Contributor Policy for Life Science Daily News

Effective Date: 11 October 2026 V2.1

1. Purpose and scope
This Contributor Policy sets the rules for anyone who submits news, opinion, analysis, features, press releases or other material for possible publication on Life Science Daily News. It explains the standards we expect, the rights you give us, and how our editorial process works. This policy applies to all submissions from registered users on any plan, purchasers of one-off options and commissioned writers. Life Science Daily News is published by Life Scope Global News Ltd (company number 16488889). In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Life Scope Global News Ltd.

2. Relationship with our Terms and Conditions
This policy works alongside our Terms and Conditions and our Editorial, Privacy, and Cookie policies. By submitting material you agree to follow these policies. If there is a conflict, the Terms and Conditions will prevail.

3. Eligibility and registration
You must be at least eighteen years old or the minimum legal age in your country, whichever is higher, to register and submit material. We do not accept contributions from anyone under eighteen. You must create an account with accurate information and keep your login details secure.

4. What you may submit
We accept life science news, analysis, opinion, explainers, interviews, commentary and press releases that are relevant to our audience. What you may publish depends on your plan. Explorer content must be expert-led, analytical and non-promotional. Promotional content, where a product or service is directly promoted, is permitted on Professional, Single Feature and Press Release, and is labelled so that readers can identify it, as described in our Editorial Policy. We may publish submissions online, in newsletters and in social channels.

Withdrawn plans: plans that are withdrawn from sale are no longer available to new members, and continue on their existing terms for current members until cancelled, as set out in our Terms and Conditions. Content published under a withdrawn plan follows the same rules as Professional content. Pulse is currently the only withdrawn plan.

5. Standards for accuracy and evidence
All submissions must be accurate, fair and responsible. Medical or scientific statements must be supported by appropriate sources such as peer reviewed papers, official data or regulatory documents. Cite sources in the defined sections within the contributor templates. Respect publication embargoes and do not breach confidentiality or court reporting restrictions.

6. Originality and exclusivity
Your submission must be your own work and must not have been published elsewhere, unless we agree otherwise in writing. We may ask for an exclusive window of publication which will be set out during commissioning or when we accept your submission. You must not submit material that has been generated by copying, paraphrasing or translating the work of others without permission or clear citation.

7. Conflicts of interest and funding disclosures
You must disclose any financial or personal interest related to the subject of your submission. This includes employment, consultancy, equity, grants, sponsored travel, paid speaking, or other relationships that could reasonably be seen as a conflict. We may add disclosure notes to the published piece or decline to publish.

8. Use of AI and third-party assistance
You must not submit material that was created wholly by an artificial intelligence system. Limited use of tools for grammar, spelling or formatting is acceptable. If you used any automated tools to generate wording, images or data, you must tell us in your cover note and you remain fully responsible for the accuracy and originality of the submission. You must not use our site, data or content to create, train or improve any AI or machine learning system.

How we use AI
We use AI tools to support our editorial process, for example to check spelling, grammar, formatting and consistency, and to help with research and source checking. Our editorial team reviews every submission, and editorial decisions are made by our team, not by an AI tool. We do not use your submission to train AI models, and we do not permit our providers to do so. Our Editorial Policy explains how we use AI across everything we publish.

9. Visual and media standards
Images, figures, charts and video must be lawful and properly licensed. You must have the right to use and to license the media to us. Provide source credits and captions. Do not submit manipulated images that mislead. If identifiable people appear, obtain their written consent unless a clear public interest exception applies.

10. Editorial review and publication
All submissions are reviewed by our editorial team. We may edit for length, clarity, style, search optimisation (including headlines, subheadings and page metadata), legal compliance and accuracy. We may ask for revisions. We decide whether and when to publish. We may place advertising next to your published content. We do not guarantee publication, and we may remove content after publication if concerns arise.

Bylines: articles published under Explorer, Professional, Single Feature and Pulse carry an author and company byline, with an author bio. You are responsible for making sure your name, organisation and bio are accurate and kept up to date. Press releases are attributed to the issuing organisation, with its logo.

Links: links must point to relevant sources or references and must not point to unlawful, misleading or harmful material. Our editors review all links and may add, amend or remove them at editorial review. Links in Professional, Single Feature, Press Release and Pulse content carry the rel=“sponsored” attribute, in line with search engine guidance for paid content. Links in Explorer articles carry the rel=“nofollow” attribute. We do not sell links, or accept payment to place links, in any content.

11. Licence you grant to us
You keep ownership of your submission. When you submit material you grant Life Scope Global News Ltd a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty free, transferable and sub licensable licence to use, host, store, reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, distribute, publicly perform and display your submission in any media for the purposes of operating, improving, promoting and redistributing our services. Where the law allows, you waive moral rights or agree not to assert them so that we can edit and present your work. We will not sell your submission to third parties without your permission.

12. Payment
Contributions are unpaid. Contributors are responsible for their own taxes and social security.

13. Subscriptions and billing
Our plans, prices and publication timelines are set out on our Pricing page. Billing, renewals, cancellations and refunds for subscriptions, and payment for one-off purchases such as Single Feature and Press Release, are governed by our Terms and Conditions.

14. Post allowances and monitoring
Explorer and Professional plans include a monthly allowance of articles, shown on our Pricing page. Allowances run monthly from the date your membership started and are counted by submission date. Unused allowance does not roll over, and articles we decline do not count. You must not create multiple accounts or otherwise attempt to bypass posting limits. Full terms are set out in our Terms and Conditions.

15. Republishing and self-promotion
If we ask for exclusivity you agree not to republish the full text elsewhere during the agreed period. After that period you may share brief extracts with a link back to the original on our site and with clear credit. If you want to republish the full text, you must obtain our written permission.

16. Community and conduct
All contributors must follow our community standards. Do not submit or promote content that is unlawful, defamatory, misleading, invasive of privacy, discriminatory, harassing, hateful, pornographic, threatening, promotes violence or self-harm, or is otherwise harmful. Do not impersonate any person or organisation and do not submit spam, phishing, malware or other harmful code.

17. Legal compliance and warranties
You promise that your submission is lawful, original and does not infringe the rights of others. You promise that it does not contain confidential information, trade secrets, defamatory statements, contempt of court material, or material that breaches data protection law. You agree to indemnify us for losses that arise from your breach of this policy or your warranties.

18. Personal data in submissions
Avoid including personal data about other people. If it is necessary for a story, include only what is relevant and ensure you have a lawful basis to share it. We process personal data in line with our Privacy Policy, including data that you provide about yourself as part of a submission.

19. Corrections, updates and takedown
If you spot a material error in a published piece, tell us promptly and we will consider a correction or update. We may correct, update, add editor notes, or remove content that is inaccurate, misleading or unlawful. We may keep an archival record of the original for legal or editorial reasons.

20. Termination and removal
We may decline to publish, or remove published content, and we may suspend or close contributor accounts at our discretion, including for repeated breaches of this policy or our Terms and Conditions.

21. Governing law and jurisdiction
This policy and any dispute or claim arising from it are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction, on the same basis as set out in our Terms and Conditions. If you are a consumer outside the United Kingdom, you may benefit from mandatory rights in your home country and nothing in this policy affects those rights.

22. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the updated version with a new effective date. If changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to let registered contributors know.

23. Contact
Please contact the Editorial team using the Contact Us form on our site or by email at info@lifesciencedaily.news if you have questions about this policy, if you need to disclose a conflict, or if you wish to make a correction request.