The Official Journal of the NTOA Crisis Negotiation Section
 


Submission Guidelines for Contributing Authors
 
                                                           
   
 

The Crisis Negotiator welcomes submissions from NTOA members and selected non-members. Authors should follow the following guidelines:

  • Manuscripts should be double-spaced on 8.5 x 11-inch paper. Please submit an original manuscript, no faxes please. Complete contact information should be provided, including law enforcement affiliation, daytime phone, fax, and e-mail address if applicable.
     

  • Authors are asked to save manuscripts to a floppy disk or CD in PC format using Microsoft Word and disks must be labeled with title, author’s name and date. Do not format the text with multiple fonts, indents, underlines, etc. If you have special editing concerns, mark them on the hard copy. Submissions should include the original manuscript and the computer disk. Manuscripts cannot be returned.
     

  • Articles submitted must be approved for publication by an NTOA editorial review board. The NTOA reserves the right to edit all papers for style, clarity or length, as well as punctuation, spelling, grammar, syntax and other word usages. All articles are edited to meet NTOA style guidelines, popularly found in the Associated Press Stylebook and Chicago Manual of Style.
     

  • A recent head-and-shoulder photograph of the author and a biographical sketch should also be included with submissions. Regular contributors are asked to update their biographical material and portrait with each submission.
     

  • Photographs which accompany submissions may be black-and-white or color prints or transparencies, line art and electronic files. The NTOA reserves the right to crop photos. Police department photographers are encouraged to submit photos for consideration and recognition, if published. All photos must include captions. Captions should be short but complete, typed out, dated, and keyed by number referencing digital file name or attached to the back of the photograph. As a rule photos are not returned, however special requests will be honored.
     

  • Feature articles typically run 1,500 to 2,500 words. We welcome focused articles of 1,000 words or less, and consider in-depth articles of 3,000 words. All articles are peer-reviewed.
     

  • The NTOA does not offer monetary compensation for articles published.

Manuscripts should be sent to the Editor, Crisis Negotiator, NTOA, P.O. Box 797, Doylestown, PA 18901.

   
 

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