Pre-Submission Instructions

Pre-Submission Instructions


Authors with questions about the suitability of the content they are considering for publication by KnoWEwell should read KnoWEwell's Publishing Guidelines found here. If you have additional questions, you can submit a ticket using the Community Support ticketing process here and explain your concerns and provide relevant details about your content.


To submit content follow the instructions below. 

Once you click on Content Ticket Form, you will be prompted to a page entitled Submit a Ticket that is used for content submission. Follow the instructions below to properly fill out the form.
    1. Department: Select Publishing - Submit Your Content.
    2. Contact Name: Fill out your name, first and last.
    3. Email: Include your preferred email address; we will send you a receipt of your ticket submission and use this address if we have questions on your submission. 
    4. Phone: You may enter a preferred phone number, which may help expedite questions about submissions. 
    5. Organization Name: If applicable, add the name of your organization. If you are submitting your content as an individual, you may leave this field blank.
    6. Content Type: Select the most pertinent type for your content submission. For a description of each content type, click here 
    7. Category: Select the category that best describes this piece of content. 
    8. Associate This Content With: Indicate if the content should be associated with an Organization or the Author. Consider whether the byline would include the organization's name or the name of the author when making your selection.
    9. Author Credits: If there is more than one author or originator of this content, list all of their names. If you are the only author or originator of the content, you may leave this field blank.
    10. Community Role: Select the role that best describes you or your organization.
    11. Video URL: If you are submitting a video, please provide the URL from which the video can be downloaded by our publishing department. 
    12. Audience: Indicate if the target audience of your content is Individuals/Patients, Providers/Practitioners, or Both.
    13. Title/Subject: Provide the title or, in a few words, the subject matter of your content submission. 
    14. Description: In a few sentences, summarize your submission and its intended purpose.
    15. Citations: As part of your submission, please list at the end all sources you have used. This should include the following information: title; author; date of publication; journal, book, website, or other source; URL if applicable. Our publishing staff will format the citation into APA style.
    16. Comments: Are there any special instructions or information that you want our publishing department to know about your content submission?  If so, add it in the comments box.    
    17. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Disclose any conflicts of interest that you may have with respect to the content being submitted. For example, if you have a management or board position with a company or organization that is mentioned in you content, such position should be disclosed. If such disclosure is not already made in your content, our publishing department may add the disclosure to content we publish.  
    18. Financial Disclosures: Disclose any financial incentives that may receive with respect to the content being submitted or the subject matter of such content. Financial incentives include cash and non-cash remuneration (e.g., stock, options, free products or services). For example, if you receive commissions for the sale of goods or services discussed in your content being submitted, the fact that you receive commission needs to be disclosed; however, the amount of such commissions or the basis upon which they are determined need not be disclosed.  If such disclosure is not already made in your content, our publishing department may add the disclosure to content we publish. 
    19. Where Would You Like Your Content Published?: Unless you request the content to be published exclusively in a private group within KnoWEwell, content that is accepted and approved by our publishing department will be published within the KnoWEwell community for members. If you select Private Group ONLY, only the members with access to that specific private group will be able to read/view your content. Requests that your content also appear on KnoWEwell's public website or on the public website with social media sharing are reviewed by our publishing department which makes the final decision on publishing outside the KnoWEwell community.
    20. I Agree to KnoWEwell's Terms and Conditions: Please read the KnoWEwell Terms and Conditions that govern your membership, including the submission and publication of content. If you agree with the Terms and Conditions, check the box to proceed. If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions, you may not submit content for publication by KnoWEwell. 
    21. Attach a File: Attach your content. Please note that the file size is limited to 20 MB. If you have files that exceed this size please contact the Help Desk for assistance. 
    22. Hit Submit.  Your content has been submitted!
Once your content is submitted, we will send you an email confirmation to the email address you have provided. In the case of follow-up, it is important to maintain communication using the original email confirmation thread received from KnoWEwell.

After reviewing these instructions, you may start your content submission process here