[header] How to write a magazine article [title] Analyze publications you enjoy reading. [step] Consider magazines you have a subscription to or enjoy reading on a regular basis. You may also focus on publications you know little about but would like to start contributing articles to. 
Read at least three to four recent issues of the publications, with a close eye on several aspects : [substeps] Check if the bylines match the names on the masthead. If the names on the bylines do not match the masthead names, this may be an indication that the publication hires freelance writers to contribute to its issues.