Connect Magazine Article Submission Guidelines
- General Guidelines:
- Articles should be original and focused on addressing community association issues and/or if applicable, the “theme” of Connect for that edition or calendar year.
- Articles published in any other CID industry-related publication within the last calendar year may be rejected.
- Articles must have an objective emphasis on education, with a primary overarching message, geared towards being proactive, cautionary, and/or providing opportunities for community involvement and leadership, as the case may be.
- Articles which advertise or unduly promote services of the author may be rejected or asked to be revised.
- Articles should be reader-friendly, avoid use of legal or other specialized industry jargon, and use consistent grammar, abbreviations, and acronyms throughout. If helpful, captions/headers are encouraged!
- Avoid writing in first-person unless the purpose of the article calls for it (i.e., industry “spotlights”, Chapter events or luncheon columns, etc.).
- Authors are encouraged to write with their own unique voice and use Artificial Intelligence (i.e., large language models or LLMs) only as a guide or to correct grammar, etc.—No one can replace your experiences and standalone perspectives!
- Submission Requirements:
- Articles should generally be between 750-900 words, subject to the discretion of the Editor.
- Articles must be submitted in electronic form (via email) to either the Publications Committee or Editor(s) directly.
- Authors must include a short byline (1-3 sentences max.) without promotional or advertising content, along with photographic headshot of the author. (Example: “Jack Smith is managing director of Smith and Smith LLC and is a member of the CAI-Greater Inland Empire Chapter.”)
- Articles will be reviewed and may be edited for grammar and punctuation by the Editor(s) and authors acknowledge when submitting an article for publication that changes may be made without prior notice; however, substantive changes to content or form (if any) will be communicated to the author before publication.
- Deadlines for submitting articles are generally as follows (and may be subject to change):
- Connect Q1: Article submission deadline – mid-January
Publication – mid-February
- Connect Q2: Article submission deadline – mid-April
Publication – mid-May
- Connect Q3: Article submission deadline – mid-July
Publication – mid-August
- Connect Q4: Article submission deadline – mid-October
Publication – mid-November
*Any articles submitted after any submission deadlines may be excluded from publication at the discretion of the Committee.
Send us an email with the items listed in Submission Requirements section (above) in order to be considered.
For any questions, please contact the Chapter office at info@cai-grie.org or 951-784-8613.
Thank You!