General Information
VERBATIM is published for popular consumption. That does not mean that it does not publish articles on language that are scholarly, merely that it is not designed to appeal primarily to academicians (though many subscribe). VERBATIM publishes original articles dealing with any aspect of language.
If you are unsure about the suitability of your subject matter, please email the Editor at editor@verbatimmag.com with a query. Please do not phone. It is a very good idea to query the Editor regarding subject matter in order to avoid rejection on the grounds that an article on the same or a similar subject was previously published. The acceptance of any material for publication is at the discretion of the Editor. Remember, we do not accept fiction! Sample copies are available upon receipt of US$2.00 to defray postage.
How to Submit an Article
We have a NEW Submissions Manager online! Please submit your work here: Submissions Manager Please also include three or four lines of biographical information about yourself. PC or Mac documents are both fine, but please: no WordPerfect (if you use WordPerfect please send RTF files). We no longer accept hardcopy submissions or submissions on disk by mail. Under no circumstances will handwritten MS be read. Instead, it will be roundly ridiculed, unless it is written using the Palmer method, in which case it will be stared at in amazement.
Again, query, query, query!
A Note On Formatting
Very important: when discussing a word, the word discussed should be italic, and any gloss or definition should be in single quotes, like this: "The word blurgle, 'inchoate noise,' is a favorite of mine." VERBATIM uses American punctuation style with regard to quotation marks; but assumes that British authors will use British spellings, etc.
Response and Payment
An editorial response can be expected in four to six weeks. Log in to the Submissions Manager to check on the status of your submission. Feel free to nag if you have not heard from us after eight weeks. Articles are sometimes forwarded to our independent readers for decisions. Payment is made at the time of publication, and ranges from $25 to $500, depending on length, wit, and other merit.
Rights
Only original material, not previously published, will be considered. (Please query the Editor if you wish to submit an extract or reworking of your previously published material.) VERBATIM automatically acquires all rights; the entire contents of each issue is copyright by VERBATIM worldwide. Reprint rights may be obtained only from VERBATIM. Any income from reprint rights is paid to authors in full up to $50. Over $50, VERBATIM takes 20%, remitting the rest to the author. We encourage authors to submit works published in VERBATIM to other magazines and papers that are interested and invariably grant permission for reprints requested by the author. VERBATIM must be named as place of first publication. The author always has the right to publish without charge his or her own article(s) in a collection of his or her own works, but written permission must be obtained (to ensure proper copyright notice and credit). VERBATIM does not charge a permissions fee for educational use of reprints, but, again, written permission is required.
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