2024 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
January/February 2024
Theme: Training and Development. How can we strengthen our careers and skills, as well as the field as a whole through training and strategic collaborations?
Guest edited by: Arthur Berger and Dr. Nupoor Ranade
Submissions due date: Nov 10, 2023
March/April 2024
Theme: Applications of AI in Technical Communication. How can AI and its various applications best serve technical communicators and the wide range of projects and documents they create?
Submissions due date: Jan 10, 2024
May/June 2024
Theme: Structured Authoring. What are processes and tools best support structured authoring practices, including content development and information findability?
Submissions due date: Mar 10, 2024
July/August 2024
Theme: Strategic Branding. How are brands developed, sustained, and improved upon, whether they represent products, services, or individuals?
Submissions due date: May 10, 2024
September/October 2024
Theme: Sustainable Content. What processes and practices can help reduce the carbon footprint of digital content and ensure sustainable products through their lifecycle?
Submissions due date: Jul 10, 2024
November/December 2024
Theme: Accessible and Responsive Design. How can we improve and incorporate best practices and techniques, which support the accessibility and responsiveness of content design?
Submissions due date: Sep 10, 2024
2023 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
January/February 2023
Theme: Professional Credentialing in Technical Communication. What are the different ways in you can build your professional credentials?
Submissions due date: November 1, 2023
March/April 2023
Theme: Tools and Technologies. What current tools, technologies, and trends are essential and important to the profession?
Submissions due date: January 1, 2023
May/June 2023
Theme: Technical Editing. What are the past, present, and future applications of technical editing in technical communication?
Guest edited by: Kelly Schrank
Submissions due date: March 1, 2023
July/August 2023
Theme: Soft Skills in Technical Communication. Why are soft skills are important and useful in technical communication workplaces and project environments?
Submissions due date: May 1, 2023
September/October 2023
Theme: Information Visualization. What methods, practices, and techniques help technical communicators create informative visual content?
Guest edited by: Dr. Jackie Damrau and Dr. Amanda Horton
Submissions due date: July 1, 2023
November/December 2023
Theme: Project Planning. How is project planning essential to the technical communicator and what methods and practices are most helpful?
Submissions due date: September 1, 2023
2022 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
January/February 2022
Theme: Careers: Insights into job searches and career path transitions.
Submission due date: 11/1/2021
March/April 2022
Theme: Communications Across Media: From AR/VR to chatbots, how diverse forms of content delivery are shaping how we communicate.
Submission due date: 1/1/2022
May/June 2022
Theme: Instructional Design: Why is instructional design so important, and how do technical communicators design and develop content that facilitates learning?
Submission due date: 3/1/2022
July/August 2022
Theme: Translation and Localization: How technical communicators influence how products and services are communicated and perceived in other languages and cultures.
Submission due date: 5/1/2021
September/October 2022
Theme: Strategic Thinking in Technical Communication: How can technical communicators use strategic thinking to better position themselves and their departments?
Guest edited by Dr. Jackie Damrau and Dr. Liz Herman
Submission due date: 7/1/2022
November/December 2022
Theme: Accessibility, Usability, and Inclusion: How can technical communicators ensure that their products and information are able to reach all audiences?
Submission due date: 9/1/2022
2021 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
March/April 2021
Theme: Project Management: Effective Project Management Supports Career Growth for Technical Communicators
Submission due date: 2/1/2021
May/June 2021
Theme: Inclusivity in Technical Communication: How can our industry be more diverse and inclusive? And how can our communications efforts support diverse, multicultural, accessible world?
