In the case of contributors they are our assurance that the researcher or PR officer concerned will post responsible and accurate material. Referees are therefore a vital part of our vetting procedures. For journalists, an editor would be acceptable or evidence of membership of a journalists' organisation. For researchers or PR officers, your head of dept. We welcome all types of journalists, scientific and non-scientific writers, freelances and journalists from the national and local media as well as the trade and technical press.
Contributors have to be reporting on work carried out by a European body.
The research need not necessarily have been undertaken in Europe, but it will usually have been. Under normal circumstances material posted during the working day will be accepted within an hour and be immediately available on the site. You will receive an email confirming that your release has been posted onto the site and later a second message telling you your release has been accepted or rejected. Material is archived. The default view will depend on the number of items accepted recently, but we expect to keep this at around two weeks worth, including of course embargoed material.