Submission and Linking Policy

When did it happen?

We would like to share news and video when it happens using our social media outlets- Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. When you send news we will post it on one of these sites and again in the monthly newsletter.

The simple policy for submitting items to be included in the newsletter is "after the fact." If you received an award, published a paper, gave a presentation, etc., please submit it after it happened.

The only exception is to provide information (What. When. Where.) on meetings or events that are taking place in the future, such as an FES, ESA or other professional meetings; outreach events; workshops and seminars; new courses; etc. This alerts people to the event and helps with registration, if required. If you have an event you want announced please tell us at least 2 weeks before the event.

Linking to you.

This newsletter is provided in HTML format only. I try to add links to a person's Web sites, if such exists and I can find it. I also try to add links to sites that cover or explain arthropods; diseases; orgranizations that provide grants, scholarships, etc.; or other useful information, such as copies of online papers. I do this because not everyone who reads our newsletter knows what you know about that organism.

To prevent the newsletter from appearing clogged with links I try to link only once each issue to a person or organization. If your name, paper or organization is not linked and you wish it to be, please provide me with the link when you submit the news. In addition, if you provide links after the issue goes online, I will go back and add links to the newsletter, but only for the latest issue. For example, after the October issue goes online, I will no longer edit the September issue. However, this gives you an entire month to add your link.

We do not link to commercial sites. Exceptions are news organization sites that provide information on arthropods that the editor feels is relevant or timely.

- Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, newsletter editor