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NervNow publishes work from contributors who bring direct expertise to artificial intelligence coverage. We seek analysis, reporting, and informed opinion from people who work with AI systems, study their effects, implement them in organizations, regulate them, or otherwise engage with the subject through professional experience rather than casual observation.
What We Publish
We consider contributed pieces that offer insight our editorial team cannot easily replicate: field reports from practitioners implementing AI in specific industries, technical analysis from researchers who can explain complex developments accessibly, policy perspectives from regulators navigating governance challenges, or economic analysis from people studying market dynamics and labor effects.
Strong contributed pieces typically fall into several categories. Practitioner accounts document what actually happens when organizations deploy AI tools, including failures and complications alongside successes. Industry analysis examines sector-specific adoption patterns, competitive dynamics, or regulatory challenges from people who understand the domain deeply. Skills and workforce pieces explore how AI changes job requirements, what retraining efforts accomplish or fail to accomplish, and how different occupations adapt to new tools. Policy analysis assesses regulatory approaches, governance frameworks, or institutional responses from people involved in these processes.
We publish opinion pieces that stake out positions on contested questions, provided they rest on evidence and argument rather than assertion. We value pieces that challenge conventional wisdom, complicate simplistic narratives, or identify patterns others have missed.
What We Don’t Publish
We decline promotional content about specific products or companies, including pieces written by vendor employees that amount to marketing. We do not publish academic papers written for specialist audiences without substantial revision for general readers. We avoid purely technical explanations better suited to documentation or tutorials, speculative pieces about distant futures disconnected from current evidence, and arguments that rely primarily on ideology rather than documented reality.
We do not publish content generated by AI systems, regardless of how much human editing occurs afterward. All contributed work must be written by the credited author.
Sponsored Content and Advertorials
Expert contributions are distinct from sponsored content or advertorials. If you represent a company interested in promotional content, branded articles, or sponsored placements, please contact our business team at business@nervnow.com. Sponsored content follows different guidelines and processes than expert contributions.
Our Standards
Contributed pieces undergo the same editorial process as staff work. We edit for clarity, accuracy, and adherence to our tone and approach. We verify factual claims and assess whether arguments have adequate support. We may request revisions, additional sourcing, or structural changes.
We do not publish work that contains demonstrable falsehoods, misrepresents research findings, or makes claims the author cannot substantiate. We decline pieces that use marketing language, buzzwords, or hype. We require contributors to disclose financial interests, employment relationships, or other conflicts relevant to their subject matter.
All contributors must agree to our editorial standards and accept that we may edit their work substantially. We do not guarantee publication of submitted pieces if they fail to meet our standards after reasonable revision attempts.
Who Should Contribute
We seek contributions from people with direct, relevant expertise. This might include researchers publishing in the field, executives implementing AI systems at scale, policymakers writing or enforcing regulations, investors analyzing markets, labor economists studying employment effects, cybersecurity professionals working with AI systems, educators training workers for AI-affected roles, or practitioners using AI tools extensively in their work.
We value clarity and the ability to explain complex subjects to intelligent non-specialists. Academic credentials matter less than demonstrated expertise and the ability to write accessibly.
Submission Process
Before submitting a complete piece, send a pitch to editorial@nervnow.com that includes:
A clear explanation of your proposed topic and argument in two to three paragraphs. Describe what insight or information you will provide that our readers cannot easily find elsewhere. Explain why this subject matters now.
Your relevant expertise and background. Include employment, research focus, or direct experience that qualifies you to write on this topic. We need enough information to assess your credibility but not a full CV.
Disclosure of any conflicts of interest, financial relationships, or affiliations relevant to your proposed piece.
Sample of your writing if you have not previously published with us. This can be published work elsewhere or a writing sample on any subject that demonstrates clarity and voice.
We respond to pitches within two weeks. If we express interest, we will discuss scope, length, and deadline before you draft the piece.
For completed pieces submitted without prior pitch, send them to editorial@nervnow.com with the same background and disclosure information. We review unsolicited submissions but cannot guarantee response times. Pitching first typically leads to better outcomes.
Length and Format
Most contributed pieces run between 1,200 and 2,500 words. Occasionally we publish longer investigative work or shorter opinion pieces, but this represents the typical range.
Submit work in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Google Docs format. Do not submit PDFs. Include a proposed headline and subhead. Provide links or citations for factual claims, data, or research you reference.
Editorial Timeline
After accepting a piece, we edit it and may request revisions. This process typically takes one to three weeks depending on the extent of editing required. We work with contributors on revisions and explain our editorial reasoning.
Publication timing depends on our editorial calendar and news cycle. We aim to publish accepted pieces within four weeks of final acceptance, though breaking news or time-sensitive topics may publish faster.
Rights and Usage
We acquire first publication rights and ongoing digital rights to publish the piece on our website. Contributors retain copyright and may republish their work elsewhere after publication, provided they note that it originally appeared in NervNow.
We do not provide pre-publication review to employers, subjects of coverage, or other parties. The final edited piece may differ substantially from your initial draft.
Questions
For editorial contributions, pitch guidelines, or questions about the submission process: editorial@nervnow.com
For sponsored content, advertorials, or branded content opportunities: business@nervnow.com
We read all submissions but cannot provide detailed feedback on declined pitches or unpublished work. We appreciate your interest in contributing to NervNow and your patience with our review process.
