Informed is the quarterly journal of the IR Society. It is primarily distributed to the Society’s members in print or digital format. Each issue of the magazine includes IR Society and industry news, the IR Notebook (a collection of topical articles) and one or two special features.
Informed continues to be one of the most popular benefits of membership and the main reason for its enduring popularity is down to the expertise of our members! In fact, Informed was shortlisted in the 'Magazine of the Year' category in two separate industry awards programmes in 2025!
Most of the content for Informed is provided by Society members, either working in-house as members of IR teams or working for the many companies who support and advise IR teams. All the articles are written from a topic-based, thought leadership perspective, which helps to keep the content balanced and impartial.
Anyone can contribute to Informed at any time, although we do prioiritse content from Society members. If you have an idea for an article, a series of articles or a special feature, please do get in touch.
Submit an article
If you are interested in submitting an article we ask for a brief synopsis of your planned article, so that we can avoid similar content, and whether it will be one or two pages. A one-page article is approx. 600 words and a two-page article is approx. 1,400 words (or 1,000 words plus graphics). Once we receive the article our publisher will set it into the house style and send you a proof for approval.
Please also supply a hi-res photo of the author, along with their name, job title and email address.
Advertising in Informed
Advertising your company, products and services in Informed is also a great way to ensure your message reaches the Society's members.
We can offer full and half page print adverts in Informed as well as listings in our well-established Services Directory.
For more information on advertising please contact Robert Dann.
Deadlines and Publication Dates 2026
Issue 130 - Spring 2026
Special Features: TBC
- Deadline for article ideas: Friday 30 January 2026
- Deadline for articles/adverts: Friday 27 February 2026
- Publication date: w/c 16 March 2026
Issue 131 - Summer 2026
Special Features: IR Society Annual Conference Round Up
- Deadline for article ideas: Friday 22 May 2026
- Deadline for articles/adverts: Friday 19 June 2026
- Publication date: w/c 20 July 2026
Issue 132 - Autumn 2026
Special Features: TBC
- Deadline for article ideas: Friday 28 August 2026
- Deadline for articles/adverts: Friday 18 September 2026
- Publication date: w/c 5 October 2026
Issue 133 - Winter 2026
Special Features: IR Society Best Practice Awards and Innovation in IR
- Deadline for article ideas: Friday 23 October 2026
- Deadline for articles/adverts - non-Awards content: Friday 13 November 2026
- Publication date: w/c 7 December 2026
If you are interested in submitting an article for a future issue of Informed, or in advertising your company, products or services in the magazine, please contact Robert Dann.