Single Shot Rifle Journal
Single Shot Rifle Journal is the official magazine of The American Single Shot Rifle Association. It is America's oldest magazine dedicated to single-shot rifles, their use and history. And the SSRJournal is published six times per year. A subscription to SSRJournal is included with membership in the ASSRA.
The SSRJournal has been published since 1948 and is the country's most authoritative resource for information and history about single-shot rifles and their role in American and world history. Every issue features a full color cover and contains at least 60 pages of information and ads.
Back issues of the SSRJournal are often available. And an index of material included in them is available from Byron Goff, 4083 E. Round Hill Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85028 (602) 953-2141.
Writer's Guidelines For SSRJournal Submissions:
Generally, the topics of our material somehow relate to single-shot rifles, their current uses, their history, the accoutrements and craftsmanship connected with them, cartridges and handloading techniques related to them , or events which include them. We also have interest in topics centered on single-shot gunsmithing, "how-to" articles, authoritative research, etc. If your subject matter concerns a single-shot rifle in some form or fashion, chances are we'd be interested.
Here are the basic feature article guidelines that work for us:
1) About 1000 to 1800 words or so. But worthy topics can be broken up and run as a small series.
2) Good sharp photos to illustrate the idea. Photos can be hard prints (B&W preferred but we can also handle color) or good high-res digital photography... at least 300 dpi. Number of shots? What it takes to tell the story clearly. No more, no less.
3) We like to get everything on a disc as well as in hard copy. We really prefer a ZIP disc or CD. Copy can even be e-mailed, but photos need to go USPS. e-mailed JPEGS never seem to work out well. And if you happen to have a MacIntosh computer, you're already on our good guy list.... but we do realize that 99% of the world has PCs, and we can handle that situation.
4) For copy, Microsoft Word is good. For photos, JPEG, or TIFF formats work well if you send them on disc. If given a choice, we prefer TIFF files.
5) We will try to acknowledge your submission as soon as possible and let you know if it is acceptable. If we inform you that it is, we will assume that you have accepted our offer to publish unless you say otherwise.
6) If your material is not acceptable, we will return it to you promptly. Especially if you've enclosed a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
7) For acceptable material, we pay our authors according to the value of the submission and our current budget. And we always wish we could pay them more. For without you, we wouldn't exist. The exact amount offered to an author is totally at the discretion of the Editor. It is, also our policy to pay upon publication of the material. And we print six issues of SSRJournal a year, so there may be an amount of "lag time" between the point we accept your material and the time you are compensated.
8) Send your submissions to: The Editor, Single Shot Rifle Journal, PO Box 1162, Niles MI 49120. Our phone is 269-687-9550 (Voicemail).
General Advertising Rates For SSRJournal
DISPLAY ADVERTISING RATES:
Full page B&W, $250. Half page B&W, $125. Third page B&W, $100. Quarter page B&W, $75. One column x 2.25-inch ad, $38. One column x 1-inch ad, $25. FREQUENCY DISCOUNTS (quarter page or larger): Two issues, 5%. Three issues, 10%. Six issues, 15%. No agency discounts. Send display ads on disc in Quark/Macintosh or as camera-ready hard output. We can create/compose your ad. Please inquire. Write or phone for complete advertising rate card. DEADLINE: The 15th of month prior to publication.
For more information, contact the Editor, Single Shot Rifle Journal, PO Box 1162, Niles MI 49120 Phone 269-687-9550 (Voicemail) or e-mail us at: journaleditor@assra.com
CLASSIFIED RATES:
A 40-word ad is $10, plus your name and phone are free and not counted in the 40 words. Additional words, 15 cents each. Business ads: Double rates.