We are interested in publishing articles, poems and short stories which:

• Describe research methods, and new applications of computer and Internet technology to Litvak genealogy.
   
• Present new types of genealogical documents and newly discovered archival sources.
   
• Provide models for displaying results of genealogical research; new ideas for shtetl group/SIG websites would be interesting.
   
• Review new Internet websites, research resources, articles, books, etc.
   
• Tell personal family history stories, especially when illustrating the use of new Litvak, JewishGen, and similar databases, and which provide examples of new and different kinds of documentation.
   
• We welcome original articles and also will re-publish articles which have appeared previously in other places such as JGS newsletters, on Litvak Shtetl research and SIG pages (with written authorization of the author and the editor of the previous publication and anyone holding copyright on any material which is included).
   
• We welcome translations of material originally published in another language (again with the same proviso as mentioned above).
   
• Please consider the unique opportunities that Internet publication allows, such as presentation of color photographs and scanned documents, links to other websites, etc. However keep in mind that many readers will not have the latest technology, so audio and video material should be kept to a minimum or avoided.
   
• Please carefully and completely cite all sources. Of particular interest are those citations which are accessible (and potentially hyperlinked) on the Internet. Assume that readers will want to find those sources. The citation should provide as much information as possible on where the sources are and how to get to them.
   
• Articles will remain online for a period of time and then be archived (but still accessible). Information of lasting importance will be summarized and included in FAQ's.
   
• All published articles will be copyrighted by the LitvakSIG and the author, and will be available for non-commercial republication with permission and attribution.

Please e-mail contributions in ASCII (plain text) format to the Online Journal Editor Judith Caplan.