What’s on that list depends on what you uncovered in your review, but it might include one or two articles from the editorial calendar, a list of article ideas that would be a good fit for the magazine and that could use you as a resource, or a guest column you’re qualified to\u00a0write.<\/p>\n

4. Match the magazine’s sections and articles with the staffer responsible for it.<\/h3>\n

Many times, the sections include the appropriate editor’s name as a credit. Staffers often write articles, too. Both are clues to who you should contact with your idea.<\/p>\n

You can usually get the right editor or writer’s email address on the publication’s website\u00a0under “editorial staff,” “contact us,” or “about.”\u00a0You can also get editor and writer names from the printed publication’s masthead, which usually lists who does what at the publication.\u00a0It’s typically\u00a0near the front of the magazine, not far from the table of contents,<\/p>\n

Write down what you’ve learned — who edits the news brief sections, which staffers write articles, and so on. If you can’t figure that out from either the print or online edition, email or call the magazine.<\/p>\n