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Manuscript Submission

Asterisk (*) indicates required field. Questions? Please contact Kathleen Hughes, Editor, at khughes@ala.org.

 
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Submission Form Preview

To complete the submission form you'll need the following information:

  • Type of article you are submitting:
    • Feature article
    • Trending column
    • Letter to the editor
    • Other (please describe)
  • Title of your manuscript (up to 14 words)
  • Names of anyone who contributed to your manuscript. Tick the box to indicate corresponding author, who will receive all correspondence from PLA including proofs, copyright licensing forms, etc.
    • First Name
    • Last  Name
    • Affiliation
    • Title
    • Email
    • Work phone
  • Abstract of your manuscript into the text box below (up to 250 words)
  • Any comments you would like the editors to see (up to 100 words)
  • Region of origin for submission
  • Files to attach:
    • Cover letter (PDF, DOC, DOCX; up to 20 MB)
    • Manuscript (PDF, DOC, DOCX; up to 20 MB)
    • Photographs (JPG, PNG, EPS; up to six files of 20 MB each)
    • Tables, Charts & Graphs (JPG, PNG, EPS, XLS, XLSX; up to six files of 20 MB each)

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