Do’s and Don’ts When Submitting Editorial Content

Beauty Packaging welcomes content or news about topics that are relevant and interesting to our audience, who are executives at cosmetic companies ranging from global brands that include Estée Lauder, L’Oréal, Coty, P&G, and LVMH, to Indies, such as e.l.f. cosmetics, Hourglass, Glossier, and Rhode.

Beauty Packaging also offers an array of content-sponsored, paid article opportunities, featuring packaging suppliers.

Here are some basic guidelines to keep in mind when submitting articles for publication in Beauty Packaging:

1. Articles must be original and related to the Beauty Packaging industry. Segments served include color cosmetics, skincare, and fragrance.
2. A brief outline describing the major points of the article must be submitted before approval and possible publication.
3. Do not submit slightly reworked PowerPoint presentations—they do not translate well in print. Often, we cannot reprint text from artwork.
4. Therefore, the text must be put in a separate document to ensure printability.
5. It is the author’s responsibility to make sure that papers submitted to Beauty Packaging are cleared by all third parties. For example, if a paper was originally presented at a conference, it is the author’s responsibility to make sure the conference organizers have approved the paper’s publication in Beauty Packaging.
6. Papers should not have appeared in direct competitors of Beauty Packaging, such as WebPackaging, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Global Cosmetic Industry, or similar journals.
7. Papers must be focused on research and development, manufacturing, marketing, or trends that have an impact on the Beauty Packaging market.
8. Papers must be non-commercial in nature. Any chemical names (INCI) are preferred to tradenames.
9. Trademark, copyright, registration marks, and related symbols will not be published in the article.
10. Article lengths vary by subject, but as a general rule, articles should not exceed 2,000 words.
11. The preferred format for submissions is Microsoft Word, although we may be able to translate some documents from Microsoft formats.
12. Do not submit documents that cannot be edited. They will not be accepted.
13. Queries or text of articles may be e-mailed to: jmatusow@rodmanmedia.com
14. All artwork must be eps files @ 300 dpi.
15. Articles must arrive by the first of the month, three months prior to publication. For example, an article that will be considered for publication in the May issue must be received by February.
16. Once the article has been accepted and formatted in page form, a copy will be sent to the author to review before publication.

PLEASE NOTE: Publication of unsolicited articles will be at the discretion of our editors.