Submission Guidelines & Policies

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Submission Guidelines & Policies

If you would like to submit an article to INSIGHT, please follow the instructions below:

SUBMISSION FORMAT

Your submission should be saved as a Microsoft Word document, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, numbered pages, and a cover sheet that includes:

(1) Your Name
[as you would like it to appear in the published article]

(2) Day and Evening Phone Numbers

(3) Your E-mail Address

(4) The Title of Your Article

(5) The Section of INSIGHT (Education, Epiphany, or Horizon) where
you believe your article is best suited

(6) The Readiness Score for your article (on a scale from 1 to 10)
[“1” indicating significant revision and editing will be required before
the article is ready for publication; and “10” indicating your
confidence that the article is ready for publishing with no revision
or editing required]

(7) An Author’s Bio (50 to 100 words), written in the third person
[suggested items to include: degrees or certifications that speak to the
theme of your article, if possible; professional or personal experience
that supports you as the author of the article; a statement of intent—
what prompted you to write the article and what purpose do you hope
it will serve; personal information, such as spouse, children, favorite
activities, your current residence, etc.]

SUBMISSION ADDRESS

Please e-mail your single Microsoft Word document (which includes the cover sheet) to: besseyk@mac.com

SUBMISSION EVALUATION SCHEDULE

Allow three weeks for an initial evaluation of your article. Articles that appear unworkable or unsuitable for INSIGHT will be declined by the end of the three-week evaluation period.

If your article is tentatively accepted for publication, you will be notified (via e-mail) by the end of the three-week evaluation period and given an approximate number of editing hours needed to make your article publication ready.

PUBLICATION FEES

The minimum charge for formatting an article for publication is $65 (assuming the article requires little to no editing). The charge for each hour of editing is $35. If your article is accepted for publication (and editing is required), your contract will include an estimated range of editing time that specifies a minimum and a maximum. You will never be charged for more than the maximum number of editing hours listed in your contract.

If you agree to the terms of your contract, you will need to make payment for formatting your article ($65) and for the minimum editing hours listed in your contract. If more than the minimum number of editing hours are needed, you will be asked to make full payment of the difference before your article is published.

ARTICLE PROMOTION TIMELINE

Each article published in INSIGHT will be featured in the appropriate section of the journal as a new arrival and will be promoted as such for one month from initial insertion. After that, the article will be added to the archives, where it will remain for at least six months.

ARTICLE OWNERSHIP

You, as the author of a published article in INSIGHT, retain all rights and ownership of your article and are at liberty to publish your article wherever else you choose as soon as it has been moved to the archives. At that time, you may request a pdf version of your article at no charge..