Submission Guidelines
What's Required
All submissions must be original. Previously published materials (including materials posted on websites) or those under consideration by another publication will not be accepted. Association membership is not a prerequisite for submission. Co-authorship is permitted.
Articles must be formatted in a Word Doc or publicly shared Google Doc. In addition, your document must be between 1,000 and 3,000 words, and have:
- A title
- A 200-word summary placed underneath the title
- Name(s) of the author, title, and institution/foundation name
- Hi-res professional photos of the author(s)
- Citations listed at the end of the document
Include any photos or charts you'd like to be used for your article. Please be sure the images are in hi-res PNG format, and are attached separately in the email (in other words, the images are not embedded in the doc). By submitting a chart or image, you are saying you have permission to use them for your article. If you do not include any images, or AHP for some reason cannot use the images you provided, AHP reserves the right to choose a different image.
Submit your article by email to communications@ahp.org. Attach your doc and images to the email. In the body of your email, please include your name and contact information.
What's Accepted
Submissions with original research and examples from multiple case studies are strongly encouraged.
First-person accounts of a fundraising success story is also accepted, as long as the article is well-documented and shows quantifiable data for the activity or campaign story. For example, articles on fundraising activities should cite the Cost-Per-Dollar raised, percentage changes, quotes and titles of those individuals quoted, etc.
Scholarly and academic articles are encouraged, but they must be adapted for general interest readership. For example, a Masters' Thesis will not be accepted, but an article based on findings from a Masters' Thesis is welcome.
What's Not Accepted
Articles cannot endorse or promote specific vendors or product names. Instead, you may make references using descriptive terminology; for example, “data mining software.” Exceptions are products that have become generally accepted as industry terms, such as “Moves Management.” The Journal reserves the right to reject submissions that are focused primarily or exclusively on commercial promotion of a product or service. If you are interested in sponsoring a post or purchasing an advertorial, please contact Devin Barnes, Business Development Manager, at 703-538-3150.
FAQs
How does the AHP Journal Council evaluate articles submitted?
The Journal Council evaluates each article submitted based on these three categories: 1) Relevance to the healthcare philanthropy profession and industry, 2) Interest to the readership in terms of engaging storytelling/explanations, and 3) High quality of writing.
What happens if I don't fulfill all the requirements?
Submissions that don't meet the guidelines will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the AHP Journal Advisory Council Chair before being sent to the Advisory Council for review.
Would I receive monetary compensation or reimbursement for my article?
Authors receive no remuneration or reimbursement for the expense of preparing articles. However, articles published in AHP's Healthcare Philanthropy Journal by individual or institutional association members become eligible for an annual award decided by the AHP Journal Advisory Council; receipt of the award is not guaranteed.
Can I republish my article somewhere else?
If your article is accepted, it becomes the permanent property of AHP. They may, however, be republished after they have been published in the AHP Healthcare Philanthropy Journal and permission is granted by AHP to allow for that article to be republished. Permission can be requested by emailing communications@ahp.org. As a requirement for republishing, the republished article must note that the article was first published by AHP with a link back to the AHP website.
If my article is accepted, what happens next?
We'll then edit articles to fit available editorial space, and match our style guide. The Journal Council will send edits to the author(s) for review before it is published. Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work, including changes made by AHP editors and approved by the authors.