We
publish 4 issues
per year. Deadlines
for ads and article
submissions are:
March
1
June 1
September
1
December
1
Magazines
are mailed to subscribersand
newstands about
6 weeks after deadline:
May
August
November
February
Upcoming
Themes & Submission
Deadlines:
#76,
Soil Fertility,
Mar 1, 2010
#77,
Eco-nomics, Jun
1, 2010
#78,
Water, Sept 1,
2010
Please
read guidelines
before submitting
material. Thank
you.
GUIDELINES
FOR WRITERS
Thank you for you interest in
writing for the Permaculture Activist,
the world's longest running journal
on permaculture and related subjects.
The following guidelines will
help you prepare and submit materials
for publication consideration.
SUBMITTING
WRITTEN MATERIALS The Activist
accepts feature articles; book,
video, and film reviews; reports
on conferences, convergences,
and gatherings of interest;
brief news items, "From the
Regions"; "Movement Musings";
letters to the editor, and other
materials.
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Feature articles
should be 1,500-3,000
words in length and
on topics of the widest possible
interest that address the
theme of the particular issue
(Upcoming
themes and deadlines for future
issues are published in
each issue). We want experienced
permaculturists to write about
what they know but if you
write about your site, project,
course, etc., it must be of
general interest and application,
not simply to promote yourself
or your work. Whenever possible,
cite examples from other projects
or permaculturists with which
you are familiar and give
practical details so that
readers not only understand
your project but can cull
and use information and techniques
you have used and perfected.
Important questions to consider
and answer in your article
include: How did you do it?
What was the design process?
Who participated? How long
did it take? At what stage
is the project? What was learned
from successes and mistakes?
How does the project embody
specific permaculture ethics
and principles? What are the
plans for the future?
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Reviews of
books, video, or film should
be from 500 to 1,200
words in length.
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"From the Regions"
items are brief reports about
news and happenings of interest
in the writer's area and may
be submitted as news releases
or short features of between
800 and 1,000 words.
These items need not relate
directly to the theme of an
issue. Items that relate to
date-specific events, courses,
etc., should be submitted
as calendar or events listings.
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Reports on
convergences, conferences,
and gatherings of interest
may be submitted as features
or as items for "From the
Regions" if they reflect a
regional focus. These items
need not relate directly to
the theme of an issue.
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"Movement Musings"
are akin to editorials or
they may report on aspects
of permaculture education,
organization, or social and
political impacts. They should
reflect the writer's views
and experiences on topics
of interest in permaculture
(1,000-1,500 words).
These items do not need to
relate directly to the theme
of an issue.
Submission
of materials to the Activist
is not a guarantee of publication.
We use many criteria to select
items to publish including,
but not limited to: relevance
to the issue's theme, general
interest to readers, good writing
and clear communication of the
subject, balance of subjects
and geographic focus or origin
of articles in each issue, use
of photos and illustrations,
and other considerations. We
read all submissions received
by deadline but may decline
to publish any item or may hold
a story for publication in a
future issue. We will notify
writers of our decision in advance
of publication. We cannot be
responsible to return unsolicited
items.
ADVANCE
NOTICE OF YOUR SUBMISSION
If you wish to submit an article,
it is very important that you
let us know what you are thinking
before the deadline. A short
e-mail or phone call outlining
your story idea is sufficient
and helps us plan the content
of an issue in advance. We may
ask you to include a specific
focus in your article. Advising
us of your intentions and ideas
in advance will enhance your
chances of being published.
Write to editor@permacultureactivist.net
or call Scott Horton at (951)
659-5362.
DEADLINES
The Permaculture Activist is
a quarterly published in February,
May, August and November.
Deadline for submitting materials
is the first of the month two
months prior to publication
(e.g. December 1 is the deadline
for February, March 1 for May,
June 1 for August, and September
1 for November).
Materials submitted after deadlines
will not be considered for publication
in the upcoming issue.
WRITING
STYLE
If you have questions about
style, grammar, punctuation,
etc. please consult The Chicago
Manual of Style (University
of Chicago Press). We really
appreciate writers' submitting
materials in the style of the
magazine.
EDITING
YOUR WORK
We reserve the right to edit
all materials submitted for
content, grammar, punctuation,
length, clarity, and accuracy.
We may ask writers to fact check
and provide additional documentation
and references of factual material
included in their work. If substantial
edits are made, we will make
every effort to send the writer
the edited version in advance
of publication for comments
or may ask the writer to revise
or re-write. We will not contact
writers regarding edits for
grammar, style, or punctuation.
PHOTOS
AND GRAPHICS
If you are submitting photos,
they should be in digital format
at 150 dpi, no smaller than
5"x7" format, no larger than
8"x10", and saved as .tif or
.jpg files. All photos must
be accompanied by captions identifying
the subject of the photo, location,
and all people pictured. If
you have hard copy photos or
slides you wish to submit, please
make arrangements with the editor
well in advance. Graphics should
be as simple as possible with
clear, bold lines, good contrast,
and as little screening as possible.
We prefer to receive graphics
as .tif files.
PERMISSIONS
Writers are solely responsible
for obtaining permissions for
copyrighted or protected materials
they submit to the Activist.
This includes quotes, lyrics,
excerpts from others' works,
releases from people in photos,
original and protected artwork,
etc. You must obtain all necessary
permissions before you submit
your materials and submission
of them to the Activist constitutes
the writer's guarantee that
all permissions have been granted.
Writers are responsible for
supplying the Activist with
all credits for use of others'
work (e.g. "photo courtesy of
_______" or "excerpt used with
permission of the author").
Upon
publication, the Permaculture
Activist owns first North American
publishing rights to your materials
unless other arrangements have
been made with us in writing
in advance. This means that
if you wish to have your material
published elsewhere, you must
request permission from the
Activist (which we almost always
grant) and your materials
when published elsewhere must
include the credit "Originally
published in the Permaculture
Activist." Materials republished
online must include a link to
the Permaculture Activist.
While
we prefer to publish original,
previously unpublished work,
we do consider materials that
have been published elsewhere,
but you must disclose this upon
submission of your work and
have secured permission for
republication in the Activist.
OTHER
QUESTIONS
Please feel free to contact us
if you have other questions or
thoughts at
or by calling editor Scott Horton
at (951)659-5362.
Many
thanks for your interest. We
look forward to hearing from
you.
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