These guidelines keep Parchment a place readers trust. Every story is reviewed against them before it is published.
What we publish
- Original stories, essays, guides and opinions written by you.
- Writing based on real experience, knowledge or careful research.
- Stories in English with a clear title and a clear point.
What we do not publish
- Copied, plagiarised or mostly AI-generated text presented as your own.
- Spam, thin promotional content or posts written only to place links.
- Hate, harassment, threats, or content that exploits or harms anyone.
- Adult content, illegal content, or misleading health and money claims.
- Other people’s private information.
Good practice
- Add a featured image you have the right to use, and credit the source.
- Pick the one topic that fits your story best.
- Link to sources for facts and figures.
- Up to two relevant links to your own website or products are fine when they help the reader.
Review and removal
We may edit formatting, decline a submission, or remove a published story that breaks these guidelines. Repeated breaches can lead to account removal. Questions: parchment@sayfandco.com.