Bancroft Echoes

 
Editorial Policy

Audience

  • Alumni of the United States Naval Academy.
  • People with an interest in the U.S. Naval Academy.
  • People with an interest in the opinions and observations of U.S. Naval Academy Alumni.

An online magazine of opinion and observations by United States Naval Academy Alumni

Bancroft Echoes is a publication of
Homeport: the United States Naval Academy Alumni Online Community.

Purpose

To act as an online public forum for opinions and observations of alumni of the United States Naval Academy.

Objectives

  • To provide an online public forum for opinions and observations of alumni of the United States Naval Academy.
    • To encourage public debate in a reasonable and logical manner.
    • To allow alumni to call attention to material elsewhere on the Web that may be of interest to alumni.
    • To provide space and encourage responses by official representatives of any group or institution that is the subject of an alumni article/essay/Web log entry.

Publisher

Bancroft Echoes is published by Homeport: the United States Naval Academy Alumni Online Community. All opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent the opinion of Homeport, the United States Navy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association unless otherwise noted.

Editorial Board

The Editorial Board shall consist of the Editor of Bancroft Echoes and invited members representing various alumni constituancies; eventually, the hope is to have the board elected by alumni. These constituancies shall always include official representatives of the United States Naval Academy and the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association. Should the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association decline to appoint official representives, these positions shall remain vacant. Editor's Note: When the original Editorial Board was constituted both the Academy and the Alumni Association declined to appoint representatives, citing manpower constraints as the reason.

Policies

  • Authors
    • must be alumni of the United States Naval Academy; it is not necessary to be a graduate but authors must be listed in the Register of Alumni. In the case of multiple authors, all must be alumni.
    • will receive no payment for material contributed.
    • retain copyright of all material but Bancroft Echoes and Homeport shall have unlimited reproduction and reprint rights in all media unless the author's permission is explicitly withdrawn in writing.
  • Web log entries/articles/essays
    • should not exceed 10,000 words.
  • Web log entries
    • can be made via blogger.com by any author who has registered with the editor.
    • must be original material written solely by the author/authors or a link (with commentary) to material of interest to alumni elsewhere on the Web.
    • may address any topic or subject, but should express the opinions or represent personal observations of the author/authors.
    • should be timely but will be held in the archives as long as space allows.
    • must not use language that is profane, vulgar, or that may be construed as slanderous or libelous.
    • may include photos that are hosted elsewhere if the author is the one hosting the photo; otherwise photos should be linked to.
    • are subject to review, editing and possible removal by members of the editorial board.
  • Articles/essays
    • shall be submitted via email (vastly preferred) or by snail mail; if submitted via snail mail, articles/essays shall be double-spaced in a monospaced typeface on plain white paper with one inch margins at left, right, top and bottom.
    • must be original material written solely by the author/authors. If an article/essay has been previously published, the author/authors must own full rights and grant rights as noted above.
    • must receive a simple majority of "yes" votes from the Editorial Board before they are accepted for publication.
    • will be published on the Web site as soon as they are accepted for publication.
    • may address any topic or subject, but the article/essay should express the opinions or represent personal observations of the author/authors; the only requirement for publication is Editorial Board approval.
    • Three articles/essays at a time will be published on Bancroft Echoes. One will always be the most recent; the other two may be recent or may be articles/essays of sustained public interest as determined by the Editor; previous articles/essays will be held in the archives as long as space allows.
  • Responses to Material Published
    • will be linked following the end of the text of the original article/essay.
    • will be accepted from alumni subject to Editorial Board review under the same terms as the original article/essay. Occassionally responses will be placed in the Web Wardroom of Homeport without editorial review.
    • will be accepted from official representatives of any individual, institution or group that is the subject of an Web log entry/article/essay; official responses are not subject to editorial review.
  • Letters to the Editor
    • may be from anyone,
    • should be less than 500 words,
    • shall be clearly marked as a Letter to the Editor,
    • shall only be submitted via email to [email protected] ,
    • are are subject to editorial review by the Editor, who may poll Editorial Board members as deemed appropriate or necessary.
    • must be signed; active duty armed forces personnel may ask to have their name withheld but we would prefer all letters bear the identity of the author.

Editor

Opinions expressed in Bancroft Echoes are solely those of their respective authors and do not reflect the opinion of Homeport, the United States Navy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association. See the Editorial Policy for submission information.