Metropolitan Archivist
Submission Guidelines

Submissions for the Winter issue of Metropolitan Archivist are due by November 15, 2011.
Please send your work to the section editors specified below to ensure timely review and consideration for publication.

Articles and submissions will be subject to review by the editors for grammatical or typographical errors. Some articles may be edited for length. If substantive changes are made, the article will be returned to the author for review before publishing. General inquiries can be made to the Editor.

Permission to use images online will be requested for contributors. Please fill out and sign the Permission to Publish Images Form and advise your organization that the newsletter is online before submitting images with your submission. Please email the pdf form along with your submission to the Editor.  Please include your name, title and institution with your submission.

The editorial staff is extremely grateful to those who contribute their time and expertise to the newsletter. We appreciate this sharing of information and support of the metropolitan archival community.
Deadlines for submissions are May 15th for the Summer Issue and November 15th for the Winter Issue.

For Feature Articles
Preferred length of submissions is 800-1000 words. Accompanying images should include caption and credit information. Three or four images per article are recommended. Comments, questions, or submissions for features should be directed to Celia Hartmann, Features Editor.

Repository Reviews
These reviews should be 500-800 words. Accompanying images, preferably an interior and exterior image, are recommended. Caption and credit information must be included. Submissions for features should be directed to the Editor.

Book Reviews
Book Reviews should be 400-500 words in length. Reviews should be a critique of the work and provide readers with information as to whether the title is something they would purchase. Reviewers can also select their own titles. Submissions may be sent to Lindsey Wyckoff, Book Reviews Editor.

ART News
The Newsletter welcomes submissions of news regarding recently opened collections, acquired grants, surveys of collections for special projects, professional achievements and milestones and other news of interest to the metropolitan archival community. Submissions should be no longer than 200-250 words.
Submissions may be directed to Will Andersen , ART News Editor.