Thanks for your interest in contributing to Australian Organisation for Quality’s flagship publication, Quality Business®.
AOQ welcomes articles from Members and other Quality practitioners. With the intellectual development and reading enjoyment of our subscribers foremost in our mind, we seek original articles that are targeted to the Purpose, Mission and Vision of the Australian Organisation for Quality.
The 2021 deadlines for authors to submit manuscripts are:
In order to create the best experience possible for our readers, the following guidelines are provided to assist you.
Our articles are not for commerce.
If you wish to promote a product or service, there are advertising opportunities in Quality Business®. Articles that contain contact details, gratuitous promotion or product endorsements will be returned for amendment or rejected.
Please note that AOQ does not pay authors for articles.
Exclusivity
Articles provided to Quality Business® must be the author’s own work, and if it has been previously published, this must be disclosed at the time of submission. Preference will be given to articles that have not been published elsewhere. It is essential that you provide the original source so that we can reference it.
Once published by Quality Business®, allow 2 weeks before republishing on your blog or website. Mention that in your republished version “this article first appeared in AOQ Quality Business®” and include a link back to the AOQ site.
Submission
All content for your article to be in ONE document, with the only formatting being in the form of headings, subheadings and paragraphs. The Editor at his discretion will format your article to suit the requirements of Quality Business®. The following word counts are for your guidance:
Content
Photos
Note: Preferred format of photos: JPEG or TIFF – included as separate files, NOT in the article.
Author photo
Article graphics
Copyright
When your article is accepted for publication, you own the copyright. You acknowledge that Quality Business® magazine has permission to publish the article in whole or part in any or all of our media platforms. Note that your article will be edited prior to publication.
Send to
When you have prepared your article with the necessary supplementary information, assemble everything together in one place
Send to the Quality Business Editor via the form below. Please note that zip files are NOT accepted, but you can add multiple files by clicking the Choose File button multiple times and choosing a different file each time.