Word limit: 600 – 800 words
We only take opinion articles that incorporate a topic's impact on the youth or showcase the perspective of the younger generations.
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Age requirements:
At least 9th grade or equivalent level
Writing process:
Writers develop and share a topic
Talk to the editor and editor-in-chief
Quality control
Basic research/knowledge, preferably specific and intentional
Receive approval and some general comments/questions
Write
Regular check-ins
Submit to editors for publication
Editors make good edits, verify
Send back to the writer for edits, back and forth
Editors send to the editor-in-chief
Citation requirements:
We would like to list all sources used to write an article, so be sure to keep track of them. It is preferred that writers document their sources in MLA style, but APA and Chicago work just fine. If some information required for citations is not present, it is fine to ignore that part of the citation. However, try to fill out the citation as much as possible.
Citation example:
Article: How to Shop for Obamacare when Subsidies are in Limbo
MLA:
Author. "Title of Article/Page." Other Contributors. Name of Website, Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. Date of Access.
Sanger-Katz, Margot, and Reed Abelson. "How to Shop for Obamacare When Subsidies Are in Limbo." The New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025, www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/health/aca-obamacare-enrollment-health-insurance.html.
APA:
Author. (Date of Publication). Title of article/page (Other Contributors) [Description]. Name of Website. URL
Abelson, R., & Sanger-Katz, M. (2025, November). How to Shop for Obamacare When Subsidies Are in Limbo. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/health/aca-obamacare-enrollment-health-insurance.html
Chicago:
Author. "Title of Article/Page." Other Contributors. Name of Website. Publisher. Last modified Date (or publication date). URL.
Abelson, Reed, and Margot Sanger-Katz. "How to Shop for Obamacare When Subsidies Are in Limbo." The New York Times. Last modified November 1, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/health/aca-obamacare-enrollment-health-insurance.html.