Guidelines for Science Speaks contributors
Contributors should have experience in ID research, clinical care, policy, funding or advocacy and the desire to tell a compelling story from their own perspective, in their own voice. Our primary audience is IDSA and HIVMA members, but a secondary audience includes the broader group of professionals with an interest in ID, HIV and related policy issues. Keeping the Science Speaks audience and mission in mind, potential contributors should identify an ID-related topic or development for which they can provide a timely, engaging and informed perspective and submit their proposal through IDSA’s website.
After discussing the proposed post with IDSA staff for approval, draft your submission, submit it via email and be available to answer questions. Posts should be no longer than 800 words, and shorter posts are welcome. Links to related resources or information are encouraged. Please include an author headshot and a brief bio (less than 200 words). Additional images or graphics relevant to the post that are not protected by copyright are also welcome. Posts are published based on our overall editorial calendar but generally no sooner than within 2-3 weeks of receipt.
Use of AI, chatbots and large language models
If artificial intelligence, a large language model or a similar tool is used in the development of a post submitted to Science Speaks, the following is required:
- The AI/LLM cannot be credited as an author.
- Blog post authors must review the content generated by the AI/LLM and take full responsibility for it, as they would for any other content within the post.
- The use(s) of AI/LLM tools must be noted and specified when the post is submitted for consideration.
- The use of AI/LLM tools must be documented in the post in an acknowledgment.
Guidelines last updated: Feb. 20, 2026