Submission due date: 3/1/2021
July/August 2021
Theme: Technical Communication in Cybersecurity
Guest edited by Ben Woelk and Jackie Damrau
Submission due date: 5/1/2021
September/October 2021
Theme: The Science Behind Content Design
Guest edited by Scott Abel and Tina Sister
Submission due date: 7/1/2021
November/December 2021
Theme: The Business of Content
Guest edited by Andrea Ames
Submission due date: 9/1/2021
2020 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
January/February 2020
Theme: Future of Tech Comm: Thinking Outside the Box
Submission due date: 11/10/2019
March/April 2020
Theme: Content in the Customer Experience
Submission due date: 1/10/2020
May/June 2020
Theme: Career Transitions
Submission due date: 3/1/2020
July/August 2020
Theme: Collaboration
Submission due date: 5/1/2020
September 2020
Theme: Knowledge Management
Guest edited by Liz Herman
Submission due date: 7/1/2020
October 2020
Theme: Student Perspectives on Technical Communication
Guest edited by Heavenly Freeman, Jelilat Adesiyan, and Rebekah Smith
Submission due date: 8/1/2020
November 2020
Theme: Information-Enabled Enterprises
Guest edited by Scott Abel
Submission due date: 9/1/2020
December 2020
Theme: The State of Tech Comm: A View from Outside the Industry
Guest edited by Saul Carliner
Submission due date: 10/1/2020
2019 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
January/February 2019
Theme: The Future of Technical Communication: AR/VR
Guest edited by Kit Brown-Hoekstra
Submission due date: 12/10/2018
Ads due: 1/2/2019
March/April 2019
Theme: Content Experience and Content Strategy
Submission due date: 1/10/2019
Ads due: 2/1/2019
May/June 2019
Theme: Professional Development
Submission due date: 3/10/2019
Ads due: 4/2/2019
July/August 2019
Theme: Content Design and Development for Machine Delivery
Submission due date: 5/10/2019
Ads due: 6/1/2019
September 2019
Theme: Global Content
Guest editor: TBD
Submission due date: 7/10/2019
Ads due: 8/1/2019
October 2019
Theme: Healthcare and Medicine
Guest editor: Kirk St.Amant
Submission due date: 8/10/2019
Ads due: 9/4/2019
November 2019
Theme: Content Engineering
Submission due date: 9/10/2019
Ads due: 10/1/2019
December 2019
Theme: Content Quality
Guest editor: Yoel Strimling
Submission due date: 10/10/2019
Ads due: 11/1/2019
January/February 2018
Theme: The Future of Technical Communication
Guest edited by Jack Molisani
Submission due date: 12/15/2017
Ads due: 1/2/2018
March/April 2018
Theme: The Healthy Content Organization
Submission due date: 1/15/2018
Ads due: 2/1/2018
May/June 2018
Theme: Leadership
Submission due date: 3/10/2018
Ads due: 4/2/2018
July/August 2018
Theme: The State of Technical Communication Education
Guest edited by Kirk St.Amant
Submission due date: 5/10/2018
Ads due: 6/1/2018
September 2018
Theme: Measuring the Value of Content
Guest edited by Mark Lewis
Submission due date: 7/10/2018
Ads due: 8/1/2018
October 2018
Theme: Understanding Audiences and Their Tasks
Submission due date: 8/10/2018
Ads due: 9/4/2018
November 2018
Theme: The Relationship of Content and Design
Submission due date: 9/10/2018
Ads due: 10/1/2018
December 2018
Theme: The State of the Technical Communication Industry
Submission due date: 10/10/2018
Ads due: 11/1/2018
January 2017
No theme
Submission due date: 11/1/2016
Ads due: 11/15/2016
February 2017
Personality, Temperament, and Technical Communication
Guest Editor: Ben Woelk
Submission due date: 12/1/2016
Ads due: 12/15/2016
March 2017
The Core Competencies of Technical Communicators
Submission due date: 1/1/2017
Ads due: 1/15/2017
April 2017
International Technical Communication
Submission due date: 2/1/2017
Ads due: 2/15/2017
May 2017
No Theme
Submissions due: 3/1/2017
Ads due: 3/15/2017
June 2017
More Legends of Technical Communication: Student Interviews
Guest Editor: George Hayhoe
Submissions due: 5/1/2017
Ads due: 5/15/2017
July/August 2017
Writing and Editing: Fundamentals, Resources, and New Trends
Submissions due: 6/1/2017
Ads due: 6/15/2017
September 2017
The Business of Technical Communication
Guest Editor: Andrea Ames
Submissions due: 8/1/2017
Ads due: 8/15/2017
October 2017
Document Design After Paper
Guest Editor: Michael Opsteegh
Submissions due: 8/1/2017
Ads due: 8/15/2017
November/December 2017
Research in Technical Communication: Approaches, Methods, Applications
Guest Editor: Kirk St.Amant
Submissions due: 9/1/2017
Ads due: 9/15/2017
Click here for the 2016 Editorial Calendar
January 2016
Professional Development and Certification
Submission due date: 11/1/2015
Ads due: 11/15/2015
February 2016
Communication Trends
Submission due date: 12/1/2015
Ads due: 12/15/2015
March 2016
Technical Communication on the World Wide Web in 2016
Submission due date: 1/1/2016
Ads due: 1/15/2016
April 2016
Grand Hardware Documentation
Guest Editor Rick Lippincott
Submission due date: 2/1/2016
Ads due: 2/15/2016
May 2016
International Technical Communication
Guest Editors Kirk St.Amant and Ann Wiley
Submissions due: 3/1/2016
Ads due: 3/15/2016
June 2016
Instructional Design
Guest Editors Mellissa Ruryk and Robert Hershenow
Submissions due: 4/1/2016
Ads due: 4/15/2016
July/August 2016
Teaching Professional & Technical Communication
Submissions due: 5/1/2016
Ads due: 5/15/2016
September 2016
A Deep Dive into Tools and Workflows
Submissions due: 7/1/2016
Ads due: 7/15/2016
October 2016
Talkin' Bout' My Generation
Submissions due: 8/1/2016
Ads due: 8/15/2015
November/December 2016
Tech Comm Guru Profiles
Guest Editor Nicky Bleiel
Submissions due: 9/1/2016
Ads due: 9/15/2016
Click here for the 2015 Editorial Calendar.
