Distillations is a magazine by the Science History Institute. Their articles reveal the impact of science on our world, both past and present. They’re actively looking for writers who can unearth little-told history and find historical angles to contemporary topics. They pay $1.25 per word for features; a flat fee of $750 for argued essays, columns, and profiles; and $400 for interviews. If interested, email your pitches to editor@sciencehistory.org. For details, refer to this page.
Nautilus is a magazine about science, culture, and philosophy. They accept story ideas and pitches at drenwick@nexusmedianews.com. According to a Tweet by one of their editors, they pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Futurism
is a digital media platform that covers science, technology, and medicine news
that are changing the world. They pay about $200 to $500 per piece. To contact
them, refer to this page.
Fancy
Comma, LLC is “a science writing and digital communications company” that
caters to science, health, business, finance, policy, and tech. Every once in a
while, they accept pitches for guest posts for their blog. They pay $75 per
article (800-1,200 words). For more information, refer to their pitch guide.
The
Xylom is a media outlet that creates “personal stories of science and
humanity.” They are looking for personal essays (1,200-1,500 words) that are “at
least tangentially related to science”, science analysis and opinion pieces
(1,200-1,500 words), narrative-driven science feature stories, and 10-ish-word
stories. They pay every storyteller at least $200. To learn more, refer to
their submissions page.
Eos
is a science news magazine by American Geophysical Union (AGU). They publish “news
and features reported by science journalists” and “research updates, opinions,
and features written by scientists.” According to a payment report, they paid
$1/word for a 900-word news story. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.
Science for the People is a magazine and
website dedicated to “building and promoting social movements and political
struggles around progressive and radical perspectives on science and society.”
They welcome pitches from anyone who can offer their readers “reporting,
analysis, or perspective on the struggle to ensure science serves the people,
not profit.” They pay $100 for short pieces (600 to 1,000 words) which are often
published via SftP Online. They pay $200 for slightly longer pieces like reviews,
columns, and other articles of 1,200 to 1,500 words, and $250 for feature-length
stories of 2,000 words and above. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.
Africa Science News Service is a website that covers science and technology with an African eye. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.56 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Scientific American covers science discoveries and technology innovations. They “welcome ideas for articles on recent scientific discoveries, technical innovations and overviews of ongoing research.” The average length of their articles is about 2,500 to 3,000 words. They also welcome essays (700 to 800 words). Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $1.50 per word. For details, refer to this page.
Physics Today is the American Institute of Physics’ flagship publication. They publish both in print and online formats. They inform their “readers about science and its place in the world with authoritative features, news stories, analysis, and fresh perspectives on technological advances and ground-breaking research.” According to their website director, they pay $1.00 per word. To learn more, visit this page.