Editorial Calendar
Pitch timing intelligence for every outlet. Anchored to 15 industry events and editorial cycles - showing the best months to submit for maximum acceptance rate.
Help Net Security
Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available, fast response time.
Infosecurity Magazine
Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available, fast response time.
CSO Futures
Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available, fast response time.
Manufacturing Tomorrow
Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available, fast response time.
Dark Reading
Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available.
Scores ranked by pitch window timing, submission difficulty, editor contact, response time, and domain authority. Updates when you change months.
The world's largest cybersecurity conference. Editors at Dark Reading, SC Media, SecurityWeek, Help Net Security, and Infosecurity Magazine actively seek cybersecurity bylines in the 6 weeks leading up to RSAC.
RSA Conference month - highest acceptance rate of the year
RSA Conference coverage and analysis
RSA Conference month
RSA Conference month
RSA Conference month
RSA Conference month
Google Cloud Next; AI and cloud content in peak demand
RSA Conference month
RSA Conference month
Sibos and European fintech conference season
Milken Institute Global Conference - finance and investment
Post-SXSW and spring startup season
Post-Google Cloud Next AI adoption content
Spring tech hiring and AI adoption season
Spring business growth and leadership season
Fortune 500 season and spring business content
Spring business and tech conference season
RSAC Conference and post-conference analysis season
RSAC analysis and post-conference exclusive pitching window
Post-Summit privacy analysis and state law updates
Post-Summit privacy analysis, GDPR enforcement updates
SaaStr Annual and post-conference SaaS analysis
Spring CX conference season peak
KubeCon EU analysis and spring cloud native content
Spring conference analysis and DevSecOps content
Spring conference analysis and DevSecOps content
KubeCon EU analysis
Spring conference analysis
Spring payments conference analysis
Spring CFO conference analysis
Spring conference analysis
Spring M&A conference analysis
Spring M&A conference analysis
Spring conference analysis and GDPR anniversary preparation
Spring deal activity peak
Spring product launch season
Spring manufacturing technology, additive manufacturing, supply chain automation
Spring automation technology, system integration, OT cybersecurity for engineers
AHIMA annual conference preparation
Mid-year IT strategy content
Spring technology policy season
Spring business innovation content
Spring legislative activity
Mid-year IT strategy
Spring technology content
Spring leadership and technology
Spring policy content
Google Cloud Next; cloud infrastructure content
Mid-year CIO strategy
Mid-year banking and payments analysis
Mid-year banking marketing analysis
Post-RSAC financial sector analysis
Post-RSAC federal cybersecurity analysis
Post-RSAC enterprise IT analysis
Post-RSAC network security analysis
Post-RSAC enterprise security analysis
Post-RSAC cybercrime analysis
Post-RSAC security policy
Post-RSAC analysis
Post-RSAC analysis
Post-RSAC product launches
Post-RSAC analysis
Spring business strategy and leadership
Spring supply chain technology and risk management
Spring ICS/OT security conference season
Spring healthcare IT security conference season
Spring healthcare IT conference season
Spring healthcare leadership conference season
Spring healthcare conference season
Spring federal technology conference season
Spring federal technology conference season
Spring defense technology conference season
Spring federal technology conference season
Spring defense conference season
Spring federal technology conference season
Global economic and technology leadership forum. HBR, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur see strong demand for leadership and technology strategy bylines in January.
International Data Privacy Day. Privacy, data protection, and consumer rights bylines in high demand in December-January across cybersecurity and policy publications.
January-February is peak editorial demand for IT strategy, budget planning, and technology leadership content. CIO.com, InformationWeek, and Foundry Expert Network see highest engagement.
Major telecom and mobile technology event. AI, 5G, IoT, and enterprise mobility topics in demand for VentureBeat, InformationWeek, and ITPro Today.
Tech, media, and culture festival. Innovation, AI, and emerging technology bylines in demand for Fast Company, VentureBeat, and WIRED in February.
The world's largest cybersecurity conference. Editors at Dark Reading, SC Media, SecurityWeek, Help Net Security, and Infosecurity Magazine actively seek cybersecurity bylines in the 6 weeks leading up to RSAC.
Google's cloud and AI conference. AI, cloud security, and enterprise tech bylines in demand in March.
Annual GDPR enforcement anniversary. Privacy regulation, data protection, and compliance bylines in high demand across cybersecurity and policy publications in May.
Premier technical security conference. Strong demand for threat research, vulnerability disclosure, and offensive/defensive security bylines in July.
Hacker conference running alongside Black Hat. Technical security research and practitioner-focused content in high demand through July.
EU AI Act enforcement milestones drive strong editorial demand for AI governance, compliance, and policy bylines. Tech Policy Press, MIT Technology Review, and The Hill are most receptive.
CISA's annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The single highest-demand period for cybersecurity bylines across all security publications. Pitch in August-September for October publication.
Microsoft's enterprise technology conference. Enterprise IT, AI, and security bylines in demand in October.
October-November is peak demand for year-end predictions and next-year outlook pieces across virtually all technology and business publications. One of the highest-acceptance windows of the year.