Home > Guidelines For Submitting An Article To Lausanne World Pulse

Guidelines for Submitting an Article to Lausanne World Pulse

Thank you for your interest in submitting an article to Lausanne World Pulse (LWP). Below is information on the types of articles being sought by LWP as well as guidelines for submitting content for consideration by LWP.

Click here for an editorial calendar.

Please read the information below carefully before submitting your article.

Mission and Purpose
Lausanne World Pulse (LWP) exists to support the advancement of the gospel by providing missions and evangelism news, information and analysis in a global context. LWP is a monthly online publication that includes updates on news around the world, regional reports from key leaders and practitioners in missions and evangelism, information on various people groups and trends in the Church and missions today. LWP also offers readers resources and tools for further study, Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization (LCWE) information and calendar of missions and evangelism-related events and conferences.

LWP is committed to five purposes:

1. Conveying the mission and vision of LCWE
   
   
2. Communicating the call to global evangelism
   
   
3. Connecting international Christian leaders by sharing information and by providing strategic networking opportunities
   
   
4. Serving as a catalytic force for collaborative evangelism efforts and initiatives
   
   
5. Providing a theological foundation in working towards fulfilling the Great Commandment and the Great Commission
   

Audience
LWP readers include international Christian leaders, members of regional and national Christian leadership networks, missions professors and students, denominational leaders, missionaries, evangelists, pastors and others interested in learning more about the global state of missions and evangelism.

Editorial Policies
LWP accepts articles on current world missions and evangelism topics. Articles are to reflect issues relevant to evangelism and missions, including the challenges and opportunities of evangelism, trends and changes in the Church and on the mission field. Opinions and editorials on topics related to missions and evangelism are welcome. LWP is not an academic journal, therefore articles should not to be restricted to theological discussions. LWP is also not a devotional publication. Submitted articles should be of practical value, offering readers insight into cultures or issues of relevancy in the Church today.

Creativity in writing and presentation of information is welcome. We recognize no one person can fulfill the Great Commission, and are therefore grateful to present ideas and information from various vantage points so that we might learn together how to more strategically and thoughtfully engage in  sharing Jesus Christ throughout the world.

Payments for Unsolicited Articles
Lausanne World Pulse seeks to represent a global evangelism and mission perspective. Understanding that those involved in ministry are busy with many responsibilities, we have established a scale for compensation for unsolicited article submissions to LWP. By submitting articles for possible publication, it is our hope that leaders and writers from both non-Western and Western nations will help equip, educate and encourage evangelism and missions leaders from around the world.

Our desire is to have writers from around the globe contributing to LWP. Article payments will be as follows:

• $100 for full-length articles accepted for publication (1200 to 1800 words)

• $50 for medium-length articles accepted for publication (800 to 1200 words)

• $25 for short works accepted for publication (less than 800 words)

Only unsolicited articles selected by the LWP editorial staff to be published in Lausanne World Pulse will lead to payment. Submission of an article does not guarantee acceptance of the article for publishing in LWP. Submissions may be edited and reformatted by the LWP editorial team. Final word count and author payment will be based on the edited version chosen for publication on the LWP site. Authors can expect to receive payment at the end of the month in which their article appears. LWP retains first rights to the story. Submissions may be sent to: submissions@lausanneworldpulse.com.

Submission Guidelines

• Submitted articles are not to exceed 1800 words.
  
  
• Permission to use any sources cited in the body of the article or any contributing sources is the responsibility of the author and should be referenced at the end of the article.
  
  
• Editing and final proofing of the content may be done for clarity.
  
  
• For security reasons, because of the "open" nature of the Internet and email, before any content is sent to LWP please be sure any information (names, locations, other specifics) that should not be broadly distributed or posted on the Internet is removed.
  
  
• Photos, images, tables and graphs that support the content of the article are also welcome. By sending LWP the photos, images, tables and graphs, the author is indicating that they have the permission to use them and are granting the same use permission to LWP.
  
  
• Include with the article submission a short bio of twenty-five words or less and, if possible, an electronic photo to use with the bio.
  
  
• All articles, stories and supporting content must be submitted electronically, via email to submissions@lausanneworldpulse.com.
  
  
• Lausanne World Pulse reserves the right to edit or reject submitted content.
  
  
• Submitted content will not be returned.
  

If you have questions about an article or story that you would like to submit, or to submit an article or story, please email us at: submissions@lausanneworldpulse.com.

Thank you again for your interest!