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​General Policies 

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Those who do not conform to the following guidelines of our general policies will be banned from being involved in any future IB Monthly activities and removed from the subscriptions. Furthermore, teachers will be notified if necessary.

 

Maintaining a Respectful Conduct:

Here, we encourage all to express themselves freely and exercise their right to freedom of speech. IB Monthly aims to create a friendly, supportive, and efficient environment. Discrimination, disrespectfulness, or any type of bullying is prohibited, and violators will face consequences according to school regulations. Being respectful and keeping an open mind is required for all.

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Zero-Plagiarism:

1. Any form of plagiarism or violation of copyright is strictly prohibited. Here at IB Monthly, we maintain only the highest standard of academic integrity, and we request that all Staffers, contributing members, and guests follow the guidelines. Violators will be banned from any further activity related to the publishing of IB Monthly.

2. Reprinting or republishing of any kind is not allowed. Please respect the creators and writers who put effort into the publishing of IB Monthly. Violators will not only be banned from all future activities related to the publishing of IB Monthly, but will also face the consequences of school regulations or even legal matters.

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Profanity:

Inappropriate use of language or inappropriate choice of topics is not allowed. Whether such content is considered profane will be determined by the Editorial Board. As IB Monthly is a public idea-sharing platform, please respect our work, our efforts, and our fellow readers.

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Fact-Check:

IB Monthly highly encourages the spread of information and the sharing of personal opinions. For informational articles, we request that all sources are clearly referenced, and that all sources should be credible. All Staffers will further conduct a thorough fact-checking procedure, and if certain contents were edited, the original creator/writer would be contacted and consent will have to be received before the final publishing.

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Non-Profit:

Any activities relating to profiting financially from IB Monthly is strictly prohibited. This is a non-profit publication for the sole purpose of serving the DYSH community.

 

Privacy and Protection of Personal Information:

1. All personal information submitted to our websites or sent directly to our Staffers are for the purpose of future communications, and please be assured that they will not be shared with anyone else outside of the Staffers without the owner's permission under any circumstances.

2. All contents published on the IB Monthly platform should not be acquired through any illegal means such as invasion of personal privacy, plagiarizing others' content, using others' pictures without consent, or any other unethical means.

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Submissions Google Drive:

We are happy to accept guest columns submissions, project/self promotions, and school/student organization promotions. However, since one of the submission methods are through IB Monthly's public Google Drive, please note that dyish.ibmonthly@gmail.com's permission to access files is granted. Also, please DO NOT set the general access to "anyone with the link" if you do not wish people other than IB Monthly Staffers to view/edit your uploaded files.  

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Guest Columns and Article Contributions:

Guest column and article contributions can be sent directly to IB Monthly via G-mail (dyish.ibmonthly@gmail.com), submitted via this website ("Submissions" page), or directly uploaded to our Google Drive (via Linktree). Please take note that though we value free speech and value all your creative outputs, IB Monthly will not publish any works that violate academic integrity, has not been fact-checked, or includes vulgar use of language. Staffers will also proofread all works before publishing, and if any changes or edits were made, we will acquire the original creator's consent before publishing. 

 

Promotions and Advertisements:

Promotional works and advertisements can be sent directly to IB Monthly via G-mail, submitted via this website ("Submissions" page), or directly uploaded to our Google Drive (via Linktree). A maximum of 5 promotional contents/advertisements will be accepted per IB Monthly edition, and if total submissions exceed limit, the five featured works will be selected by the Staffers with regards to the order of submission and time-sensitivity. Those not selected for an edition will automatically be featured in the next edition. Staffers will also proofread all submissions before publishing, and if any changes or edits were made, we will acquire the original creator's consent before publishing. 

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Social Media:

IB Monthly's social media accounts (Instagram and Gmail) are completely managed by our Social Media Managers under the approval of the Editorial Board, and we also have a general policy of only following Staffers and alumni Staffers on our Instagram. This is to minimize the possibility of any unintended miscommunications, invasion of privacy, and personal bias. However, you're most welcome to show your support by following, tagging, and reposting our social media pages. Feel free to contact us via any of our platforms, and our respective managers will give you an official reply as soon as possible.

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Editorial Board:

The IB Monthly Editorial Board includes the Editor-in-Chief, a representative from the Artistic Designs Team, a representative of the Columnists, and a representative of the Journalists. All affairs related to the functioning of IB Monthly and/or the publishing of the newsletter will need to be approved by all Board members before execution.

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Ideas referenced and researched from Harvard's The Harvard Crimson, Stanford's The Stanford Daily, UCLA's Daily Bruin, Lynbrook High School's the Epic, Berkley High School's THE SPECTATOR, Brookline High School's The Sagamore, and 39 屆實驗高中校刊社——實風校刊.

Guidelines researched from the Code of Ethics by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Code of Conduct from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).

 

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Written by Pei-Chi (Peggy) Lee 李沛頎

Agreed by all the 2022 IB Monthly Staffers

Last edited: December 17, 2022

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