Submissions To The NATOA Journal
The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) is seeking articles for The NATOA Journal — the premiere quarterly publication for local government elected officials and professional staff responsible for - or advising those responsible for - communications policies and services in local governments throughout the country.
Our readers include local government elected officials, city and county managers and their professional staff of local government responsible for cable, telecommunications, information technology, institutional networks, public, educational and government access channel production and distribution; attorneys, advisors and consultants to local government in the aforementioned areas; telecommunications and cable industry leaders and consultants working with or regulated by local governments; state and federal agency officials responsible for or interested in communications and related fields. Their responsibilities range from cable administration, telecommunications franchising, rights-of-way management and governmental access programming to information technologies and institutional network design, planning and management.
Our readers also include not-for-profit organizations whose needs and interests are complementary to those of NATOA’s, vendors to local governments, telecommunications providers of all types of services to and for local governments, library patrons and individuals interested in keeping informed on communications matters of interest to local governments.
2008 NATOA Journal Publication Deadlines
Articles: January 8, 2008
Insertion Orders: January 18, 2008
Artwork: January 28, 2008
Articles: April 8, 2008
Insertion Orders: April 27, 2008
Artwork: April 27, 2008
Articles: July 24, 2008
Insertion Orders: July 7, 2008
Artwork: July 17, 2008
Articles: September 30, 2008
Insertion Order: October 7, 2008
Artwork: October 17, 2008
How to Contribute
Article Guidelines
The Journal provides perspectives of individual local governments, advisors to local governments, the communications industry and other knowledgeable and interested entities. Contributing authors are requested to submit articles that provide insight into any aspect of promoting community interests in communications including legislative information, legal analysis, economic impact, technical considerations and communications-related issues affecting local governments generally. Submissions are welcomed and encouraged. All submissions become the property of NATOA and may not be individually reproduced or distributed without prior written consent.
Article Specifications
Submissions must be in Word or WordPerfect, approximately 1,500 words, spell and grammar checked, accompanied by a one-paragraph biography of the author, and with appropriate contact information including mailing address, phone, fax and e-mail address.
Graphics and Visuals
Authors are encouraged to include materials in the form of charts or illustrations which are original to the author and which help to illustrate the author’s ideas. Graphics and illustrations must be suitable for print in black and white.
Review Process:
Each article submitted is subject to review by NATOA Staff and/or members of the Publications Committee. NATOA reserves the right to edit for style, clarity, length and gender neutrality. No commercial solicitations within articles are permitted, and references to specific commercial entities may be removed. Articles may not be used to sell products or services.
Authors are advised that advertising space within the Journal is available through the association’s headquarters. Authors are not guaranteed the opportunity to review the final edited version prior to publication.
Article Submissions
Only electronic submissions will be considered. Please email Journal@natoa.org.
Copies
Authors are provided with a copy of the Journal in which their article appears. Electronic copies of articles are provided upon request for limited use. Additional copies of the Journal are available for sale by contacting info@natoa.org, member price is $10.00 per issue; non-member price is $15.00 per issue. The ISSN Number is 1549-9103.
Additional Information or Interested Authors may contact Lori Panzino-Tillery at (909) 387-9600 or Panzino@natoa.org.