY.
Automotive
Buyer's Guides & New Car
Reviews
Buyer's guides and new car reviews
are prearranged with editor
and assigned to auto writers
only. Unsolicited auto articles
will be considered if they contain
knowledgeable and diverse information
relative to RTM automotive content.
Unsolicited auto reviews are
not considered unless author
agrees to RTM's editorial guidelines
and payment policy below.
Payment for assigned articles
will be arranged between author
and editor. Payment will depend
on research, length or article
and content required. Byline
only is one form of RTM payment.
TRAVEL articles should relate to hotels
and reports, spas, airlines and
airline rules, bed & breakfasts,
destination reviews, places to
go and things to do, cruises,
green travel, personal safety
on the road, city, state or country
tourism, business tools for the
road i.e.: laptops, cell phones,
etc., and travel related health
and fitness i.e.: how to eat right
while traveling, best gyms, restaurants,
etc.
We
also seek stories on adventure
travel and tours. The "Travel
Channel" on
RTM's navigation defines a list
of topics.
Destination
reviews must be accompanied
by good, web-quality jpegs of
the destination. All destination
pieces must include a list of
resources and links so readers
can make contact through the
"IF YOU GO" section
at the bottom of each review.
Writer's are responsible for
providing the content and links
for this section. Reviews that
include female-friendly restaurants,
hotels, campgrounds, and spas
are welcomed.
SAFETY:
Safety and security are important
issues for women who travel
alone by car or air. Articles
on personal safety as it relates
to traveling alone, driving
alone, driving in unknown areas,
driving at night, traveling
to foreign countries or states
are welcomed. Supporting
statistics are appreciated.
RTM's
AGREEMENT POLICY
Before
submitting a query to RTM, you
must agree to RTM's guidelines and payment
and/or byline policy below.
"I
acknowledge that I have read,
understand and accept ROAD &
TRAVEL Magazine's writer guidelines.
Please send your email address
to which I may send my query."
I understand that if
RTM uses my manuscript
and/or article, it will
receive byline only
if accepted and that
no payment is offered.
If my article is accepted,
I agree to this legally
binding document that
states my submission
is my original work and is not a reprint or copy from any other writer or source,
and that I accept byline
only for my article.
At this time, RTM is
not paying for travel
articles. Automotive
reviews are assigned
only.
I
grant ROAD & TRAVEL
Magazine full permission
to run my article on their website or blog or any other publication it is associated with at
their discretion and
understand there is
no guarantee that my
article will be run
at all even if accepted.
I also grant Road & Travel Magazine full permission to use my article on their website, in their blogs, in reprints on other websites, in licensing agreements, or in any manner deemed necessary, for as long as necessary, by RTM to promote and increase traffic. Reprinted articles will receive your byline and there will be no compensation for additional uses of your work.
I
submit the following
article for review and
verify that I am the
original author of this
work. I guarantee that
any photos submitted
with my article is my
original art and/or
that I am fully authorized
to use these images
with my article wherever
it is published.
RTM
reserves the right to
use writer articles
in other online publications
with which it has content
partnerships with no
additional approval
from its author and
at no additional pay.
RTM will do its best
to notify writers when
and where their article
has been published by
other publications but
cannot guarantee notice
if writer is unreachable
for any reason. Author's
will receive byline
on all their articles
used on RTM and in other
publications. Any sources
and links writer provides
with articles will also
be used in RTM and offered
to content partners,
however RTM cannot guarantee
that content partners
will use sources and
links provided by author.
I
understand and accept
that there will be no
payment for my work
or images unless otherwise
prearranged and signed
in writing by both author
and RTM. I understand
and accept all the terms
contained in RTM's Writer
Guidelines and authorize
RTM to use my email
reply as my electronic
signature as legally
binding for my acceptance.
Once
we receive the above acknowledgment
an RTM editor will send our email
address containing the full
agreement outlined in this box. By
replying to our email with this
agreement it will be your electronic
approval and acceptance of RTM's
writer guidelines. Your replying
email must be from your
personal email address that contains your name, otherwise it cannot
be accepted if sent from another
email address.
Please
include your query in that same
email.
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Note:
RTM does not review queries,
submissions or manuscripts without
first receiving acceptance
of
its writer guidelines in full.
Thank you.
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES & REQUIREMENTS
Feature
articles should be approximately
1000-1200 words. Columns approximately
500 words.
Writers are contacted
upon acceptance only
which could take up to 3 months.
RTM works
on a 3-month lead time.
Blog articles must be 200-300 words only and include one clear web quality jpeg to accompany the article.
SUBMISSIONS
ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL ONLY: Once
we have received your acceptance
of RTM Writer Guidelines, your
query and/or manuscript should
be saved as an attachment in
a word document and be sent
to the email provided. Please
do not include articles in the
body of your email. RTM editors
no longer type in author articles
however we reserve the right
to edit writer content for spelling,
grammar, style and format.
ORIGINAL
WORK: All articles
submitted to RTM must be the
original work of the submitting
author. Permission to run your
article on RTM and in its content
partner publications must include
your guarantee that the article
you are submitting is your original
work and images. If writer submits
articles for use in RTM with
written permission and said
article(s) are not original
work, writer is subject to legal
consequences and damages.
PHOTO
REQUIREMENTS
Website
photos: Good clear
web quality photos must accompany
your article. RTM accepts photos
via email saved in gif or jpeg
formats. They must be attached
with your article. Please submit
jpegs no larger than 2X3 inches.
Large photo files that require
long download times will not
be accepted. Only web quality
photos are accepted. As
an online magazine RTM no longer
accepts photos by mail.
Photos
that accompany articles must
be owned by and authorized for
use by author. Authors must
provide written guarantee that
the art they provide belongs
to them or that they have full
authority to use art in association
with their articles. If art
is from a third party photographer
or website, writer must provide
permission in writing from the
source that authorizes the writer
and RTM to use said art. Writer's
who submit art for use in RTM
that do not have proper authority
to use said art will be subject
to legal damages.
PAYMENT & BYLINE POLICY
Assigned
articles range from byline
only up to $100 for automotive
reviews only, an amount to be
negotiated and agreed upon in
writing by author and publisher
before publication of article.
Acceptance and payment of article
depends on quality and content.
Unsolicited
articles that are professionally
written and submitted as full
manuscripts receive priority
consideration, but only when
accompanied by acceptance of
RTM's Writer Guideline policy.
Story
ideas are not considered at this time.
Syndicated
Writers:
RTM will consider automotive
and travel syndicated writer's
work for monthly placement for
a negotiated amount per article. Syndicated
writers must agree in writing to the final negotiated fee before submitting
their work to RTM. Accepted
writers will be notified by
email from editor within 3 months
of submission.
RTM
Blog:
RTM has a blog on auto
and travel topics and welcomes
guest authors. We are looking
for unique personal experiences
as they relate to travel and
auto. Visit Road
& Travel blog
to see examples. If interested
please contact
us with your perspective.
There is no compensation.
Articles
submitted to RTM that do not
include the agreement policy
above
will not be read or considered.
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