Editorial Contributions

Contributions for editorial placement are invited on an ongoing basis from advertisers and other industry professionals involved with Property Management. The following guidelines have been introduced to give some direction for potential contributors and to ensure consistency in editorial standards.

Production issues

The Property Management journal is published four times a year with publication dates set as follows:

18th January, 15th April, 15th July, 15th October

Editorial submissions are required by the following dates:

7th December, 7th March, 7th June, 7th September,

Copy should be provided in an MS Word format and emailed to feedback@propertymanagementjournal.com.au 

Typesetting allows for approximately 450- 500 words per page and articles of varying lengths are accepted. Photographs, diagrams and graphs are also welcomed and may be submitted in an Adobe Acrobat PDF or jpg file format, either via email or on CD.

Editorial issues

The journal is produced as a professional publication for property managers across Australia and New Zealand. The intention of the publication is to develop professional standards and to educate property managers as well as assist them in keeping current with product changes and other professional matters.

There are a number of broad themes which are used in developing editorial content including:

• Property Management practice issues
• Technology
• Legal matters
• Current and new legislation
• Risk Management
• Business and financial matters
• Innovations in housing / building industries
• Marketing
• Innovations and trends in products available to the industry
• Professional standards
• Socio-economic issues impacting on property and housing

However, editorial content does not necessarily need to be limited to these core themes. Continuity or staged articles (across 2 or more issues of the journal) may be submitted, although an outline of the process would need to be approved at the commencement of the series.

A clear distinction should be made between 'advertorials' and 'editorials'. The integrity of the journal is very important to the publishers and to the industry. The publication of advertorials as editorials is not consistent with the standards which have been set.

Media Releases, Product information bulletins, and human interest stories (particularly industry related case studies) are also welcome.