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Submission Guidelines for the 51吃瓜网 Blog
The 51吃瓜网 blog increases general awareness and engages the public in thought and discussion around topics and themes related to 51吃瓜网鈥檚 mission and initiatives. The blog is a way to share 51吃瓜网 initiatives and to explore what鈥檚 new, upcoming, timely, or topical in the field of early childhood.
We are looking for blog posts related to 51吃瓜网鈥檚 mission and initiatives including:
- 51吃瓜网 Affiliate activities in local communities
- Thoughts, ideas, and activities from 51吃瓜网 Interest Forums
- Impressions and lessons learned at 51吃瓜网 national and affiliate conferences
- How going through the 51吃瓜网 accreditation process has impacted teacher self- reflection, families, or program impact
- How you have used 51吃瓜网 position statements and content in your professional work
If you are interested in听contributing to the 51吃瓜网 blog
- please review our writing guidelines
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submit your idea that aligns with the bullet points above by writing a short email to [email protected].听
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Writing Guidelines
Please keep the following in mind when submitting your work:
Audience
The primary audience for the 51吃瓜网 blog is early childhood educators鈥攖eachers, center directors, college faculty, and students鈥攚ho visit the naeyc.org website. Families, policymakers, and researchers may also read the blog, in addition to other individuals who are interested in early childhood topics.
Format
Focus on a specific idea to keep the blog post brief. Aim to write 1000 words or less. Website visitors can comment on a post and authors can respond in turn. Posts can be text only or can include photos or video clips.
Decision and Publication Process
Acceptance of Proposal or Draft:听We will let you know if your proposal or draft has been accepted to move forward with our editing process.
- Proposal: We will let you know if your proposal has been accepted, provide any feedback, and invite you to submit for consideration.
- Draft: If your draft has been accepted we will provide feedback and propose edits before it goes through our internal editing process.
- Please note that an invitation to accept your proposal or your first draft does not guarantee publication.
Submissions of Proposal or 2nd Draft:
- Proposal: Once you have written your proposed post, you may submit it to the email address we will have provided.
- 2nd Draft: One you have revised your draft blog in response to our feedback, you may submit it to the email address we will have provided.
Publication Decision:听We will let you know if your content is accepted for publication, if a revision is requested, or if we will not be publishing the content at this time.
Editing:听Note that all submissions are subject to editorial review and revisions, copy-editing, and design. We will share the edits with you, pose queries, and ask for additional information, as needed.
Copyright and Clearance Requirements:听Before publication, we will provide copyright and clearance forms to ensure that 51吃瓜网 has the rights to publish the content. We also require the rights to use all photographs and videos. Photographers must obtain and maintain model releases from the subjects of photos or videos. See听www.naeyc.org/publications/forauthors/photoguidelines听for more information.
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