SUBMIT BY SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2025
>Submission Form< 

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Notification of Acceptance: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Issue Launch: October 2025

About Acid Free

Acid Free, the thematic online magazine of the Los Angeles Archivists Collective, seeks to be a smart, non-academic forum for a variety of voices and issues in our field, to ground archivists locally and regionally while also keeping an eye toward larger conversations and landscapes.

About the Topic

“Disappearance” can be broadly interpreted through an archival lens. In contemplation of presence vs. absence and the space in-between, possible topics may include:

Submission Guidelines

Acid Free is open to articles that highlight exhibitions, documents, or collections; share projects and stories; critically examine archival issues and practices; explore local landmarks; or address other theme-related archival subjects. Submissions with particular relevance to Los Angeles will receive priority, but all authors are encouraged to submit regardless of geographic location.

Articles can be any length, but we recommend keeping it under 1,000 words. Acid Free is a highly visual publication; please include at least five images within your article. Alternative formats are also welcome: Poetry, illustrations, photo essays, and hybrid media.

Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis utilizing the following criteria: Hook, clarity, and relevance to the theme.

Contact

Email: acidfree.la@gmail.com
Instagram: @laacollective

SUBMIT BY JAN. 15 2025
>Submission Form< 

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline:
January 15, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 
February 10, 2025
Issue Launch:
March 2025

About Acid Free

Acid Free, the thematic online magazine of the Los Angeles Archivists Collective, seeks to be a smart, complicated, non-academic forum for a variety of voices and issues in our field, to ground archivists locally and regionally while also keeping an eye toward larger conversations and landscapes.

About the Topic

“Sound” can be broadly interpreted through an archival lens. Possible topics may include oral histories, time-based media, music, storytelling, playlist-ing, DJ culture, field recordings, and the absence of sound: archival silence(s), hearing impairment, silent film collections.

Submission Guidelines

Acid Free is open to articles that highlight documents, collections, or exhibitions; share projects and stories; critically examine archival issues and practices; explore local landmarks; or address other theme-related archival subjects. Articles can be any length, but we recommend keeping it under 1,000 words. We are a highly visual publication; please include images in .jpg format to illustrate your story.

In addition to the text + visuals, an audio file may also be submitted to compliment the writing.

Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis utilizing the following criteria: Hook, clarity, and relevance to the theme.

Image Guidelines

Please provide images that are at least 1920 px wide (300 dpi) as separate attachments from copy. Please indicate image placement in the article. 

Example

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod. Lorem ipsum dolor.

[ image-001.jpg, Image caption goes here ]

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod. Lorem ipsum dolor.

Citation Guidelines

Cite your sources in the body of your text as opposed to following a formal, academic citation style. For any links in the draft you submit, please bracket the url following the text you want linked, and we will create the hyperlink when we produce on the web. 

Example

Lorem ipsum [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum] dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod. Lorem ipsum dolor.

Citations for additional resources may also be listed at the end of any article.

Contact

Email: acidfree.la@gmail.com
Instagram: @laacollective