Editorial Calendar & Guidelines

Guidelines for IDA Editorial Submissions

IDA Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that features unique articles, written by IDA members and others in the industry, concerning topics important to the door and access industry and related industries. Every year, each bi-monthly issue has a theme, which is carried out in the publication. Articles should be related to the monthly theme, but all submissions will be considered for the current issue or additional issues. Any questions about topics or editorial are welcome. We encourage authors to reach out to us directly for additional information via email at idamagazine@doors.org.

General Requirements

Please read the below general requirements before submitting your article/editorial for inclusion consideration in the IDA Magazine:

• Article text must be delivered in Microsoft Word format, and the file name should follow the standard format of <author last name _ issue month(s)_>.
• Images to be included with the article/editorial can be submitted to support the content. No reference to the images should be placed in the text.
• Image filenames should follow the standard format of <author last name _ issue month(s) _ image#>.
• Authors must have full ownership of all images provided and once submitted, will become property of IDA and IDA Magazine.
• Images should not be embedded within the text.
• Authors should submit a brief bio (70 words or less) and provide a high resolution headshot.

All editorial content should be submitted via email to idamagazine@doors.org. Submitting an article indicates your agreement to the IDA Magazine Editorial Guidelines.