Best's Review Author Guidelines

Best's Review magazine is published for insurance professionals, including home office executives, agents, brokers and others who are affiliated with the industry, such as bankers, lawyers and educators. We have a staff of award-winning journalists but will sometimes supplement our magazine with articles written by insurance professionals. These articles should discuss specific trends, problems and issues affecting this industry.

Criteria

While we receive many submissions for publication, we have very limited space and accept only those few that meet our rigorous standards. We evaluate submissions for their news value, timeliness, credibility and readability. We do not publish articles that promote an author's company, products or services.

We decline articles because they do not provide readers with new insights, discuss topics we've recently covered, or the articles are promotional material in the guise of an article. Our bottom line: Would this article interest and inform the insurance professionals who read Best's Review?

Best’s Review is a business magazine, not an academic or law journal. We avoid footnotes, endnotes, bibliographies and legal citations. Authors must cite sources (full name, location and, if necessary, a brief description of person or company) within the text. Examples of the proper format for attribution can be found below.

Make sparing use of bullet points and numbered lists or sections.

Articles should be between 500 and 1,000 words.

Copyright

Only articles written exclusively for Best's Review will be published. Material that has appeared in another publication or is under consideration by other publications will not be considered.

We rely on the author's integrity in submitting original work. Any material derived from other sources should be clearly identified within the text with sufficient attribution.

Prior to publication, authors must sign a statement verifying originality and acknowledging our copyright. When an article is accepted for publication, we will send the author the copyright agreement to be signed and returned to us.

Since each issue of Best's Review is copyrighted by the A.M. Best Co., publications wishing to use the article after it has appeared in our magazine must obtain permission to do so.

Editing and Publication

Please Note: Articles must be reviewed and evaluated by the editors before they can be accepted. Every effort will be made to publish an accepted article; however, Best's Review reserves the right not to publish an accepted article if the material becomes dated or due to lack of space or other concern.

Our staff edits all articles. Editors will contact authors when questions arise during the editing process. Authors will be given the opportunity to review the edited version before it is published.

Articles should be sent by e-mail as a Microsoft Word attachment to Patricia.Vowinkel@ambest.com.

Authors will receive five complimentary copies of the magazine in which their article appears. Authors may link to the online article on their personal web site or the web site of their business. Reprints are available to authors in quantities of 100 or more at cost. To order, call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5557.

For more information, contact Patricia.Vowinkel@ambest.com

Revised December 2024