ABP Content Standards for Contributors

Ensuring Credibility, Clarity and Impact in Business Psychology

As the home and voice of Business Psychology, The ABP champions evidence-based approaches that enhance working lives. We’re looking for contributions that feature a clear evidence base but go beyond summarising research. We appreciate content that draws on credible psychological evidence with professional insight, bringing the author’s perspective to the fore. Whether you are an academic, practitioner, or both, we invite you to connect the psychology of work with real-world application, showing how it comes alive in practice and why it matters.

Would You Like to Contribute?

We welcome submissions in a variety of formats, including news articles, podcasts, speaker sessions, or case studies, as long as they meet our standards for credibility, accessibility, and professional relevance. However, considering and applying our guidelines before submitting will increase the likelihood of acceptance.

Please note that The ABP is a volunteer-led not-for-profit organisation, run by professionals alongside their own work commitments. While responses may not be immediate, we will acknowledge every submission and review it carefully. If your piece is accepted, we will confirm a publication date; if not, we will provide specific feedback.

Guidance to Improve Your Chances of Publication

Overall, ABP content is typically warm, inclusive, and confident, not promotional or overly academic in tone. So, write with a voice that invites dialogue and community. The best content aims to inspire, inform and elevate the profession of Business Psychology.

Consider Our Purpose and Audience

• Speak to our broad audience, including certified Business Psychologists, HR professionals, leaders, consultants, and students.
• Our preferred tone is inclusive, accessible, and generally positive.
• Convey your message with clarity and respect. Focus on practical relevance and impact on workplace outcomes.
• Avoid technical jargon unless essential; explain key terms if used.

Work From an Evidence-Based Foundation

• Draw on research, data, and validated frameworks where possible.
• Cite peer-reviewed studies or widely accepted models.
• Reflect critical thinking, acknowledge limitations, alternative views, or emerging debates.

Submit Your Best Content

• Our minimum word count for an article is 500 words, and the maximum is 1,000. If you have demanding subject matter, consider how the article/s could be divided or serialised.
  • Your introduction should be no less than 50 words, and no more than 150.
  • Be sure to include a meaningful conclusion to the article of between 50 and 100 words.
• Prioritise clarity over complexity; concise writing and strong storytelling are welcome.
  • Subheadings and bullet points, or other formatting options, could help you achieve this.
• Ensure a clear, logical structure: What is the issue? What evidence supports your position? What are the implications for practice?
• Include real-world examples or case studies when appropriate.

Demonstrate Professional Integrity

• Only make submissions that you have authored yourself.
• Articles should be written in the spirit of sharing knowledge and furthering the discipline of Business Psychology. Submissions based on product or service marketing will not be accepted (although references to your/your organisation’s research and insights are welcome).
• Be transparent about conflicts of interest, commercial affiliations, or data sources.
• Respect confidentiality and anonymise clients or case data unless you have consent. (See our Terms & Conditions for more guidance on this.)
• Maintain high ethical standards; please do not make any sales pitches or unsubstantiated claims.

What to Avoid

We ask that posts submitted be unique and original to The ABP. We do not accept posts that have already been published or submitted elsewhere online or that you plan to distribute to other websites. Furthermore:

• We are not interested in submissions written for the primary purpose of product promotion.
• We are not interested in SEO-driven submissions.
• If you work for a content farm or are a freelancer who writes articles for the sole purpose of linking up keywords in an effort to boost SEO, we are not interested.

Be Mindful of Our Terms and Conditions

By submitting an article to The ABP you acknowledge that you accept that editing might occur. To meet word count limits, as well as for the sake of readability, page layout requirements, etc. an ABP Editor may carry out reasonable alterations to your submission prior to publication.

If you’re unsure whether your idea fits or require support shaping your content, get in touch with us at [email protected].

Finally, before making a submission, please review our full terms & conditions below.

Ready to Make Your Submission?

Please send your content as an email attachment to [email protected]. This means sending a covering email with your submission attached as a MSWord document. Please also include your profile picture and any accompanying graphics as attachments, rather than embedding them in the Word document.

We do not compensate contributors for posts, but we do like to acknowledge authors. To this end, please include a brief bio which we can publish with your work (containing links to your website or social media if you wish), which we will share when your content is shared. Please keep your bio to a maximum of 100 words.

What If Your Submission Is Successful?

Once your posts go live, please share with your friends and colleagues. The more people who view your post, the better it is for you and the better it is for The ABP, so share your article via email, your website, LinkedIn, Instagram and any other social media platform you use for professional purposes. The ABP, in turn, will also promote your post via social media and our Community Hub.

Our Terms and Conditions

All individuals making submissions should reflect and respect the Association’s published Code of Conduct. Additionally:

1. At the time of submission, the content shared should be current and up-to-date and relevant to practitioners applying best practices in Business Psychology in the United Kingdom.
2. The ABP's standards for use of digital tools in submissions apply.
3. Individuals making any submission acknowledge the ABP’s intention to share best practice and grant permission for the ABP to reproduce all or part of submissions and/or offer comment on the submissions, on their website and through other media channels as may be appropriate in the interests of advocating for business psychology, at the sole discretion of the ABP and its Officers.
4. As such, Entrants grant the ABP a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual and worldwide license to republish any material you submit, post, upload, email or otherwise transmit to the ABP in connection with the Awards in any format, including without limitation print and electronic format.
5. The ABP makes no claim of Intellectual Property rights over the content of any submission, other than the license in paragraph 3. above.
6. Individuals making any submission which references other parties must gain their consent before making the submission. It is the responsibility of the individual who makes a submission to clarify the position with respect to intellectual property with named parties in advance of making the submission. Individuals making any submission accept sole responsibility for securing their rights or access to the information that they share or reference.
7. Submissions will not be considered confidential or copyright, or to contain confidential or sensitive information.
8. Individuals making any submission will be liable for any costs or damages incurred by ABP from any third party if the submission contains confidential or invalid information or has not been fully approved by parties referenced.
9. The ABP accepts no liability in respect of any material submitted and/or published by us and we are not responsible for its content and accuracy. It is assumed that all submissions will be made honestly and in good faith. It is the sole responsibility of the individuals making any submission to ensure the veracity and validity of all information shared in their submission. The ABP makes no claim that submissions will be investigated, verified or validated for accuracy and reliability in the normal course of business.
10. The ABP excludes liability for any claims, loss, demands or damages of any kind whatsoever with respect to the service, information, publicity, publication, materials and/or other activities associated with the submissions of content for our use. This includes without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damages, whether arising from loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of data, loss of use or otherwise and whether or not the possibility of such loss has been notified to the ABP. The foregoing will apply whether such claims, loss or damages arise in tort, contract, negligence, under statute or otherwise.
11. Should any action by an individual in any way breach the terms/warranties given above and/or cause the ABP damage or loss, the individual making the submission agrees to indemnify the ABP in full and permanently against any third party liabilities, claims, costs, loss or damage that it incurs as a result of publishing material submitted or otherwise communicating about the individuals submission, including consequential losses.
12. If any of these terms and conditions should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from the terms and conditions and the remaining terms and conditions shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

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