Author-Editor Introduction
To include in your email when sending the author brief. Be sure to customize [bracketed information]. Updated February 2022.
Dear XXXX,
I hope your week is going well! We are writing to introduce ourselves, as the editorial team that will be working on your piece for the next issue of Science for the People. We're delighted that you will be contributing a piece on [XXXX].
Let me introduce the team that will be working on your piece with you:
[Lydia Patton. she/her/hers or they/them. Lead Editor. Jaime Flores Benabib. he/him/his. Co-Editor.]
Our email addresses are above.
Please see the attached Author Brief for a schedule and process for revisions, as well as a general style guide and example texts.
The first draft will be due [TWO WEEKS FROM SENDING]. Please let us know as soon as possible if you don't anticipate meeting that deadline. [If the editors anticipate being out e.g. for vacations or important work deadlines during the editorial process, please let the managing editor know]
As you write your draft, [here include any feedback during the outline review process or anything else you want the author to watch out for as they prepare their first draft. See the Guide to Accessible Writing has some ideas for feedback].
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to write! And we are very much looking forward to working with you on this piece.
With warm wishes,
[Your names] Science for the People
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