24×7: Guidelines for Contributing Content

24×7 Magazine is a healthcare technology management (HTM) trade magazine, providing in-depth coverage reaching approximately 17,000 key decision-makers and influencers. We deliver essential insights on medical equipment maintenance, industry trends, regulatory updates, and emerging technologies.

Our platform—spanning digital issues, website, e-newsletters, podcasts, and webinars—keeps HTM professionals informed, connected, and empowered to navigate the evolving landscape of HTM. Email us your feedback, article ideas, and advertising/sponsorship requests.

What Do I Need to Know About Submitting an Article to 24×7?

24×7 publishes in-depth articles on trends in HTM, best practices for medical equipment servicing, regulatory developments, cybersecurity, and innovations in medical devices. We welcome contributions that offer practical insights, share case studies, highlight hospital-based or field experiences, and explore solutions to common HTM challenges.

We are primarily interested in submissions from HTM professionals, including clinical engineers, biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs), and others involved in managing or servicing healthcare technology. We occasionally consider pitches from key opinion leaders of medical device manufacturers, equipment service vendors, or companies that market products or services to the HTM community. Individuals who serve in advisory or consulting roles with such companies are welcome to contribute, but any affiliations must be disclosed at the end of the article.

Completed first drafts of articles are preferred.

If you submit a story idea only, we require: your bio, suggested headline, and at least three learning objectives or bullet points explaining what the article will cover.

Guidelines

For completed first drafts of articles, we recommend:

Preferred:

  • The article should be attached as a Microsoft Word document.
  • Word count between 700 and 2,000 words (most typically, 24×7 articles are about 1,200 words).
  • Any statistics must be hyperlinked to their original source. Any peer-reviewed papers mentioned must be hyperlinked to the online abstract or full text of the paper.
  • Include author(s) byline at the top of the document, with up to three credentials for each author (for example, “By John Doe, BMET”).
  • For every author, include a one to two-sentence bio at the end of the document (typically, title and place of employment).
  • For every author, include a disclosure statement at the end of the document or say “no disclosures.” Include unpaid positions (such as being on a marketer’s medical board), if relevant to the subject of the article.
  • Attach your headshot (it does not have to be professional headshot; a smartphone headshot is fine).

Optional:

  • A suggested headline at the top of the submission.
  • Attach photos, videos, or other graphics that help illustrate the story if available (only include graphics that you personally took or created; if a colleague or professional photographer took photos, we may require a photo release from them prior to publication).

What to Know Before You Submit

  • If accepted, we require exclusive rights to the content for a 30-day period after publication. This means you cannot publish this article or a similar article elsewhere (including on your own website) for at least 30 days after publication by 24×7.
  • We do not accept articles that have been published by competing media outlets. (If you’re unsure whether a media outlet is competing, email [email protected] for clarification.)
  • The parent company of 24×7, MEDQOR, reserves the rights to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, or transmit the work in any other medium, including print, books, broadcast, electronic, or outdoor use, or in any promotional work for MEDQOR-affiliated companies and its subsidiaries, without your further permission.
  • Patients can only be identified by sex and age. If a patient agrees to be named in an article, a signed release from the patient will be required.
  • Your article should have a personal touch—including information from your own clinical experience is preferred.
  • Your work will be revised or edited. If significant revisions are made, you will receive an updated draft prior to publication, with a deadline for which to request any changes to the revisions. If the deadline passes without your response, that means you have accepted the revisions, and 24×7 will move forward with publication.
  • Contributed articles may not promote any products or services. We offer sponsored content opportunities for this through our content marketing division. To request a rate quote, please contact Joe Del Grosso at [email protected]. All sponsored content will be labeled as “sponsored.”

A Note on AI

Authors may use AI tools to assist with research, outlining, writing, or editing. However, submissions should reflect the author’s own expertise, experience, and perspective. We strongly prefer articles that include specific examples, lessons learned, case studies, or observations from the field. Articles that provide only broad, generic summaries without original insights or practical examples are unlikely to be accepted.

I’m on Board. Where Do I Submit My Article or Story Idea?

Email your article draft or story idea to [email protected].

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