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Indus is
our chapter's award-winning bimonthly publication.
It carries articles on the theory and practice
of technical communication. Articles in Indus
have a combined technology magazine and newsletter
flavor. As a technology magazine, Indus balances
the latest in technical communication practices,
processes, and software with specific activities
and articles pertinent to technical communicators
in India. In its role as the STC India Chapter
newsletter, Indus serves as a communication forum
for its members while covering STC events in India.
This technology magazine-newsletter mix allows
Indus to have a "glocal" flavor that
balances the best in the globe within the Indian
context, and vice versa.
Indus has seen 5 years of existence,
and has grown with each new issue. It has won
three awards in STC Newsletter Competitions in
the last 4 years -- Award of Excellence (2000),
an Award of Merit (2003), and Distinguished and
Most Improved Award (2004). STC members in the
US and India are the primary contributors of articles.
The current readership evidences a 3:1 ratio between
Indian and US technical communicators.
How to Contribute
Indus is published in
the last week of every odd-numbered month. You
can contribute the following articles in Indus:
- Letters to the Editor
– If you liked something about Indus,
feel free to share your appreciation. If you
have ideas for improvement or have located factual
errors, then do write in without inhibition.
Each suggestion, critique, or plaudit is extremely
valuable.
- Articles – Indus publishes
articles that range in length from 700 to 1000
words. These articles should be written in MS
Word and discuss topics such as software tools,
best practices, communication trends, and grammar.
For graphics (images / snapshots), use high
resolution images. These may later be processed
separately for the webzine and pdf versions.
Before you submit an article, check the file
for viruses and send it to us in as a zip file.
- Columns – If
you have a bright idea or a wealth of knowledge
in a particular arena, contact the editors of
Indus so you can write a regular column. You
should submit at least 2 articles in advance
for a column and commit to write at least 4
articles for the column.
Indus tries to publish
as many high quality articles it can, yet space
restrictions and content quality do determine
the publication schedule.
Address all newsletter correspondence
to indus@stc-india.org.
Reprints
Reprints from Indus are
permitted if credit is given and a copy of the
publication is sent to the Editors.
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