Make sure you locate the editor of a magazine, contact them and request a sample copy and writer guidelines. We've tried to link to as many guidelines as possible but a few magazines don't have them posted.

LIFESTYLE PUBLICATIONS
HEALTH PUBLICATIONS
ANIMAL and PET PUBLICATIONS
ENVIRONMENT and NATURE PUBLICATIONS
BUSINESS AND FINANCE PUBLICATIONS
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MAGAZINES
REGIONAL MAGAZINES
TRAVEL MAGAZINES
ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINES
HOBBY AND CRAFT MAGAZINES
SPORTS AND RECREATION MAGAZINES
SCIENCE MAGAZINES
MUSIC MAGAZINES
JOURNALISM AND WRITING MAGAZINES
COMPUTER MAGAZINES
GARDENING MAGAZINES
POLITICAL MAGAZINES
LAW MAGAZINES
MEDICAL MAGAZINES
AVIATION MAGAZINES
ETHNIC MAGAZINES
INFLIGHT MAGAZINES
ASSOCIATION MAGAZINES
ART MAGAZINES

LIFESTYLE PUBLICATIONS:
Coast to Coast Magazine;
pays $75-$1,000/feature, $150-$400/column
Colorado Homes and Lifestyles;
pays $200-$300/feature
Delicious Living;
pays $100-$700/assigned article, $50-$300/unsolicited article, $100-$500/column
Parade, The Sunday Magazine
pays $2,500 for a feature story.
Southern Bride
LUXE: Interiors and Designs
$125-$375/feature
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HEALTH PUBLICATIONS
Arthritis Today
Pays $100-$2,000 for features
$150-$300 for columns
Better Nutrition
Pays $400 - $1,000 for articles
Men's Health
Pays $1,000- $5,000 for features.
$100- $500 for short pieces.
$750- $2,000 for columns.
Physical,
a physical fitness magazine will pay up to $1,000 for an unassigned story.
Yoga Journal
Pays $800- $2,000 for articles.
$400- $800 for columns.
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ANIMAL and PET PUBLICATIONS:
Appaloosa Journal Online guidelines
ASPCA guidelines
$100-$900 for features
The Bark
Bee Culture
Bird Times
Bird Watcher's Digest
Cat Fancy
$200-$400 for articles
Cats and Kittens Magazine
Dog Fancy
Horse Illustrated
$300-$400 for articles
I Love Cats
Reptiles Magazine
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ENVIRONMENT and NATURE PUBLICATIONS:
E Magazine
The Country Connection
Nature Canada
National Parks:
Pays $750 to $1,300 for articles.
National Wildlife
Pays $800-$3000 for feature articles
Sierra Magazine
Wildlife Conservation
Pays $1/word
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE PUBLICATIONS:
CNNMoney.com
Pays $1/word
Home Business Journal
Entrepreneur
Insight Magazine
Latin Trade
Pays $200-$1,000
Profit
Pays $500-$2,000
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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MAGAZINES
Conference Board Publications
Pays $50- 2,500 for article
Consumer Goods Technology
Pays up to $900 for assigned articles
Family Business
Pays $50-1,000 for articles
Smart Business
Pays $200-500 for articles
Meetings Today
Pays $500 for articles
Texas CEO Magazine
Trade Press Media Group
Pays $90-700 for articles
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REGIONAL MAGAZINES:
Aspen Magazine
Atlanta
Boca Raton Magazine
Boston Magazine
Chicago Magazine
City Limits
Cleveland Magazine
Connecticut Magazine
Diablo Magazine
Emerald Coast Magazine
Florida Monthly Magazine
Houston Press
Louisville Magazine
New Jersey Monthly
New Mexico Magazine
Ohio Magazine
Orange Coast Magazine
Pittsburgh Magazine
Rhode Island Monthly
Seattle Weekly
Sun Valley Magazine
Tallahassee Magazine
Vancouver Magazine
The Washingtonian
Yankee
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TRAVEL MAGAZINES:
Caribbean Travel and Life Magazine
Islands
Pays $750-3,500
Oregon Coast Magazine
Pays $100-350
Sunset Magazine
Travel + Leisure
Pays $4,000-$6,000 for features
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ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINES:
Dramatics Magazine
Pays up to $400 per article
Emmy Magazine
Pays up to $1,200 per article
Moviemaker Magazine
Pays up to $500 for article
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HOBBY AND CRAFT MAGAZINES:
Canadian Gardening Magazine
pays up to $1,500 Canadian dollars for feature articles.
Classic Toy Trains
Pays $75- $500 for features
Creating Keepsakes
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Pays $200-$400 for features
Family Tree Magazine
Pays $75- $800 for features
Kitplanes
Pays $70-$600 for features
Piecework Magazine
Pays $100/printed page
Popular Woodworking
Pays $150/printed page
Sew News
Pays $25-$500 for features
Woodshop News
Pays $50-$500 for features
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SPORTS AND RECREATION MAGAZINES
Canoe and Kayak Magazine
pays $100-$500
Cruising World
Pays $50-$1,000
Power and Motoryacht
Pays $500-$1,000
Sail
Pays $200-$800
Woodenboat Magazine
Pays $300-$1,000
Backpacker
Pays $250-$5,000
Pays up to $100- $600
Flyfisherman Magazine
Pays $200- $600
Outdoor Life
Pays $500-$3,000
Salt Water Sportsman Magazine
Pays $300- $750
Pays $100-$1,000
Runner's World
Pays $1,500-- $2,000
Ski Magazine
Pays $500- $1,000
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SCIENCE MAGAZINES
American Archaeology
Archaeology
pays $500-$1500 and has columns that pay between $250-$500.
Pays $700-$1500 for feature article
Popular Mechanics
pays $1,500
Popular Science
Scientific American
Pays $1 per word
Stardate
Pays $500-$1500 per article
Weatherwise
Pays $200-$500 for articles
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MUSIC MAGAZINES
Chamber Music
$500 minimum
Mix
Up to $400 for unsolicited/$800 for assigned article
Opera News
pays up to $1,200 for articles
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JOURNALISM AND WRITING MAGAZINES
American Journalism Review
Pays $1,500-$2,000 for feature articles
Masthead, The magazine about magazines
Pays up to $350 Canadian for articles
Poets & Writers Magazine
Pays up to $300 for articles
Writers Digest
Pays up to 40cents for feature article

