Help:Writing Assignments

This is a WIP DRAFT.

You can get paid for writing for the JFA Wiki at justiceforanimals.org. Our standard rate of eight cents per-word rate is at least competitive, if not high, for non-profit assignments. As an example of what you can earn, our 6,568 word article on Chickens would pay $525, while a short article like the one on Honey would pay $123.

Background

Justice For Animals' recent conversion to a wiki expanded the mission of the site to include being an encyclopedic and collaborative resource for animal rights and vegan advocacy, not just a resource to aid in answering objections. This calls for new foundational articles on a variety of topics—one for each species of farmed animal; one for each kind of product made from animals; one for each of the ways we exploit animals; one for each of the health problems that are mitigated by a plant-based diet, etc.

The way in which these articles substantially differ from articles on other wikis such as Wikipedia is explained in our Content Guidelines.

We expect these paid assignments to continue until at least the foundational articles needed are completed. These paid assignments will in no way stop writers from contributing their time to the wiki without remuneration.

Expectations

Before you consider writing for us, you need to understand the kind of writing that will be expected and accepted. This is explained in the Content Guidelines . But the best way to get a feel for what is expected is to familiarize yourself with existing articles. As the Content Guidelines explain, the articles on this site are written in an informal academic tone with an objective point of view.

Because providing credible citations for factual statements is a requirement, much of the time spend on an article will be spent in research. If you are a new contributor to the site, we will closely monitor your progress on an article to help ensure you stay on track and that you don't waste time on content that will not be accepted.

Qualifications

Our ideal writer:

• cares about animal rights and veganism
• can write with a friendly voice
• holds a college degree or equivalent work experience
• has experience authoring and/or editing online content
• possesses a willingness and an ability to perform academic research
• is committed to providing high-quality, accurate information
• can take direction from editors and work in a collaborative environment.

Agreement

Writing Assignments

Paid writing assignments are on a per-article basis. You will receive the offer for an assignment via email with an attached PDF setting forth the terms of the agreement. You accept the assignment by digitally signing and returning the document. The following information is associated with each article:

Assigned to: Title of Article: Description of Article; Number of Words (Range): Completion Date: Per-word rate:

You agree to the following:

Collaboration

You will compose and edit the article on the JFA Wiki so that the progress of the article can be monitored. As you write, guidance and instructions may be provided by editors by direct edits or by comments on the discussion page for the article. You are to accept these edits or respond to these instructions and make the necessary changes.

Word Count

You will be paid the per-word rate for the number of words in the article at the time the article is moved from the Draft: namespace to the main namespace. You may continue to edit the article without remuneration after that time. The word count used for remuneration is the word count shown by the Mediawiki software when the article is listed in a search result.

Payment