30 publications paying up to $2/word for science writing
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30 publications paying for science writing
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MIT Technology Review is a digitally oriented independent media company that explains the social and political impacts of the newest technologies. The magazine is wholly owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and published bi-monthly. The magazine accepts pitches for news, features, profiles, op-eds, and more (related to a specific publication theme). They pay as much as $2/word for reported pieces. Pitch details here.
New Scientist is looking for science and technology stories from around the world that will intrigue, entertain and inform the widest possible audience—be they physicists, biologists or people with no science background at all. Pay rates are often in the $1/word range. Full details here.