Editorial, Opinion, and Perspective Articles

Editorial, opinion, and perspective articles are scholarly work that distill information and present different viewpoints on particular research themes. They are typically shorter in length than original research and review articles. Editorial, opinion, and perspective articles are usually solicited or invited by the editorial board of a journal, according to a specific emergent research topic. However, unsolicited work may be considered. Before writing an editorial, opinion, or perspective article, contact the editorial board and discuss the topic of interest. Below are resources to help you get started on writing these types of articles. 

Articles

• Gray, R. (2015). Now hang on a minute: five rules for writing an editorial. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs, 22, pp. 559-560.
• Majumdar, K. (2015). A young researcher’s guide to perspective, commentary, and opinion articles. Editage Insights.
• Singh, A., and Singh, S. (2006). What is a good editorial? Mens Sana Monographs, 4, 1, pp. 14–17. 

Websites

• Enago Academy (2019). Perspective, opinion, and commentary pieces. 
• Nature (n.d.). For authors: Other types of submissions. 
• ScienceMag.org. Instructions for authors of editorial, focus, perspective, and commentary articles