Sponsored Content Guidelines

ILED E-Science accepts a limited number of sponsored articles from companies whose products are genuinely relevant to our readers. These guidelines are strict by design: they protect the readers who trust this site and, over the long run, the sponsors who appear on it.

What we accept

Well-written, technically accurate articles relevant to our sections: AI and machine learning tools, cybersecurity and privacy products, developer and cloud tooling, computing hardware, and blockchain infrastructure. Content must be useful to a reader who never clicks the sponsor's link.

What we reject

We do not publish, at any price: gambling or casino content; token promotion, presales, or price commentary of any kind; financial, medical, or legal advice; adult content; undisclosed advertorial; content about products we cannot verify exist and function; and anything targeting readers under 18. Off-topic submissions are declined regardless of quality.

Disclosure — non-negotiable

Every paid placement is labeled "Sponsored" at the top of the article and names the sponsor. Links to the sponsor use rel="sponsored". We do not sell unlabeled links, link insertions into editorial articles, or "do-follow guaranteed" placements. If your campaign requires hiding the commercial relationship, we are not the right publication.

Editorial control

We edit sponsored submissions for accuracy, clarity, and style, and we decline publication — with a refund — if a submission cannot meet our editorial policy after one revision round. Published sponsored articles remain live for the agreed term and may be updated or removed if the sponsor's product materially changes or the claims stop being accurate.

Submissions

Send pitches via the contact page with the proposed topic, the sponsoring organization, and a writing sample or draft. We respond to submissions that follow these guidelines.