{"id":477,"date":"2025-05-09T14:06:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T04:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralhealth.org.au\/stagingpartyline\/?page_id=477"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:39:17","slug":"contributor-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralhealth.org.au\/partyline\/contributor-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributor guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"477\" class=\"elementor elementor-477\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca532e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca532e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57451df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57451df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef1428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cef1428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Partyline<\/em> is the Alliance\u2019s flagship publication. It is the magazine for good health and wellbeing in rural and remote Australia. It is a means of exchanging information between those with an interest in rural health. <em>Partyline<\/em> is <strong>your<\/strong> magazine. We seek your stories and news relating to the health and wellbeing of people living in rural and remote Australia. Contributions may cover, for example, successful local programs, leadership and empowerment, reflections on reform initiatives, opportunities for improved health, stories of personal and community commitment and resilience.<\/p><p><em>Partyline<\/em> is an online magazine published four times a year. Its readers include people in rural and remote areas \u2013 both health professionals and health consumers \u2013 as well as health policymakers, rural health researchers, health students, universities, libraries, and rural and remote health services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064368d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"064368d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5851fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"5851fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9260\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9260\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Contributor guidelines: <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9260\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a61e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34a61e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8333a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8333a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Submissions or queries should be sent to the editor at <a href=\"mailto:partyline@ruralhealth.org.au\">partyline@ruralhealth.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contributions should have a particular focus on rural health issues. Article preference will be given to Alliance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralhealth.org.au\/about\/membership\">Members<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralhealth.org.au\/friends\">Friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Content<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Articles should be original and not appear elsewhere. Media releases will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>Articles should be around 600 words in length. Poems of up to 200 words, related to the theme, are also welcome.<\/li>\n<li>We generally accept only one article per organisation per issue.<\/li>\n<li>Articles that are strongly advertorial in nature may not be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>Please provide author name\/s and affiliation\/s for publication.<\/li>\n<li>Content should be supplied as a MS Word or rich text file; PDF files will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>Our language style is active voice.<\/li>\n<li>We do NOT use technical references in this story-style of magazine.<\/li>\n<li>Suggested titles should be no more than 10 words but may be changed for editorial reasons.<\/li>\n<li>Articles will be edited for&nbsp;<em>Partyline<\/em>&nbsp;style.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The National Rural Health Alliance reserves the final judgement on acceptance of articles. Articles that do not meet the guidelines and the deadline will not be accepted.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Images<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Please provide relevant photo\/s to accompany the article as the main image\/s. (Image selection and placement will be at the discretion of the designer.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Optional author headshot\/s can also be included.<\/li>\n<li>Photo\/s should be best possible quality and resolution in TIF, PNG or JPG file format.<\/li>\n<li>Images should be supplied as separate attachments to the copy, not embedded in the article or email.<\/li>\n<li>Please include photo caption\/s and photographer name\/s for crediting.<\/li><li>If purchased or commercial images are used we require evidence of purchase.<\/li>\n<li>If appropriate, videos can also be embedded in the article. Please provide a suitable URL.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9261\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9261\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Advertising options: <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9261\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3e010 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb3e010\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5bd08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c5bd08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you would like to advertise in <em>Partyline, <\/em>please call 02\u00a06285 4660 or email <a href=\"mailto:partyline@ruralhealth.org.au\">partyline@ruralhealth.org.au<\/a> to discuss your needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf79578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf79578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Option 1 \u2013 Feature advertising package<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>$1,500 inc gst<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>A full-page advertisement appearing alongside editorial articles on the\u00a0<em>Partyline <\/em>homepage, and a separate advertisement on the right sidebar of article pages (rotating basis). Placement of all ads is at the Alliance\u2019s discretion.<\/li><li>The homepage advertisement clicks through to a full-page advertisement (on its own page with its own unique URL) and can include an external hyperlink.<br \/>(Example:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ruralhealth.org.au\/partyline\/article\/hesta\">http:\/\/ruralhealth.org.au\/partyline\/article\/hesta<\/a>.)<\/li><li>A separate advertisement appears in the right sidebar of article pages.<br \/>The right sidebar advertisement can include an external hyperlink.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Homepage advertisement image specs<\/strong><\/p><p>Images should be supplied as:<\/p><p><strong>Width: 1700px<\/strong><br \/><strong>Height: maximum of 2400px<\/strong><br \/><strong>Resolution: 72dpi<\/strong><br \/><strong>File format: JPG or PDF<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Homepage thumbnail<\/strong><\/p><p>Advertisers can supply an additional smaller thumbnail if required (otherwise your full-page ad will be resized):<\/p><p><strong>Width: 604px<\/strong><br \/><strong>Height: 807px<\/strong><br \/><strong>Resolution: 72dpi<\/strong><br \/><strong>File format: JPG or PDF<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Sidebar advertisement image specs<\/strong><\/p><p>Images should be supplied as:<\/p><p><strong>Width: 530px<\/strong><strong><br \/>Height: maximum of 1200px<\/strong><br \/><strong>Resolution: 72dpi<\/strong><br \/><strong>File format: JPG or PDF<\/strong><\/p><p>(Animated gifs should run for 7 seconds or less; file size less than 400kb)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b67b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b67b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Option 2 \u2013 Article right sidebar advertisement<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>$800 inc gst<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>This option is for one advertisement that appears in the right sidebar of article pages on rotation basis.<br \/>The advertisement can include an external hyperlink.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Sidebar advertisement image specs<\/strong><\/p><p>Images should be supplied as:<\/p><p><strong>Width: 530px<br \/>Height: maximum of 1200px<\/strong><br \/><strong>Resolution: 72dpi<\/strong><br \/><strong>File format: JPG or PDF<\/strong><\/p><p>(Animated gifs should run for 7 seconds or less; file size less than 400kb)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9262\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9262\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Sponsorship opportunities: <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9262\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9e6c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d9e6c8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e9f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e9f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please contact the editor at <a href=\"mailto:partyline@ruralhealth.org.au?subject=Partyline%20sponsorship\">partyline@ruralhealth.org.au<\/a> about opportunities for sponsoring an edition of <em>Partyline<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partyline is the Alliance\u2019s flagship publication. 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