Contributor
Evelyn B. Hayes is the editorial byline assigned to this area. Subject: Magazine Publishing and Editorial Craft: magazine, content. Background, definitions and the interpretation of available information belong to this editorial remit. This is an editorial pen name used by the publication, not a claim of an independently verified personal identity.
Guides
A step-by-step route for UK magazine publishers selling sponsored features, with four marketplaces and two sales partners placed at the step each one serves.
Rules
Magazine audience and subscription data problems traced to their real causes, with fixes for definitions, survey bias, tracking breaks and cohort errors.
Guides
Magazine reader survey method for defining decisions, selecting respondents, writing and testing questions, analyzing results, reporting limits, and taking action.
Rules
Digital magazine accessibility problems and fixes for image-only pages, reading order, headings, alt text, tables, contrast, keyboard traps, media, and PDFs.
Guides
How to take a magazine from final layout to press: the printer spec sheet, bleed and safe area, PDF/X export, preflight, colour proofs, spine width, imposition and a handoff job sheet.
Reviews
Photo rights documents compared: copyright registration, Creative Commons and stock licenses, permission letters, model and property releases, and access terms.
Guides
A magazine photo editing route: brief and picture categories, selection and sequencing, editing limits, captions, credits, releases and US and UK rights rules.
Rules
Canada Periodical Fund eligibility for magazines: ownership, the 3,500-copy circulation test, Canadian content, the 2026 intake window and records to keep.
Guides
Canadian Press style for magazines decides spelling, measurements and names, while Chicago leaves those choices open. Here is how the two guides differ on the desk.
Rules
How US libel claims work for magazines: the elements, actual malice versus negligence, opinion and truth, and state rules on corrections, deadlines and anti-SLAPP motions.
Rules
How a US publisher qualifies for USPS Periodicals prices under DMM 207: the eligibility tests by category, PS Form 3500, annual PS Form 3526, record keeping and revocation.
Rules
Belfast magazine publishing sits under IPSO, Ofcom and Northern Ireland legislation; here is how local titles handle complaints, corrections and compliance.
Features
Welsh-language magazine funding, the Welsh Language Standards, 2021 census figures for Wales and Cardiff, and a bilingual editing routine that editors can copy.
Rules
Equality Act magazine accessibility means three clear duties for UK digital publishers: reasonable adjustments, non-discriminatory content, and accessible design.
Rules
UK magazines EU after Brexit face VAT registration, customs codes and data transfer rules, plus a distinct Northern Ireland route for distance sales.
Guides
A magazine fact-check runs from claim sheet to proof, and a correction must reach every version of a piece; this guide uses documented cases and published codes.
Guides
How to turn reporting into a magazine feature: write the reader promise, keep a record behind every scene, and pick a story shape that suits the material.
Guides
What a magazine copy editor does, how a style sheet and house style are built, and where AP and Chicago differ on numbers, commas and titles, with a marked-up example.
Guides
Separate five planning records for a magazine issue, see listed tool prices, and count a quarterly print and web schedule back from the on sale date.
Maintenance
Use this magazine issue planning checklist to subtract ad pages, front matter, and inserts, test ad creep, and reconcile the editorial page budget.
