Guidelines

Notes for Freelance Writers
Occasionally feature stories are accepted from freelance writers, with the average feature-length article ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 words.

The magazine does not contain book reviews, nor articles intended for college students. Also, The College Store accepts simultaneous submissions. Payment is upon acceptance.

Notes for NACS Member Writers
The College Store magazine also encourages manuscripts from college store and associate members (or as part of a committee or task force goal) for review for possible inclusion. Topics can include sharing of expertise on issues of interest to other member readers, creative solutions to common problems, etc. Articles should not be about a single, specific product, as promotional features are not accepted—it is fine to focus on one product category, but not on one brand. Feel free to contact the editor to flesh out your ideas for consideration. Final publishing decisions are made solely at the discretion of the editor.

General Information for all Writers
Editorial deadline is the approximately 10 weeks prior to each issue's publication or by prior arrangement with the editor.

The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions for style, grammar, length, and clarity. If your article is substantially revised, it will be sent to you for your review. After your article is printed you will receive two complimentary copies of the issue in which your article appears.

Direct all queries and completed manuscripts to Keith Galestock, editor of The College Store, at kgalestock@nacs.org, or by regular mail in care of NACS headquarters.

All submissions should be e-mailed directly to the editor as a Microsoft Word attachment; otherwise it can be mailed on a disk formatted for Windows. Do not submit the article as a message within the body of an e-mail, or fax or e-mail hard copies.

Your article must contain the following:

• Headline
• Subhead
• Author(s) name
• Biographical line about the author(s).

About images to accompany your submission:

Submit artwork, photographs, charts, graphs, or tables with the finished article if possible, and include suggested captions with each photo.

Digital images should adhere to the following standards: 5" x 7" at 300 dpi tif, eps, or jpg images, or 15" x 21" 72 dpi tif, eps, or jpg images. Please compress with WinZip or Stuffit. Do not embed photos within the body of a text document.

Please make sure images are clearly identified, including the name of the store, if applicable. Photo diskettes or paper photos mailed to NACS will not be returned unless prior arrangements have been made.