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Article submissions

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If you’re a science writer and you have a feature idea forBBC Focus Magazine, we’d like to hear from you. Please contactjason.goodyer@immediate.co.uk. To save time, we strongly recommend that you read at least one recent issue ofBBC科学重点.

Do not send completed articles - all our published features are written to a specific brief. If we like your idea, we will get in touch to commission you. Due to pressures of time, we can only consider pitches from established journalists and science writers who can demonstrate prior experience of writing for publication.

Photography

Subject areas include nature (unusual animals or unusual behaviour), technology (new technology, new techniques, impressive equipment), natural world (stunning natural occurrences, unusual landscapes etc), space imagery (new missions, anniversary images, new space telescope images).

We publish photos that are:

• Relevant to the field of science and technology.
• Visually arresting to the reader; grabbing their attention, while at the same time leading them to question what the subject matter is, especially if it’s not immediately clear.
• Have some kind of news hook OR link into an anniversary. Otherwise, to be non-time sensitive but relatively recent. To fit this criteria, the news/anniversary angle needs to be current/upcoming, and not out of date (e.g. a news image that was issued 3 months before the on sale date of the issue it might appear.)

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Please send photography submissions tojames.cutmore@immediate.co.uk

Illustrations

Please send all illustration submissions to our art editor, Joe Eden, ensuring that the file sizes do not exceed 5MB:joe.eden@immediate.co.uk

PR submissions - technology

BBC科学重点features new, innovative technology. From 3D printers to virtual reality to mind-controlled headsets, we want to hear about the gadgets that are going to change the way we live. Even if your product is at the prototype stage – if it’s exciting enough, we want to see it. We also run monthly, topical group tests of consumer tech. The products we'll include will be new to market or be related to the time of year.

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PR submissions - events, TV, radio, DVD/Blu-ray

If you’ve got an event, TV/radio show or DVD that talks to people interested in science and technology, we want to know about it! The sooner you can provide us with information the better, but for last-minute events and releases, we’re happy to tweet our readers if it’s relevant. If any of the above applies, please email:amy.barrett@immediate.co.uk

PR submissions - books

我们定期采访作者和特性re always interested in hearing about new popular science books. If you have a book that you think might be suitable for us, please contact:amy.barrett@immediate.co.uk

PR submissions - competitions

BBC科学重点runs competitions large and small. We’re interested in hearing from you on any product relating to science and technology: gadgets, books and DVD/Blu-ray are our most common prizes. We run several competitions per issue with small-value prizes (eg DVDs). For large value items we are able to consider full-page competitions, given sufficient advance notice (typically 3-4 months). Contact:alice.lipscombe-southwell@immediate.co.uk

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