Bancroft Echoes


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

Editorial Board

  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.

Purpose

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 provide space and encourage responses by official representatives of any group or institution that is the subject of an alumni article/essay.

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, the Homeport staff, the Homeport Board of Directors, one representative of the United States Naval Academy, and one representative of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association. Should the United States Naval Academy and the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association decline to appoint official representives, these positions shall remain vacant. Editor's Note: At this time both the United States Naval Academy and the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association have 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 articles/essays.
    • retain copyright of their articles/essays but Bancroft Echoes and Homeport shall have unlimited reproduction and reprint rights in all media.
  • Articles/essays
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • should be timely but will be held in the archives as long as space allows.
    • should be no more than 10,000 words.
    • 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 Articles/Essays
    • 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 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