Submission guidelines

The American Tinnitus Association welcomes submissions of original feature articles, first person stories and letters to the editor about tinnitus-related topics. Submissions selected for publication are those that speak to an audience of tinnitus patients and their families, audiologists, medical doctors and other tinnitus health care professionals.

Previously published material

If you are submitting a previously published article, we ask that you obtain – and include a copy with your submission – permission for its use in Tinnitus Today.

Submission

Send as an e-mail attachment in Word format to nina@ata.org. Or, mail on a PC disk in Word format along with a printed copy to Tinnitus Today, c/o ATA, P.O. Box 5, Portland, OR 97207-0005.

Feature articles

Tinnitus Today features articles on treatments (i.e. medications, masking, TRT), tinnitus-related conditions (i.e., hyperacusis, depression, Ménière’s disease), research studies and legal issues.

1,200-word maximum. Include author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, any pertinent biographical information and, when appropriate, captions for tables, figures, illustrations and photos.

Personal stories

Your personal tinnitus success story can be tremendously encouraging to others. Describe how your tinnitus impacted your life in the past and what living with this condition is like for you today.

600-word maximum. Include author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address and any pertinent biographical information.

Letters to the Editor

Examples of letter topics: a favorable outcome to a treatment (conventional or alternative), a successful coping strategy, a helpful dietary discovery, a statement about your experience with tinnitus.

250-word maximum. Include author’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address; let us know if these can be included in Tinnitus Today along with your letter.

ATA reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity, brevity and accuracy. Please include a statement of permission to print your letter [edited] in Tinnitus Today, or a request that we not print your letter. Please call, write, fax or e-mail me if you have additional questions about Tinnitus Today article submissions:

Phone: (800) 634-8978 x 213
Fax: (206) 780-5375
E-mail: nina@ata.org
Address: Tinnitus Today, c/o ATA, P.O. Box 5, Portland, OR 97207-0005.

I look forward to hearing from you. Nina Rogozen, Tinnitus Today editor.