Writers’ Guidelines

Please take the time to familiarize yourself with past issues of Parking & Mobility magazine to ensure that your topic has not been previously covered and to get a feel for the style, sections, and tone of the publication. Authors should bring a fresh perspective to a topic of high relevance to the parking, transportation, and mobility industries.

Articles may not promote or sell a company, product, or service. The editor may rescind the offer to publish an accepted article if the content does not meet the readership’s standards, needs, or interests.

Please submit new product or self-promotion content releases online for potential publication in the News section of our website and our Around the Industry section of the Parking & Mobility interactive news site. 

The Parking & Mobility editorial calendar includes the 2025 submission deadlines and individual issue themes. Article pitches are approved well before the print month, so please submit your pitch with the intent to have the final article submitted to the editor by the agreed-upon deadline. After your pitch is accepted, the editor will work with you to provide more specific details.

Currently accepting submissions for 2025 in the following sections:

• Standing columns (600 – 1,000 words)
• Feature articles (1,500 – 2,500 words)

There are currently ten standing columns covering many areas of the industry. Please take the time to read the standing column descriptions here to make your pitch stand out and help you refine it for the Parking & Mobility readership.

Articles submitted must be exclusive to Parking & Mobility and cannot be published elsewhere online, either before or after publication. Articles may not include content that has been previously published. Do not submit an article that is under consideration or has been accepted by any other publication. If an author does have the same pitch accepted from another publication after being accepted by Parking & Mobility, the author must immediately notify the editor, who will make the final determination of adjusting the original article, delaying publication, or declining to publish the original article. The integrity and credibility of Parking & Mobility relies on author transparency and due diligence.

After Parking  & Mobility magazine’s publication, authors may post excerpts or quotes of the article on the author’s blog, website, social media, or newsletter, with attribution/credit and a link to the original article. However, authors must have written approval from the editor of Parking & Mobility for reprinting or reuse of the original article in any other publication, digital or print. If approval is granted, credit must be given to Parking & Mobility in the new publication.

All published material is copyrighted and becomes the property of the International Parking & Mobility Institute.

Compensation: All articles are voluntary submissions. There is no payment for publication.

Use of AI: Please refer to the Parking & Mobility editorial AI policy before submitting a pitch for guidance.

Editing: Parking & Mobility’s editor may edit the copy for grammar and punctuation, to maintain style standards, and to accommodate space limitations at their discretion and without approval from the author. If needed, the editor will correspond with the author for clarifications or alterations if the article needs significant rewrites.

Author’s Agreement Upon pitch acceptance, the authors will be sent a copy of the Parking & Mobility editorial guidelines and an author’s agreement with the requirements listed here. The agreement must be signed and returned before the article’s final version is submitted.

How to Submit Your Pitch: Please complete this form with a 150-word maximum description outlining your topic and how it will best serve the Parking & Mobility readership. The editor accepts submissions on a rolling basis and will contact you directly if your pitch has been accepted and provide more details.

Click here to fill out a pitch submission.