Journal+Deadline+Process

=Deadline Procedures=

1. Submit article idea for approval. 2. Complete Article Worksheet. 3. Conduct interviews and research. 4. Write rough draft. Turn in hard copy to the Copy Editing Team on or before deadline. All articles must be double spaced and printed in Times 12 font. All articles must include: 5. The Copy Editing Team will pass article to Spamp for proofing and editing. 6. There will be a revision session with the Section Editor, the Reporter, and Spamp, wherein all corrections and edits will be discussed/debated/explained. 7. Reporter will make all corrections and return article to the Copy Editor: • New hard copy on top • Original copy on bottom (no revised copies will be accepted without original copy) 8. IMPORTANT! Have everyone who is quoted in the article read and sign the new copy to verify accuracy of quotes. 9. Copy Editor will check to make sure all corrections and revisions have been made. • If errors are found, the reporter will revise and resubmit, as above • When no errors are found, proceed to step 8. 10. Turn in original and new hard copies to Spamp. 11. Upload final draft to Wordpress.
 * Your Name
 * The Date
 * The Section
 * A Headline (one to six words)
 * A Sub-headline (one complete, descriptive sentence outlining article contents)
 * Article Body (word count length assigned)