Clinical Professionals
Registered dietitians, clinical nutritionists, rheumatologists, renal specialists, and primary care physicians with direct patient experience in hyperuricemia or gout.
Guest Contributors
Write for UricAcid.online — Help Patients Lower Their Uric Acid
We accept evidence-based clinical, nutritional, and lifestyle articles from qualified contributors who can help our 28,000+ monthly readers understand and manage hyperuricemia and gout. Read the standards below and pitch us a piece.
28K+
Monthly Readers
48h
First Editorial Response
Doctor
Reviewed Before Publication
Who We Publish
The Contributor Profile We Look For
Our editorial bar is high because our readers are managing a real medical condition. Strong pitches typically come from one of these backgrounds.
Researchers & Academics
Published authors in metabolic disease, purine metabolism, renal nutrition, or inflammatory arthritis. We give research-grade content the editorial space it deserves.
Health Writers with Sources
Professional health writers who reliably work from peer-reviewed literature, cite primary sources, and respect the difference between evidence and opinion.
Editorial Scope
What We Publish — and What We Do Not
Topics We Want
- Clinical deep-dives on the purine metabolism pathway, urate transport, and xanthine oxidase inhibition.
- Evidence-based low-purine meal protocols for specific patient profiles (elderly, renal patients, athletes).
- Plain-language explainers on rheumatology and renal nutrition concepts.
- Reviews of specific foods, food groups, or dietary patterns and their effect on serum uric acid.
- Practical management guides for gout flares, including hydration, ice, NSAID timing, and dietary intervention.
- Cultural cuisine breakdowns — how a low-purine diet works within South Asian, Mediterranean, East Asian, or West African food cultures.
- Patient experience pieces, anonymised, with clinical commentary attached.
Topics We Do Not Accept
- Affiliate-marketing-driven listicles ("10 best uric acid supplements"), regardless of disclosures.
- Promotional content about a specific medication brand, supplement, or commercial product.
- AI-generated drafts with no human clinical review. We can tell, and we will return them.
- Rehashed content from other sites. Every article must contribute something new — original analysis, fresh sources, or a clearer explanation.
- Pieces that overstate dietary effects ("cure your gout in 7 days") or promise outcomes the evidence does not support.
- Anecdotal-only content without supporting clinical sources or contextualisation.
- Generic SEO link-building pitches. We do not accept paid sponsored posts or backlink exchanges.
Our Editorial Bar
What Every Accepted Article Must Meet
Sourced from Primary Research
Every clinical claim cites a peer-reviewed source — PubMed indexed where possible — or established guidelines from a recognised professional body. No "studies show" without a study.
Clinically Accurate, Plainly Written
A working parent reading at midnight should be able to follow the article without a medical dictionary. Clarity is not the enemy of precision — both are required.
Honest About Uncertainty
When the evidence is mixed, the article says so. When dietary management alone is not enough, the article points to professional care. We never sell certainty we do not have.
Open to Editorial Review
Every article is reviewed by a clinical editor before publication. Contributors agree to one round of substantive edits and one round of copy edits — collaboratively, not adversarially.
Format & Length
Submission Guidelines
Strong pitches share these characteristics. Send a pitch first — do not send a full draft.
- Word count 1,200 – 2,400 words. Clinical deep-dives can run to 3,500.
- Citations Minimum 4 primary sources, hyperlinked inline. PubMed, USDA, or recognised guideline body preferred.
- Structure H1 working title, H2 section headings every 250–400 words, a short conclusion, and a "Talk to your doctor" closing line.
- Style Second-person ("you") where addressing the reader directly. Active voice. Plain language. Numeric thresholds explained the first time they appear.
- Imagery You do not need to supply images. Our design team handles featured images and any inline diagrams during edit.
- Author bio 40–60 words. One credential line, one specialism line, one optional link (LinkedIn, personal site, or institutional profile).
- Originality Articles must be original to UricAcid.online. Republished content from a personal blog is fine if it has been substantively reworked.
What to Expect
How the Review Process Works
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Pitch (within 48 hours)
You send a 2–3 paragraph pitch describing the angle, the audience problem it solves, and your credentials. We respond yes / no / revise within 48 working hours.
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Draft (you have 14 days)
On a green-lit pitch you have 14 days to deliver a first draft. We share a contributor checklist with the exact format we expect.
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Editorial review (one round)
A clinical editor returns substantive feedback within 7 days. You revise and return within a further 7 days. After that we do copy edits — no further substantive changes needed from you.
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Publication & promotion
We schedule the article, build the featured imagery, run a final clinical accuracy pass, and publish. You receive a permanent author page, your bio at the foot of the article, and inclusion in the next monthly newsletter.
What You Get
What We Offer Contributors
We are a small, mission-driven publication. We are honest about what we can and cannot offer.
A Real Byline
A permanent author page with your credentials, a 40–60 word bio, and one outbound link. Your name lives on the article forever.
A Real Audience
Articles are distributed to 28,000+ monthly readers across the platform, the monthly digest, and the community forum. Top articles regularly reach 10,000+ reads.
Real Editorial Support
A clinical editor will work alongside you to refine structure, sharpen the argument, and check sources. You ship a better piece than you started with.
Honesty note on payment:
UricAcid.online is a mission-driven platform with no paid subscriptions. We are not currently in a position to offer payment for guest articles. If that changes in the future, accepted contributors are first in line. If payment is a deal-breaker for you, this is the right moment to walk away — and we respect that.
⚠ Things that will get a pitch declined on sight
- Generic SEO outreach with a backlink request as the actual goal.
- A pitch from a "PR contact" representing a supplement, app, clinic, or commercial product.
- An AI-generated draft attached with no human review.
- A request to publish content that is already live elsewhere on the open web.
- A pitch that contradicts established clinical evidence (e.g. claiming gout is curable in days, recommending fasting cures, denying purine metabolism).
- A topic outside the scope of uric acid, gout, hyperuricemia, kidney stones, renal nutrition, or directly adjacent conditions.
Submit a Pitch
Send Us Your Pitch
Pitch first, draft later. We respond within 48 working hours.
Read the Existing Library Before You Pitch
The best pitches build on — or push back against — what we have already published. Spend 15 minutes in the blog before sending us yours.