All stories submitted will be reviewed, however there is no guarantee that an article will be published or the issue it will be published in. Authors will be advised in advance should we accept a submission. You will be contacted only if your article has been accepted. Moods does not pay for articles, all submissions are provided on a volunteer basis. Published articles become the copyright of Moods magazine and cannot be published elsewhere without prior permission.

It is important to recognize that Moods magazine is directed at consumers and therefore should include easy-to-read language – layperson terms. 

Informational/factual articles: should include a 60-word bio about the author, including training, education and/or other relevant information to support the person’s expertise in the field – the bio will follow the article. A digital colour photo of the author (head shot only from shoulders up – 1.5” x 1.5” in size) may also be included – one per article even if there are multiple authors.

All articles must provide factual information beneficial to our readership regarding some aspect of mood disorders, addictions/substance abuse, eating disorders, anxiety, OCD or PTSD. Articles written to promote a service or product will not be accepted for publishing within our content pages, as such articles fall under the category of an “Advertorial” or “Paid advertisement.”

Writing Specifications:

• 1200 - 1500 words for an informational article in print (exceptions my be made – please discuss in advance.
• 2,000 words for articles published online.
• Include only one space after periods as opposed to two spaces.
• IMPORTANT; Do not include footnotes or references within the text, but provide the references at the end of the article to keep on file for future reference if needed.
• DO NOT FORMAT the text i.e.: use single spacing, depress the “return” command only after a paragraph, no columns, do not bold, underline, or italicize text, do not indent, etc. as such formatting will have to be removed in order to apply our style sheets within our layout program.

We look forward to reviewing your submission!