The Magnificent Seven - Marine Corps League Southeast Division

Semper Fi Magazine Article
Submittal Procedures

New Editorial Procedures Overview
Semper Fi is currently at 68 pages, and there are only so many items we can fit into this quarterly print publication. We appreciate your patience and understanding if you make a Roll Call submission or submit an article idea and it does not get chosen for the print publication. Some calls are made by the League, others by us, the publisher, but all calls are made to line up with the vision we have for the final, printed magazine.

Once we have a website up and running, overflow submissions will be considered for online content. This way, we will be able to recognize more contributions than we ever could in a print format.

A few helpful hints are below regarding our processes moving forward. Full information is available on our website at www.chipotlepublishing.com/semperfi.cfm .

**Please DO NOT MAIL editorial submissions to us unless they are in digital format on a CD. This includes Roll Call submissions. We will only accept digital submissions moving forward. Rare exceptions may be made for historical documents.**

NEW FEATURE OPPORTUNITY!

We’re starting a new regular Feature on Marines recently out of the Corps that have done well for themselves (started a business, etc.). Please follow the Feature Article process below for pre-approval of your submission.

EDITORIAL GUIDELINES

These are available at www.chipotlepublishing.com/semperfi.cfm .

COLUMN SUBMISSIONS

Only members of the Marine Corps League may make submissions.

This category applies to Roll Call, regular columns and Reunions.

We will soon have a new, custom online upload system for all of your submissions. In this online system, you will create a username and password and then follow the simple steps to upload your text and photos.

There will be a minimum file size required for photo quality. Please ensure that you upload the highest resolution photo you can
(ideally, 300-dpi). Photos under print-quality standards will be rejected automatically by the upload system.

FEATURE ARTICLES

This category applies to articles that are separate from the normal columns above such as Roll Call, etc.
If you would like to write a feature article for us, please email your idea to semperfi@chipotlepublishing.com with the subject line: ARTICLE IDEA.

We will then let you know if the MCL approves your article and, if it’s approved, tell you how many words and photos we’d like you to submit to us.

PHOTOS—DIGITAL ONLY!

“Image is everything.” “A picture is worth a thousand words.” These are clichéd statements, but they are true. We want each photo in Semper Fi to tell a story and we’re asking for your help in that.

Please submit pictures that include people when possible.

Photos that show action are much better at telling a story than staged photos. A photo of an MCL member handing a child a toy for the Toys for Tots program is a much more powerful image than a group photo.

Photo quality: Each image size must be at least 1MB, preferably over 3MB. Always submit the largest photo size you can. Photos must be no smaller than 5”x7” in size.

Do not submit photos in the text of an email or in a MS Word document. Always submit your photo file separately.

SE Div Conference/Convention Listings

United States Marine Corps Website

Professional Development Program

Armed Forces Museum

National Museum of the Marines

Marines Helping Marines

SE Division Facebook Group

Email WebMaster with Change request HERE

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