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considered part of an educational process. Opinions and editorials expressed and
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management team.
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internationally.
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expressed by selected writers who contribute to the site. While the opinion
expressed may be offered as being proven in fact, it is expressly provided as
opinion as well as editorial and should be respected as such.
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and their use is subject to the Fair-Use Act. While some of them are factual in nature
others are creations meant to incite thought to further the social education of Focal
Point USA's readers.
Contributing writers to Focal Point USA are not compensated.
Focal Point USA reserves the right to absolve itself of responsibility and liability
stemming from the content of any submitted opinion-editorial pieces.
While the submitted opinion-editorials to Focal Point USA remain the intellectual
property of the contributing writers all material published in Focal Point USA is
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property of Focal Point USA upon receipt and can be used as determined by
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Some articles will be larger in size than others, but make sure the articles are well
articulated and not redundant. Some opinion articles are on the average anywhere
from 600-1000 words, which is average for an opinion piece, but Focal Point USA
will use longer articles to be published if the articles are chosen for publication.
A submisison must be thoroughly proofread. The submissions will be printed as is
and any mistakes or errors will be a direct reflection on the writer. Researched
opinion writers need to be meticulous in their submissions. If the submission is
selected for publication the writer will be notified prior to its use. If it is not selected
the writer will not be contacted.
Sending the article as a Microsoft Word attachment using the following setting and
guidelines:
Arial font size 11
Normal formatting (not Normal-Web)
Single spaced
Justified Left
Any hyperlinks embedded and formatted
A minimal or non-use bold and italicized text is preferred
Refrain from using indents (if necessary quote passages can be indicated using
italics)
All text should be in black unless denoting a hyperlink (system generated)
Or As a plain text email. (Source hyperlinks can be listed at the end.)
Double check all email submissions to make sure articles are legible before
submitting.
Remember, embedded and formatted URL hyperlinks, footnotes and related
reading references are encouraged.
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On a Final Note: Please do remember and understand that not all submissions will be
accepted for publication. Please do not be offended if Focal Point USA cannot publish
the article.
Items presented in Focal Point USA are intended to inspire thought and should be
considered part of an educational process. Opinions and editorials expressed and
presented in Focal Point USA remain the intellectual property of the contributing
writers and may or may not reflect the opinions of Focal Point USA ownership or
management team.
Focal Point USA derives editorials from numerous sources nationally and
internationally.
Information cited in Focal Point USA is representative of educated opinion as
expressed by selected writers who contribute to the site. While the opinion
expressed may be offered as being proven in fact, it is expressly provided as
opinion as well as editorial and should be respected as such.
All photographs featured in Focal Point USA are for entertainment purposes only
and their use is subject to the Fair-Use Act. While some of them are factual in nature
others are creations meant to incite thought to further the social education of Focal
Point USA's readers.
Contributing writers to Focal Point USA are not compensated.
Focal Point USA reserves the right to absolve itself of responsibility and liability
stemming from the content of any submitted opinion-editorial pieces.
While the submitted opinion-editorials to Focal Point USA remain the intellectual
property of the contributing writers all material published in Focal Point USA is
protected by copyright.
Email sent to Focal Point USA constitutes entry into public domain. All email becomes
property of Focal Point USA upon receipt and can be used as determined by
management. All email submitters effectively surrender their anonymity and grant
usage of their comments - contact information included - to Focal Point USA and the
management team.
Warning: If you do not want to receive responses to your comments to Focal Point
USA, do not email Focal Point USA with comments.
Focal Point USA request that only well-researched educated viewpoints be sent to
the editor(s). Educating the readers is Focal Point USA's number one goal.
Some articles will be larger in size than others, but make sure the articles are well
articulated and not redundant. Some opinion articles are on the average anywhere
from 600-1000 words, which is average for an opinion piece, but Focal Point USA
will use longer articles to be published if the articles are chosen for publication.
A submisison must be thoroughly proofread. The submissions will be printed as is
and any mistakes or errors will be a direct reflection on the writer. Researched
opinion writers need to be meticulous in their submissions. If the submission is
selected for publication the writer will be notified prior to its use. If it is not selected
the writer will not be contacted.
Sending the article as a Microsoft Word attachment using the following setting and
guidelines:
Arial font size 11
Normal formatting (not Normal-Web)
Single spaced
Justified Left
Any hyperlinks embedded and formatted
A minimal or non-use bold and italicized text is preferred
Refrain from using indents (if necessary quote passages can be indicated using
italics)
All text should be in black unless denoting a hyperlink (system generated)
Or As a plain text email. (Source hyperlinks can be listed at the end.)
Double check all email submissions to make sure articles are legible before
submitting.
Remember, embedded and formatted URL hyperlinks, footnotes and related
reading references are encouraged.
Click here to send a submission.
On a Final Note: Please do remember and understand that not all submissions will be
accepted for publication. Please do not be offended if Focal Point USA cannot publish
the article.
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