Futurism is a digital media platform that covers science, technology, and medicine news that are changing the world. Previous calls for pitches offered about $200 to $500 per piece. To contact them, refer to this page.
Fancy Comma, LLC is “a science writing and digital communications company” that caters to science, health, business, finance, policy, and tech. They are especially interested in publishing the work of people who are experts in a given field, and have something to add to the discourse on a given topic, but who may not consider themselves to be the best writers. According to their pitch guide, they pay $75 per article (800 minimum).
The Xylom is a media outlet that creates “personal stories of science and humanity.” They are looking for personal essays (1,200-1,500 words) that are “at least tangentially related to science”, science analysis and opinion pieces (1,200-1,500 words), narrative-driven science feature stories, and 10-ish-word stories. According to their pitch guide, they pay every storyteller $200, with the opportunity to earn more.
Eos is a science news magazine by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). They publish “news and features reported by science journalists” and “research updates, opinions, and features written by scientists.” News articles word length is (500-800 words) and features (2000 words). According to a payment report, they paid $1/word for an 800-word news story. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.
Science for the People is a magazine and website dedicated to “building and promoting social movements and political struggles around progressive and radical perspectives on science and society.” They welcome pitches from anyone who can offer their readers “reporting, analysis, or perspective on the struggle to ensure science serves the people, not profit.” According to their pitch guide, they pay $250 for feature-length stories (2000 words and above), $150 for shorter features, reviews, columns, and other articles with lengths of about 1200–1500 words, $100 for short pieces (600–1000 words) and interviews.
Africa Science News Service is a website that covers science and technology with an African eye. According to an old payment report, they paid $1.00 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Scientific American covers science discoveries and technology innovations. They “welcome ideas for articles on recent scientific discoveries, technical innovations and overviews of ongoing research.” The average length of their articles is about 2,000 to 4,000 words. They also welcome opinion and analysis (1,000 words). A payment reports indicates that they paid $0.50 per word. For details, refer to this page.
Physics Today is the American Institute of Physics’ flagship publication. They publish both in print and online formats. They inform their “readers about science and its place in the world with authoritative features, news stories, analysis, and fresh perspectives on technological advances and ground-breaking research.” According to a deleted tweet by their website director, they pay $1.00 per word. To learn more, visit this page.
BioSpace is a source for life sciences industry news and information. Their job board connects the brightest talent of the industry with the most innovative organizations. According to a payment report, they paid $0.10 per word for a 750-word blog post. To pitch them, visit this page.
Quanta Magazine is an independent online publication that covers the latest news and trends in physics, mathematics, life science, and computer science research. According to a payment report, they paid $1.25 per word for a 1,200-word story. To contact them, refer to this page.