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MO Insider Guidelines
Please review guidelines prior to submission as guidelines may change over time.
Missouri Humanities (MH) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen communities and enrich lives by connecting Missourians to the people, places, and ideas that shape society.
Submission Content
Submissions may be in the genre of a perspectives piece, personal narrative, poetry, historical or nonfiction essay, short story, personal reflection, book or film review or an original research article.
Formatting the Submission
Submissions may be written on any subject of the author’s choice. Preference will be given to submissions related to the Missouri Humanities’ annual theme, however, we will also consider other humanities-minded ideas.
While there is no minimum or maximum word count for your submission, please keep your information concise.
Please include your full job/position title(s) and degree title(s), as well as those of any co-authors.
If your submission contains notes from research or for reference, please incorporate into the article’s body, or include as footnotes or endnotes with your article.
Submissions should be submitted as text documents (such as .DOC or .RTF). Do not submit submissions in .PDF or .PAGES format.
Submission should follow Chicago Manual of Style guidelines, which are summarized for free online at owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01 or can be read in full with a subscription at chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html.
All submitted images should be in .JPG or .TIF format, 300 dpi, and at least 4″ in width (larger if possible). Please attach images as separate files, independent of your submissions, and please include any information relevant for captions. All submissions should include at least one image. Colored or black and white images are acceptable. Image size should be less than 1MB.
Submissions with excessive formatting or in need of extensive copyediting may be returned to the author for revision; please only submit clean copy with minimal formatting.
Intellectual Property
Copyright for contributions published in any MO Insider is retained by each author with publication rights granted to the MO Insider. An author’s submission grants Missouri Humanities the right to publish said submission. Content is free to users and the public.
By submitting, you verify that you are the author of the submitted work, and that the author grants rights to the MO Insider for publication.
All images included in the submission article are the responsibility of the author. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that any images, including images, sound, and video files, used their submissions do not break copyright law.
How to Submit
Submissions should be sent in an e-mail with the submission as an attachment. Emails should be sent to chrissy@mohumanities.org at Missouri Humanities. In the subject line put “2024 Insider Submission.” The message should include (1) the author’s name, (2) the title of the submission (3) an abstract of no more than 150 words, and (4) any relevant information about the author, including contact information.
Space is limited. All submissions will not be published. When submissions are scheduled for publication, MH staff will notify author. Submission not chosen for the upcoming issue will be filed and may be considered for other use in the future. Please note we are unable to respond to all inquiries about the status of submissions. We appreciate your patience!
DISCLAIMER
Statements of fact and opinion in the submission in the MO Insider are those of the respective authors and contributors and may not reflect the views and opinions of Missouri Humanities. No representation, express or implied, is made of the accuracy of the material in the MO Insider. Missouri Humanities cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. The reader should make his or her own evaluation of the accuracy and appropriateness of those materials.
