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Towards Data Science

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Publication on data science, machine learning and AI engineering that takes original articles by practitioners; companies are told it almost exclusively publishes articles sent in directly by the author. It says it has more than 150,000 newsletter subscribers.

Towards Data Science is a tech publication at towardsdatascience.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: author-submitted articles only. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. Review: editors review every submission for technical accuracy, clarity and relevance and say they reply within a week, usually faster. Terms read on towardsdatascience.com on 2 October 2026.

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Price: Free to publish; authors can apply to be paid per article; advertising through a form, no price stated
Link you get: not stated
Review: Editors review every submission for technical accuracy, clarity and relevance and say they reply within a week, usually faster
Run by: Insight Media Group, LLC
Their rule: Author-submitted articles only
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: towardsdatascience.com/submission-guidelines ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #9,176 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #1,229 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

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Does Towards Data Science cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: author-submitted articles only.
How much does a listing on Towards Data Science cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.
How does Towards Data Science review submissions?: Review: editors review every submission for technical accuracy, clarity and relevance and say they reply within a week, usually faster.

How to submit to Towards Data Science

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: author-submitted articles only. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the review. Editors review every submission for technical accuracy, clarity and relevance and say they reply within a week, usually faster. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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