Posting Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in contributing! This fellow-run blog/podcast welcomes ideas that stimulate thoughts and discussion around science and science policy. Here, fellows and alum hone science communication skills and gain a byline to put on resumes.

After you submit your blog, the review committee (a fellow on the editorial board and an STPF staffer) will respond or publish your post within six business days; podcasts may take longer. The author is responsible for the content and accuracy of the post.

Click here for instructions on how to submit a blog (fellows/alum only). 

Contact a podcast producer to talk about how to submit a podcast (fellows/alum only). 

Policies

• Sci on the Fly (SOTF) strives to be an open and nonpartisan platform featuring content that is accurate and fair. SOTF refrains from publishing content that is inflammatory, involves favoritism, or has a strident or offensive tone. Contributors disclose real or perceived conflicts of interest, adhere to ethics policies and maintain a dispassionate tone. 
• Give credit and cite content where necessary.
• Do not use information that came from meetings, discussions or documents that are not readily available to the public.
• Have fun writing and podcasting!

Here's a Sci on the Fly post with blogging tips. Click here for these instructions with screenshots.

Terms and Disclosure 

S&T Policy Fellowships (STPF) does not offer compensation for post submissions. 

S&T Policy Fellowships reserves the right to edit content. Any major edit will be made with the author’s approval.

STPF reserves the right to refuse to publish any works for any reasons, which it is not obligated to disclose. Reasons for rejecting an article include but are not limited to the following:

• Inaccurate information or facts.
• Excessive grammatical or spelling errors.
• Irrelevance to the blog, its existing content, theme, and/or focus.
• Sales pitches. 

STPF also reserves the right to remove from FellowsCentral any published works by an author without prior warning or explanation. All original content remains the intellectual property of the author. 

By submitting an article for review, you are agreeing to the terms outlined here. S&T Policy Fellowships reserves the right to change these guidelines at any time. Please contact fellowships@aaas.org with any questions or concerns.

If you are interested in joining the Editorial Committee, please email fellowships@aaas.org.