Online Submission Instructions

The Sigma Tau Delta Review
Submit Critical Essays

The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle
Submit Fiction
Submit Non-Fiction
Submit Poetry

Online Account Set-Up

If you registered for the 2009 or 2010 International Convention, provided a journal submission, or submitted a paper or panel proposal for the 2010 Convention, you already have an account. To access your account use the same email address and password you used previously.

If you do not have an online acount, you must first set up your account. Create a password containing at least five characters.

All confirmations and follow-up communication will be sent via the email address you used to set up your account.

Submission

There are separate submission links for The Sigma Tau Delta Review and The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle. Make sure you use the correct link listed at the top of this page.

1. Choose:  Submitter Account | Add As Author/Co-Author.
    * Sigma Tau Delta only permits one author.

2. Choose: Continue button.

3. Select: Topic from pull-down menu.

4. Title: type in your title.

5. Attach your paper as a word document. Please follow Journal Submission Guidelines: Document Formatting. 

* After you browse and select your file, you must click the ADD button.

6. ABSTRACT: All submissions, including poetry require an abstract. Contributors are required to include an abstract, not to exceed 500 characters or roughly three sentences. Do not identify yourself in the abstract.

Type your information directly into the text box. Do not cut and paste from other sources (including Microsoft Word and web pages); doing so will create formatting problems and a larger character count, and may result in your submission being rejected). 

7. Complete other fields: state, school, academic level, semester/year of Sigma Tau Delta membership induction, and sponsor name and sponsor email address.

8. Click Continue and review the information for your submission.

Additional information:

  1. Submissions are limited to one total for both journals. You may choose either a critical or creative submission. That is, you may submit one critical essay for The Sigma Tau Delta Review, OR you may submit one work of fiction, one work of non-fiction, or a group of up to three poems to The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle.
  2. You may make submit up through April 30, 2010. To do this, login using your account (email address and password). You will see a list of your submission(s) and corresponding submission number.
  3. Contributors will recieve confirmations and acceptances through email using the email address you used to set up your account. It is vital to keep your email addresses for communications.
  4. Acceptance and denial notifications will be sent out by August 2010.
  5. Authors of accepted submissions will be asked to submit a biography to be included in the publication.

Questions regarding the online submission process should be addressed to sigmaoffice@niu.edu.