Health-content standard
Do not diagnose readers, prescribe treatment or promise a cure. Health claims must be accurately framed, supported by appropriate sources and clear about uncertainty.
What we consider
Reported health stories
Timely developments explained with reliable sources, context and limitations.
Practical explainers
Clear answers to real reader questions about wellbeing, nutrition, fitness, sleep or preventive health.
Beauty and personal care
Useful coverage that separates evidence, experience and marketing claims.
Relevant lifestyle and travel
Original guides with a clear safety, wellbeing or informed-choice angle.
A topic being popular or search-friendly is not enough; it must offer original reader value.
Minimum editorial standard
- Submit work you wrote and have the right to publish; plagiarism and lightly rewritten copies are rejected.
- Use descriptive headings, answer the central question early and avoid filler written only to reach a word count.
- Link to primary research, official guidance or authoritative sources for material health and safety claims.
- Represent studies accurately, including population, limitations and whether findings show association or causation.
- Check names, quotations, statistics, dates and links before submission.
What we do not accept
- Fabricated sources, quotations, credentials, patient stories or first-hand experience.
- Guaranteed cures, fear-based medical claims, unsafe instructions or content designed to replace professional care.
- Casino, adult, illegal, deceptive or unrelated promotional content presented as health reporting.
- Undisclosed advertorials, paid-link placements, keyword stuffing or demands for ranking and traffic guarantees.
- Copyrighted images or text used without permission, attribution or a lawful basis.
Conflicts, links and assisted tools
Tell us about employment, sponsorship, free products, affiliate relationships or other interests connected to the subject. A useful disclosure is specific enough for an editor and reader to understand the relationship.
Disclose substantial use of generative or automated tools. Tools cannot be treated as a source, and a named human contributor remains responsible for checking every claim, citation and quotation.
Contributor links are reviewed for reader relevance. Submission is not a way to buy a dofollow link or search ranking.
What to submit
- A focused headline or pitch and a short explanation of why the story matters now.
- An original draft with source links placed beside the claims they support.
- Your real name, short biography and any relevant experience or conflict disclosure.
- Images only when you own them, have written permission or can document an appropriate licence.
- A note identifying prior publication, exclusivity limits and any agreed commercial arrangement.
Review, editing and publication
Create an account, complete your contributor information and submit the draft through the user panel. The team may ask questions, request evidence, edit for clarity and style, reject the work or remove it later when policy, accuracy or legal concerns arise.
We do not promise a response time, publication date, placement, traffic, backlinks or continued availability. Unsolicited submissions are unpaid unless compensation is agreed in writing before publication.
Rights and post-publication responsibility
You retain ownership of original work. Submission grants The Viral Lines the publication licence described in the Terms and Conditions, including the ability to edit, format, promote, archive and remove accepted material.
If you discover an error after submission or publication, notify us promptly with the affected wording and supporting source. Do not silently reuse or republish an exclusive version in conflict with a written agreement.