Guidelines for Contributed Materials

Clinical Lab Products provides the latest news for clinical laboratory professionals, with a focus on product news and introductions as well as editorial features that showcase breakthrough technologies and help improve testing and diagnostic procedures.

CLP accepts relevant contributed editorial content from professionals in the clinical laboratory community, including academic and clinical researchers, practicing laboratorians, developers and manufacturers of in vitro diagnostics, suppliers of key products and services intended for clinical laboratory use, and related subject matter experts.

Guidelines

For completed first drafts of articles, we recommend:

Preferred:

  • The article should be attached as a Microsoft Word document.
  • Word count between 700 and 2,000 words (typically, articles are about 1,200 words).
  • Any statistics must be hyperlinked to their original source. Any peer-reviewed papers mentioned must be hyperlinked to the online abstract or full text of the paper.
  • Include author(s) byline at the top of the document, with up to three credentials for each author (for example, “By John Doe, PhD”).
  • For every author, include a one to two-sentence bio at the end of the document (typically, title and place of employment).
  • For every author, include a disclosure statement at the end of the document or say “no disclosures.” Include unpaid positions (such as being on a marketer’s medical board), if relevant to the subject of the article.
  • Attach your headshot (it does not have to be professional headshot; a smartphone headshot is fine).

Optional:

  • A suggested headline at the top of the submission.
  • Attach photos, videos, or other graphics that help illustrate the story if available (only include graphics that you personally took or created; if a colleague or professional photographer took photos, we may require a photo release from them prior to publication).

What to Know Before You Submit

  • If accepted, we require exclusive rights to the content for a 30-day period after publication. This means you cannot publish this article or a similar article elsewhere (including on your own website) for at least 30 days after publication by CLP.
  • We do not accept articles that have been published by competing media outlets. (If you’re unsure whether a media outlet is competing, email [email protected] for clarification.)
  • The parent company of CLP, MEDQOR, reserves the rights to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, or transmit the work in any other medium, including print, books, broadcast, electronic, or outdoor use, or in any promotional work for MEDQOR-affiliated companies and its subsidiaries, without your further permission.
  • Patients can only be identified by sex and age. If a patient agrees to be named in an article, a signed release from the patient will be required.
  • Your article should have a personal touch—including information from your own clinical experience is preferred.
  • Your work will be revised or edited. If significant revisions are made, you will receive an updated draft prior to publication, with a deadline for which to request any changes to the revisions. If the deadline passes without your response, that means you have accepted the revisions, and CLP will move forward with publication.
  • Contributed articles may not promote any products or services. We offer sponsored content opportunities for this through our content marketing division. To request a rate quote, please contact Joe Del Grosso at [email protected]. All sponsored content will be labeled as “sponsored.”

A Note on AI

Authors may use AI tools to assist with research, outlining, writing, or editing. However, submissions should reflect the author’s own expertise, experience, and perspective. We strongly prefer articles that include specific examples, lessons learned, case studies, or observations from the field. Articles that provide only broad, generic summaries without original insights or practical examples are unlikely to be accepted.

I’m on Board. Where Do I Submit My Article or Story Idea?

Email your article draft or story idea to [email protected].