Get Published
Fraud Magazine is dedicated to bringing the latest, most engaging and helpful information possible to our readers. Share your expertise with the anti-fraud community, and you’ll receive deserved recognition and help your colleagues crack their cases. Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) are eligible to earn up to 10 Continued Professional Education (CPE) credits per year by publishing in Fraud Magazine. The number of CPE credits you can receive is based on the number of hours you spend preparing articles or columns that are printed in the magazine.
What We're Looking For
We accept and review pitches for articles that contain:
- Practical, down-in-the-trenches material readers can apply immediately in their careers.
- Transferable methods you used to discover a fraud.
- Strong cases, anecdotes, current facts and figures, and sound approaches to fraud detection and deterrence.
- Ideas or tips useful to fraud examiners in any country.
Please begin your articles and columns with descriptions of cogent case histories that will draw the readers into your content. Our members are fascinated by and find value in real-world stories that demonstrate how authors worked cases and learned they lessons.
Concerned about your writing skills? Our Fraud Magazine editorial staff will help you organize your thoughts and polish your copy until it's ready for publication. You have the experience, and we have the writing and editing skills. Together, we can make a great team and help you get published!
Submitting Articles for Review
Email your article drafts, topic summaries or outlines to FMSubmissions@ACFE.com. In addition to your article draft, please include your name; credentials; title; company; contact information; and state, province or country.
Feature articles are typically 2,500 words at minimum. Columns are typically 1,000 to 1,500 words. If you have a new column idea, we'd love to hear it. (We don't accept material that promotes products, brands or companies. Read the "Commercialism" section in the Contributors' Guidelines.)
Columns for Publication
Fraud Magazine publishes a variety of columns that focus on specific sub-topics within the fraud investigation and examination field. Many are available for rotating authors to contribute their experience and perspective.
Big Frauds columns explore high-profile fraud cases, dissecting the schemes, perpetrators and prevention lessons to help fraud examiners safeguard against similar threats.
Career Connection offers encouraging and challenging pointers for building members' professional futures.
Case in Point columns move beyond the stories and provide practical principles authors learned — and readers can apply — from memorable case studies.
Fraud Basics columns review basic fraud examination tenets for the practitioner regardless of age or experience.
Fraud Spotlight describes atypical frauds or fraudsters that we wouldn't necessarily hear about in the media.
Global Fraud Footprint columns examine how fraud and corruption impact environmental, economic and social systems worldwide, spotlighting regional challenges and global prevention strategies.
Innovation Update highlights emerging tools, technologies and strategies in anti-fraud practices, showcasing how organizations can operationalize innovation to address evolving fraud risks.
Investigate This explores aspects of the investigation component of fraud examinations, including interviewing, digital analysis, digital forensics and more.
Research Findings gives academics the opportunity to share some of the results of their anti-fraud studies.
Rx for Fraud explores the convoluted facets of health care fraud and how it affects all of us.
Taking Back the ID delves into the latest identity theft and cyberfraud schemes, providing insights and practical tips to safeguard personal and organizational information
Contributor Guidelines
Ready to get published? First, review our Contributors' Guidelines. Then, contact FMSubmissions@ACFE.com with your story idea. We look forward to hearing from you!