MINOR
MATTERS
Notes
for Authors and Contributors
Ever wanted to write something for
MINOR MATTERS, but you were never really sure how to go about it? Well
here are a few ideas to get you started
SUBJECTS
Articles relating to Morris Minors manufactured between
1948 - 1971 will be considered, technical, historical or anecdotal. Supported
by photos (prints, transparencies, black & white or colour), sketches,
artwork, tables etc. Individual articles are usually one thousand to two
thousand words in length, although longer articles will be considered.
SUBMISSION
Check with the editor before writing your article. Somebody
else may just have submitted something similar to your article. The editor
may or may not be looking for your type of article. Submission of material
is no guarantee of publication. Deadlines' / copydates are approximately
six weeks before publication. The editor
cannot guarantee in which issue an article will be printed, as space for
individual articles can be allocated up to six months in advance. The
Editor also tries to achieve a satisfactory balance of articles to appeal
to all tastes, both within each issue and throughout the year.
MINOR MATTERS
DEADLINES
PREPARATION
Material should (preferably) be typed and double spaced.
Giving the length of the article in words, is helpful. Bibliography /
further reading as appropriate. Including the text on a PC formatted disc
is very helpful, and preferred, although Apple Macintosh discs are acceptable.
Articles can be accepted by e-mail, preferably as plain text in the body
of the e-mail itself. Please liaise with the Editor before sending any
file attachments.
ARTWORK AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Colour and black & white photographs are gratefully
accepted. Prints, transparencies and negatives can be accepted. Front
cover artwork must be in portrait orientation, with space at the top for
the MINOR MATTERS
logo, and prints must be at least A4 in size or accompanied by the negative.
Cartoons, sketches and line drawings can also be accepted. Photocopies
are usually of too poor a quality to reproduce. Digital photographs should be as high a quality and size as possible - consult the editor for details before submitting.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright usually rests with the author. The typography
(how the article is laid out on the page) rests with the magazine. Bear
in mind that submitting the article to two different publications simultaneously
could lead to an embarrassing situation. Articles submitted for publication
in MINOR
MATTERS should be of original, unpublished work, and are
accepted on the basis that they will not be published in any other journal.
PAYMENTS
Payments may be made for printed material. Usual rates
(at the editor's discretion) are £25 to £50 per printed page,
£10 per cartoon or graphic. The Editor usually makes payments within
one month of publication.
EDITING
The editorial team reserves the right to alter text. However,
if this happens, then it is done sensitively and discreetly, and where
possible, the author shall be consulted.
COMMUNICATION
You can contact the editorial team by writing to their
home addresses, which are printed on the Club Services pages in each issue
of MINOR
MATTERS.
