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"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water." 

Loren Eiseley Nebraska anthropologist, ecologist, essayist, and poet

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ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM    

DROPS is an on-line journal published semi-annually by B-T Aquatics at Brownell-Talbot School.  It is our hope that this on-line journal serve as both an outlet for expression and as a resource for anyone interested in aquatics-related topics.

Read the Current Issue - October 2009.

Publication Dates:  April and October

Submission Deadlines:  March 1 and September 1

B-T Aquatics is now accepting submissions for the next issue of DROPS. 

Take advantage of this opportunity to publish your article in our semi-annual publication focusing on the aquatics world. 

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION:

• We welcome submissions from anyone involved in the aquatics industry:  aquatics directors, coaches, competitive swimmers, fitness swimmers, recreational swimmers, parents, officials, lifeguards, swimming lesson instructors, facility maintenance personnel, swimming pool vendors.

• Be sure to proofread and spell-check your article before submission.  We are not professional editors.  We will do very little editing for grammar and spelling.  As much as possible, what you submit is what will be published.  We reserve the right to edit submissions for content, clarity, and length, and the right to publish or not publish your article.  Any necessary edits will be provided for your review prior to publication.  A wide variety of factors determine which articles make it into DROPS.  We cannot guarantee publication of a submission.  However, we can promise that great effort will be made to work with authors to ensure publication.

• Do not submit a manuscript that has been previously published, is scheduled for publication elsewhere or is being considered for publication elsewhere.

• You may freely re-publish your article elsewhere after the publication of the next issue of DROPS.  Do not publish or submit for publication elsewhere during the period that your article is "live" with DROPS.   Please let us know about any re-publication of your article so we may update your author page with this wonderful news!

• Submissions must include the following:  1) Names, institutional affiliations, and contact information of the author(s).  2) A brief biographical sketch for each author.  Photos are welcome, but not required. A DROPS webpage will be created for each author.  3) Your manuscript in any format that I can read. 

• Photos and artwork for the Table of Contents Page Photo Bar or for photo spreads, and photos or artwork included with articles should be submitted in .jpeg format with 20% compression rate (this is equal to "80% quality"), or .gif format, depending which format gives you the smallest file size with a good quality ratio.

• Articles may be submitted in hard copy or via electronic mail.  If I can read it, I'll take it!

• Full credit will be given to the author(s), be sure to include the biographical sketch to be used on the author web page and published in the "About the Author" section of your article.

• We have lots of room.  Submit all the articles you want!

• We do not pay for manuscripts or photos, nor do we charge for the published journal.

• Questions?  Jeanie Neal, 402.556.1205 or aquatics@brownell.edu

Submit Your Masterpiece:

Jeanie Neal

B-T Aquatics

400 N. Happy Hollow Blvd.

Omaha, NE 68132

aquatics@brownell.edu

402.556.1205 office

402.505.2438 cell

We do not pay for manuscripts, nor do we charge for the published journal. 

DROPS, a B-T Aquatics publication, provides a forum for the dissemination of information and guidance from local aquatics enthusiasts to local aquatics enthusiasts.

This page was updated: 

Tuesday, October 06, 2009