contribute an article
The basics
who
The Science Basement (TSB) focuses on offering support to those conducting research with little or no experience in writing for the “general public”. In general, but not always, this means early career researchers willing to put in the time and effort and, most importantly, open to receiving a lot of feedback and learning from the experience as much as possible. If the latter applies to you, don’t hesitate to pitch!
what
We welcome pitches and contributors from all research fields as long as you take inspiration from the current theme. Below you will find information about the types of articles we accept and the type of contributor you can become. Before pitching, please ensure your article falls within the current umbrella TSB theme by checking them on the main Blogging page.
types of contributors
Please note that if you are a PhD student in University of Helsinki, we have agreements in place with all doctoral schools so you can get transferable credits as a regular or in-house contributor.
1️⃣ one timer
You pitch one article of any of the types below. Your name & small bio is mentioned in the article but not on the team page.
2️⃣ regular
You publish at least 3500 words with us in any combination of the above types. Your photo & bio will appear on our page as a regular contributor.
3️⃣ in-house
After you become a regular contributor, you commit to publishing a piece every half a year of any of the types above.
types of articles
SCICRISP 📖
Accesible article based on a thesis or published paper
In-depth 
Articles between 1300 and 2000 words
snippets 🎯
Articles between 600 and 900 words
conversation 
Interviews to researchers & people of interest
next steps
decide
Decide which article you would like to write based on the above types. Ensure your topic is in line with the current theme of TSB (you can check it on the Blogging page).
keep it up
Do you want to become a regular contributor or an in-house writer? Keep pitching until you reach the minimum amount of published words. No worries, we will keep track!