January 2015
Technical Communication and Professional Writing
Submissions due: 11/1/2014
Ads due: 11/15/2014
February 2015
Repackaging, Rebranding, and Reinventing Technical Communication
Submissions due: 12/1/2014
Ads due: 12/15/2014
March 2015
Megatrends, Trending Now
Submissions due: 1/1/2015
Ads due: 1/15/2015
April 2015
Learning Ecosystems
Submissions due: 2/1/2015
Ads due: 2/15/2015
May 2015
Facets of the Profession
Submissions due: 3/1/2015
Ads due: 3/15/2015
June 2015
The Power Issue: Gaining Organizational Influence as a Technical Communicator
Submissions due: 4/1/2015
Ads due: 4/15/2015
July/August 2015
Content Primer: Curation Is Not Just for Museums
Submissions due: 5/1/2015
Ads due: 5/15/2015
September 2015
Change Happens: Are We Ready?
Submissions due: 7/1/2015
Ads due: 7/15/2015
October 2015
The Social Issue: Building Networks and Social Business Strategies
Submissions due: 8/1/2015
Ads due: 8/15/2015
November/December 2015
State of the Industry
Submissions due: 9/1/2015
Ads due: 9/15/2015
January 2014
Personal Productivity: Work Smarter, Not Harder
Submissions due: 11/1/2013
Ads due: 11/15/2013
February 2014
Plain Language and Information Design: Case Studies
Guest Editor Karen Schriver
Submissions due: 12/1/2013
Ads due: 12/15/2013
March 2014
Career Planning: Transitioning, Cross-Functional Roles, Professional Development and Education, Social Networking and Job Hunting
Submissions due: 1/1/2014
Ads due: 1/15/2014
April 2014
The Bleeding Edge: Emerging Trends and Technologies
Guest Editor Neil Perlin
Submissions due: 2/1/2014
Ads due: 2/15/2014
May 2014
Content Is a Business Asset: Content Marketing, Branding, Metrics, Value
Guest Editor Jack Molisani
Submissions due: 3/1/2014
Ads due: 3/15/2014
June 2014
The Art of Professional Writing: Technical Writing and Rhetoric, Writing for Industry, Manufacturing Writing, Medical Writing, Policies and Procedures
Submissions due: 4/1/2014
Ads due: 4/15/2014
July/August 2014
Content Strategy: Converting Legacy Content, Conducting a Content Analysis
Submissions due: 5/1/2014
Ads due: 5/15/2014
September 2014
API Documentation
Guest Editor Tom Johnson
Submissions due: 7/1/2014
Ads due: 7/15/2014
October 2014
Rescue Me! How to Rescue Troubled Technical Communication Projects and Teams
Submissions due: 8/1/2014
Ads due: 8/15/2014
November/December 2014
Agile Technical Communication: Using Methodology from Agile Software Development for Agile Technical Documentation and Agile Teams
Submissions due: 10/1/2014
Ads due: 10/15/2014
Global/International Technical Communication
Guest Editor: Kit Brown-Hoekstra
Submissions due: 1 November 2012
Ads due: 15 November 2012
February 2013
Instructional Design & eLearning
Submissions due: 1 December 2012
Ads due: 15 December 2012
March 2013
Freelancing, Consulting, Independent Contracting, and Business Ownership
Submissions due: 1 January 2013
Ads due: 15 January 2013
April 2013
60th Anniversary Issue: TC History and Future, Emerging Markets, Industry Focus
Submissions due: 1 February 2013
Ads due: 15 February 2013
May 2013
Content Strategy
Guest Editor: Alan Porter
Submissions due: 1 March 2013
Ads due: 15 March 2013
June 2013
Risk Management, Security, Safety Communications
Submissions due: 1 April 2013
Ads due: 15 April 2013
July/August 2013
Usability and Accessibility
Submissions due: 1 May 2013
Ads due: 15 May 2013
September 2013
Project Management
Submissions due: 1 July 2013
Ads due: 15 July 2013
October 2013
Information Design and Architecture
Submissions due: 1 August 2013
Ads due: 15 August 2013
November/December 2013
Intro to TC/TC 101 (Intro to Tech Writing and Editing)
Submissions due: 1 September 2013
Ads due: 15 September 2013
