SftP Publishing
  • Introduction: Guide to Publishing Science for the People Magazine
  • Submitting to SftP magazine
  • Magazine Roles
  • Production Overview
  • Editorial Collectives
    • Editorial Collective Roles and Expectations
    • We Use Google Docs
    • Roster
    • Master Working Spreadsheet
    • Communication Channels/Tools
  • Magazine Departments
    • Magazine Departments Overview
      • Front and Back Matter
      • Meet the Contributors
      • Features
      • Artwork
      • Chapter/Working Group Reports
      • Revolutionary Lives column
      • Reviews
  • CFP, Submissions, Acceptances
    • Crafting the Call for Proposals (CFP)
    • Reviewing Submissions
    • Accepting/Rejecting Submissions
      • Provisional Acceptance Email/Framework Letters
      • Framework Instructions
      • Article Acceptance Email
      • Rejections & Kills/Cuts Emails
      • Keep on File Email or Send to Online
    • Author Brief/Introduction
      • Author Brief Template
      • Author-Editor Introduction
    • Editor Onboarding Survey
    • Author Survey
  • Editing Resources
    • Editing Process Overview
    • Editor Checklist
      • Editor-at-Large Checklist
      • Lead and Co-Editor Checklist
    • The Editing Process in Detail
      • Phase I: Choosing submissions and editorial assignments
      • Phase II: Assign editors, connect with authors
      • Phase III: Editing
      • Phase IV: Technical Editing
      • Phase V: Copy Editing
      • Phase VI: Proofreading and Final Copy
      • Phase VII: Finalizing articles, TOC and Design
      • Table of Contents
      • Phase VIII: Promotion
    • Advice from SftP Editors
      • Writing Advice
      • Guide to Accessible Writing
      • Working with Authors from the Global Majority
      • How to Approach Editing
  • Technical Editing / Fact-Checking
    • Technical Editing Lead
    • Technical Editing 101
      • Training Videos
  • Copy Editing & Proofreading
    • Copy/Proof Lead
    • Copy/Proof Basics
  • Style Guide
    • Introduction
    • Punctuation
    • Capitalization
    • Dashes
    • Numbers and Dates
    • Titles, Headings, Links
    • Abbreviations & Acronyms
    • Alphabetical list of common terms
    • Quotations
    • Spanish Language Texts
    • Common Errors
    • How to Cite Your References
    • Pronouns
  • Admin and other Faff
    • Services & Accounts
    • Fees
    • Author and Artist Contracts
  • Art / Design
    • Art Editor(s) role
    • How we select artwork
      • Process overview
      • Article illustrations
      • Art features
        • Art features goal statement
      • Spot illustrations
    • Artwork in the magazine
    • Administrative info
    • Print/PDF Design
  • Web & Social Media
    • Web editor(s) role
    • How to post on the magazine site
    • Social Media Best Practices
    • Newsletters
    • Co-publishing
  • Circulation & Finances
    • SimpleCirc
    • Patreon
    • Bulk Orders
    • Bookshops
    • Institutional Subscriptions
  • Archives/Publishing
    • Archive Working Group
    • Archives Vol 1-21
    • What is PubCom?
    • Peoples Science Network
    • ISSN
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  1. CFP, Submissions, Acceptances
  2. Author Brief/Introduction

Author-Editor Introduction

To include in your email when sending the author brief. Be sure to customize [bracketed information]. Updated February 2022.

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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 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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