COMPUTER MAGAZINES
Computer Graphics World
Pays a minimum of $500 for articles
Game Developer
Pays $150/page
Laptop
Pays $150-1,250 for articles
Wired Magazine
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GARDENING MAGAZINES
The American Gardener
Pays $300-$500 for articles
Canadian Gardening Magazine
Pay $50-$1,500 (Canadian)
Fine Gardening
Pays $50-$200 for article
Horticulture
Pays $600-$1,500 for articles
Organic Life
Pays up to $1/word for articles
Sunset Magazine
Pays $1/word for articles
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POLITICAL MAGAZINES
The Nation
Pays $225-$300 for articles
Reason
Pays $300-$3000 for articles
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LAW MAGAZINES
ABA Journal
Pays: $400-$2,000 for assigned articles
California Lawyer
Pays: $50- $2,000 for articles
Inside Counsel
Pays: $500- $2,000 for articles
Legal Assistant Today
Pays: Up to $100 for articles
Student Lawyer
Pays: $500- $1,200 for articles
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MEDICAL MAGAZINES
Modern HealthCare
Pays up to $1 a word
Physicians' Travel and Meeting Guide
Pays $150-$1,000 for assigned articles
Podiatry Management
Pays $250-$600 per articles
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AVIATION MAGAZINES
Air & Space Magazine
Pays $1500 - $3000 per article
General Aviation News
Pays up to $500 per article
Plane and Pilot
Pays $200 - $500 for articles
Professional Pilot
Pays $200 - $1000 per article
Aero Safety World
African Pilot
Cessna Owner
Flight Journal
Pilot Getaways Magazine
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ETHNIC MAGAZINES
Essence
Native People's Magazine
German Life
Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, for African-American business
American Indian Art Magazine
Jewish Action
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INFLIGHT MAGAZINES
Horizon Air
Pays $450 and up for features
Hemispheres Magazine
Pays $.50/word
Southwest Airlines Spirit
Pays $1/word

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ASSOCIATION MAGAZINES
American Educator
Pays: $750-$3,000 for assigned articles; $300-$1,000 for unassigned articles.
One +
Pays: .50 cents to .75 cents/ word
Penn Lines
Pays: $300-$600 per article
Scouting
Pays: $750 - $1,000 for articles
Update- New York Academy of Sciences
Pays $200- $1,200 for articles
VFW Magazine
Pays: Up to $500 for articles.

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ART MAGAZINES
My American Artist
Pays: up to $500 per article
American Indian Art Magazine
Pays up to $300 per article
AmericanStyle Magazine
Pays $500 - $800 per article
Professional Artist
Pays up to $200 for articles
The Artist's Network
$200 -$350 for articles
Metropolis Magazine
Pays $1,500 - $4,000 for articles

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