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Call for Papers SEMJ.org is a journal by the experts for those in the field working in the industry. If you have an idea for a topic submit your idea to SEMJ.org. If approved, we will work with you to get your article published in the upcoming edition of our printed journal. We are interested in both published and new authors who's work is on the forefront in the industry. This is a great opportunity to receive name recognition for yourself and your company.
In addition, SEMJ.org will offer a $1000 award for the best article as voted by the editors in each volume. Winners announced in publication and online.
SEMJ.org is an original print journal dedicated to the advancement of search marketing.
Ideas include, but are not limited to:
SEO SEM HTML Programming Search Engines Computer programming topicGet the authors template for submitting a paper Chose either single or double column template.
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1. All articles are to be 2-6 pages in length and must be original to the person submitting the paper.
2. Company shall have the right to refuse to publish any submitted article, and shall notify the author within ninety (90) days after article whether an article is accepted for publication. Upon acceptance by Company for publication, the Author grants to Company the irrevocable, exclusive worldwide exclusive license to publish the paper on its website and to publish the paper in a hard copy journal. If within nine (9) months of notice of acceptance of an article, Company has not published such article in a hard copy journal, then the rights granted to Company by Author shall become non-exclusive.
2.1 This exclusive license shall be for a period of five (5) years from the date of publication of the hard copy journal. After the five-year period, the license to publish shall become non-exclusive.
2.2 During the period of the exclusive license, Author shall not publish or distribute the accepted article in any manner.
2.3 The author also agrees that Company shall have the right to edit the article in its sole discretion.
3. The sole compensation for the grant of rights by Author pursuant to this agreement is the publication of the Author’s work pursuant to this Agreement, a free copy of the hard copy journal, and free membership on the site.
4. The Author represents that:
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4.4 The content of the article(s) supplied by Author are wholly original to Author or are in the public domain and do not violate, conflict with or infringe upon any rights of any person, corporation or entity whatsoever, including, without limitation, any common law or statutory copyright, any right of publication, performance, or any other right in any work, nor does the content violate any right of publicity or the right of privacy, any right against libel, slander, invasion of privacy or similar right of any person, corporation or other entity.
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7. Author shall receive credit as is commonly given authors for the publication of such articles.
8. It is the intention of Company to publish a hard copy version of the semj.org journal two times a year, beginning in late 2008. However, Company may publish the journal in its discretion, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to obligate Company to undertake such activity according to any specific time frame. The Author shall have no cause of legal action against Company if Company decides not to publish the hard copy journal or publishes the journal less than two times a year.
9. Company shall not be required to make any payments of any nature to any third party for, or in connection with, the article or exploitation of rights granted by Author pursuant to this Agreement.
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11. Author must retain a copy of their article, as Company assumes no responsibility for the loss of any articles.
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