SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for the ALCHEMY JOURNAL
Please submit your book reviews, personal experiences,
research projects, illustrations, laboratory methods and formulae, or anything else pertaining
to physical, mental, or spiritual alchemy to editor Duane Saari at
AlchemyEditor@yahoo.com.
You may also mail your graphics and articles to the Alchemy Journal,
P.O. Box 22201, Sacramento, CA 95822-0201.
1. Topics. The following are the type of articles that appear in the Alchemy
Journal: spiritual alchemy, alchemical techniques in psychology, practical
laboratory work and experiments, history of alchemy and the Hermetic sciences,
philosophy of alchemy, personal experiences in transformation (prose and poems),
alchemy tinctures and elixirs used in health, translations of alchemical
manuscripts, interpretations of drawings and symbols, announcements of alchemy
lectures, interviews with alchemists, and reviews of new books or websites
relating to these topics. Also accepted are articles about disciplines that use
alchemical techniques such as shamanism and alternative healing modalities, as
well as culture-specific alchemy traditions such as Sufism, Hindu Rasayana, and
Taoist alchemy.
2. Word Count: Normal articles can range from 800-2,500 words. Longer
articles are accepted but will usually be serialized in two or three parts.
Interviews are from 1,000-2,000 words and photographs (or graphic files) of the
person being interviewed are greatly appreciated. Poetry should be limited to
under 20 lines. Announcements and reviews can range between 100-800 words.
3. Text and Style: Use singles spacing between paragraphs and one space between sentences. Underline book titles. Use quotation marks for names of journals and magazines. Use italics for foreign words or phrases. Use italics for emphasis, not underlining. If possible, use Arial for your font.
4. File Formats: Please submit by email to
AlchemyEditor@yahoo.com in a .doc,
.txt, or other word processor file. Submit any illustrations as separate .jpg or
.gif attachments. You may also mail your article and illustrations to the
address below.
5. Queries: It is a good idea to query the editor on your article before
submitting it to make sure it is relevant to the journal, or that a book you
want to review, etc., is not being worked on by another writer.
6. Submissions: The preferred method of submission is by email to editor. Printed hardcopies of articles
may also be sent to the Alchemy Journal, P.O. Box 22201, Sacramento, CA
95822-0201. Illustrations for articles should be sent as email .jpg or .gif file attachments or as full-size artwork to
the address above. All materials submitted by mail must contain a S.A.S.E. for
their return to you. Submission of material is considered permission to edit and
publish.
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