Freelance writing, American Bee Journal, topic: bee-related subjects, pays $100-$300 per article

The American Bee Journal, the oldest English language beekeeping publication in the world, is a bee magazine for professional and sideline beekeepers, as well as those with interest in bee-related subjects. The ABJ is not a peer-reviewed science journal. Its general interest articles do, however, cover results of relevant scientific studies, along with a broad range of topics concerning bees and beekeeping.

Writers can best familiarize themselves with the magazine by reading it.

Submissions: To submit an article to the American Bee Journal, begin by sending a short proposal, preferably by e-mail, to the editor, Joe Graham, at: editor@americanbeejournal.com (or 51 South Second Street, Hamilton, Illinois, 62341).

The American Bee Journal purchases first North American serial rights, as well as exclusive worldwide electronic rights for sixty days and nonexclusive permanent web rights for our electronic archive.

Style protocol: Grammar, punctuation and word usage standards for the American Bee Journal follow the Associated Press Stylebook, which is available in paperback, by online subscription, and in an iPhone application. The fallback resource for the AP Stylebook is Webster's New World Dictionary, Fourth Edition. Use the first listed spelling if the dictionary gives more than one.

Submission format: Electronic submissions are preferred in Microsoft Word and are also acceptable in PDF format. Head the manuscript with the name and address of the author, word count and title. Standard format is 12 point, double-spaced. Use one space between sentences and indent paragraphs.

References are used only for the purpose of directing the reader to further information. Use Arabic numerals to designate endnotes (not footnotes).

* Books - author (last name first), title, publisher, city and relevant page number(s), year.
* Articles -- author, title, publication, page(s), year.
* Conference proceedings - author, lecture title, in name of conference, page(s), year.
* Chapters in books - chapter author, chapter title, in name of book, author or editor, publisher, city, page number(s), year.
* Electronic material is cited like an article, with the addition of the website.

Measurements: Use American measurements (Fahrenheit, feet, inches) with metric measurements following in parenthesis.

Photos: Submit photos to accompany articles in an attached file. Send at a minimum of 300 dpi, TIFFs are recommended, but JPEG are acceptable. Photos can be mailed on a CD. Include the name of the photographer and a caption. Do not submit photos for which permission to publish has not been obtained.

For further questions: Contact Publishing Dept., email to: editor@americanbeejournal.com

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