NervNow welcomes diverse perspectives from contributors across industries, geographies, and backgrounds. We are particularly interested in hearing from people working outside major technology hubs and from practitioners in sectors beyond the usual technology coverage.
What We Publish
We consider contributed pieces that offer insight our editorial team cannot easily replicate: field reports from practitioners implementing AI in specific industries, technical analysis from researchers who can explain complex developments accessibly, policy perspectives from regulators navigating governance challenges, or economic analysis from people studying market dynamics and labor effects.
Strong contributed pieces typically fall into several categories. Practitioner accounts document what actually happens when organizations deploy AI tools, including failures and complications alongside successes. Industry analysis examines sector-specific adoption patterns, competitive dynamics, or regulatory challenges from people who understand the domain deeply. Skills and workforce pieces explore how AI changes job requirements, what retraining efforts accomplish or fail to accomplish, and how different occupations adapt to new tools. Policy analysis assesses regulatory approaches, governance frameworks, or institutional responses from people involved in these processes.
We publish opinion pieces that stake out positions on contested questions, provided they rest on evidence and argument rather than assertion. We value pieces that challenge conventional wisdom, complicate simplistic narratives, or identify patterns others have missed.
What We Don’t Publish
We decline promotional content about specific products or companies, including pieces written by vendor employees that amount to marketing. We do not publish academic papers written for specialist audiences without substantial revision for general readers. We avoid purely technical explanations better suited to documentation or tutorials, speculative pieces about distant futures disconnected from current evidence, and arguments that rely primarily on ideology rather than documented reality.
We do not publish content generated by AI systems, regardless of how much human editing occurs afterward. All contributed work must be written by the credited author.
Sponsored Content and Advertorials
Expert contributions are distinct from sponsored content or advertorials. If you represent a company interested in promotional content, branded articles, or sponsored placements, please contact our business team at business@nervnow.com. Sponsored content follows different guidelines and processes than expert contributions.
Our Standards
Contributed pieces undergo the same editorial process as staff work. We edit for clarity, accuracy, and adherence to our tone and approach. We verify factual claims and assess whether arguments have adequate support. We may request revisions, additional sourcing, or structural changes.
We do not publish work that contains demonstrable falsehoods, misrepresents research findings, or makes claims the author cannot substantiate. We decline pieces that use marketing language, buzzwords, or hype. We require contributors to disclose financial interests, employment relationships, or other conflicts relevant to their subject matter.
All contributors must agree to our editorial standards and accept that we may edit their work substantially. We do not guarantee publication of submitted pieces if they fail to meet our standards after reasonable revision attempts.
Who Should Contribute
We seek contributions from people with direct, relevant expertise. This might include researchers publishing in the field, executives implementing AI systems at scale, policymakers writing or enforcing regulations, investors analyzing markets, labor economists studying employment effects, cybersecurity professionals working with AI systems, educators training workers for AI-affected roles, or practitioners using AI tools extensively in their work.
We value clarity and the ability to explain complex subjects to intelligent non-specialists. Academic credentials matter less than demonstrated expertise and the ability to write accessibly.
Submission Process
Before submitting a complete piece, send a pitch to editorial@nervnow.com that includes:
A clear explanation of your proposed topic and argument in two to three paragraphs. Describe what insight or information you will provide that our readers cannot easily find elsewhere. Explain why this subject matters now.
Your relevant expertise and background. Include employment, research focus, or direct experience that qualifies you to write on this topic. We need enough information to assess your credibility but not a full CV.
Disclosure of any conflicts of interest, financial relationships, or affiliations relevant to your proposed piece.
Sample of your writing if you have not previously published with us. This can be published work elsewhere or a writing sample on any subject that demonstrates clarity and voice.
We respond to pitches within two weeks. If we express interest, we will discuss scope, length, and deadline before you draft the piece.
For completed pieces submitted without prior pitch, send them to editorial@nervnow.com with the same background and disclosure information. We review unsolicited submissions but cannot guarantee response times. Pitching first typically leads to better outcomes.
Length and Format
Most contributed pieces run between 1,200 and 2,500 words. Occasionally we publish longer investigative work or shorter opinion pieces, but this represents the typical range.
Submit work in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Google Docs format. Do not submit PDFs. Include a proposed headline and subhead. Provide links or citations for factual claims, data, or research you reference.
Editorial Timeline
After accepting a piece, we edit it and may request revisions. This process typically takes one to three weeks depending on the extent of editing required. We work with contributors on revisions and explain our editorial reasoning.
Publication timing depends on our editorial calendar and news cycle. We aim to publish accepted pieces within four weeks of final acceptance, though breaking news or time-sensitive topics may publish faster.
Rights and Usage
We acquire first publication rights and ongoing digital rights to publish the piece on our website. Contributors retain copyright and may republish their work elsewhere after publication, provided they note that it originally appeared in NervNow.
We do not provide pre-publication review to employers, subjects of coverage, or other parties. The final edited piece may differ substantially from your initial draft.
Questions
For editorial contributions, pitch guidelines, or questions about the submission process: editorial@nervnow.com
For sponsored content, advertorials, or branded content opportunities: business@nervnow.com
We read all submissions but cannot provide detailed feedback on declined pitches or unpublished work. We appreciate your interest in contributing to NervNow and your patience with our review process.
NervNow welcomes diverse perspectives from contributors across industries, geographies, and backgrounds. We are particularly interested in hearing from people working outside major technology hubs and from practitioners in sectors beyond the usual technology coverage.
