PQCA Blog Content Review Process

Overview

The PQCA Content Review Team ensures that all blog submissions align with the alliance’s mission, maintain technical accuracy, and reflect the professionalism of the PQCA community.

The team is composed of:

  • Program Manager (PM): Coordinates submissions, timelines, and publication.

  • Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) representatives: Validate technical content and accuracy, as well as ensure clarity and readability.

  • Community representatives (as applicable): Provide feedback from the broader PQC community perspective.

All communication and collaboration occur via the content-review@lists.pqca.org mailing list.

Content Review Team Members

View the list of current content review team members here.

Step 1: Submission & Distribution

  • When a blog post is submitted through the PQCA Marketing Submission Form, the Program Manager (PM) reviews it for completeness.

  • Within 1 business day, the PM sends a Google Doc link to the content-review@lists.pqca.org mailing list, as well as the TSC lead of any project referenced in the blog content, for review.

  • The email will include the blog title, author, and proposed publication date.

Step 2: Content Review

  • The Content Review Team has 1 week from receipt of the submission email to review and provide feedback directly in the shared Google Doc.

  • Reviewers should focus on:

    • Technical accuracy and clarity
    • Vendor neutrality and tone
    • Relevance to PQCA’s mission and community
    • Grammar, readability, and flow
  • Reviewers who provide feedback should reply all to the submission email to confirm their review.
  • If no replies are received within one week, the blog will be considered approved as-is and scheduled for publication.

Step 3: Feedback to Author

  • After the 1-week review period, the Program Manager consolidates all suggested edits and sends them back to the original author for final review and approval.

  • If no changes were requested, the Program Manager will notify the author and confirm the planned publication schedule.

  • By default, blogs are published at 9:00 AM PT on the next business day, unless the author requests a different date or time. However, PQCA staff may recommend an alternate publication schedule to help stagger posts and maximize visibility across communication channels.

Step 4: Final Approval & Publication

  • Once the author approves the final version, the Program Manager posts the blog to pqca.org/blog and to the PQCA LinkedIn page.

  • The PM then shares the final blog link and corresponding LinkedIn post with the Content Review Team via email to confirm publication.

  • The published post will also be distributed to the PQCA Outreach Committee mailing list (outreach-committee@lists.pqca.org).

Step 5: Promotion & Amplification

  • Content Review Team members are encouraged to share the published blog post on their personal and organizational social channels to help amplify community visibility and engagement.