2023 Interface Division, Section, and Chapter Submission Deadlines

Submit division news to Genevieve.Goldy@electrochem.org.

Submit section and student chapter news to ECS@electrochem.org. 

Submission Guidelines

Point of View: Material must be written in the third person.

Timeliness: Interface is published quarterly—spring, summer, fall, and winter. Include information in your update about events, initiatives, accomplishments, etc., from the last three to six months and events planned for the months following publication.

Details: Be specific. When describing activities, answer these questions: what, where, when, and who. Give the full names of speakers and other participants mentioned in the article. Double check the spelling of the names of persons and places. Consider whether someone prefers to be referred to in a publication as Ms., Dr., or Prof., rather than by their first name.

Length: Submissions should contain enough content to be concise and relevant. The length of your submissions may vary depending on the number of activities you scheduled. However, the preferred minimum length is two to three paragraphs.

Formatting: Submit all material in English via a Microsoft Word document. Left justify the text. Otherwise, don’t format your documents—except for paragraphs and italics, etc., if needed—as the text is reformatted prior to publication. 

Photographs: Pictures showcase your members and events, drawing attention to your activities. Ensure that your photo(s) meet these requirements:

• Each image MUST be sent as a separate attachment to an email.
• Photos should not be embedded in MSWord files or PowerPoint.
• Photos must have a resolution of at least 300dpi with an image size of 4×6; this means that the picture file should be larger than 1 MB.
• Photos should be provided as individual high-resolution JPG or TIF files with at least 300 dpi (dots or pixels per inch).
• Include captions in your Microsoft Word document for each picture. Each caption should include a brief one-sentence description, and list the names of all the individuals, or the group’s name.
• Your photo caption should include a list of the names (usually, from left to right) of recognizable individuals if the group is less than six to eight people. For larger groups, the photo resolution is probably not high enough to recognize each person, so it is better to provide just the group’s name.
• Photos that have individuals under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a release form signed by a legal guardian. Contact Shannon Reed for this form.