Topics

Contributors may submit an outline, abstract or completed article of a relevant compliance, sanctions, human trafficking, fraud, anti-bribery/corruption, counter-terrorism financing or financial crime topic to be considered for publication (completed articles are preferred) to editor@acams.org.

Lengths for the ACAMS Connection E-newsletter

• Articles should be between 500 to 1,000 words
• Please see table at the bottom for submission deadlines
• Reoccurring sections for ACAMS Connection:
  • How-to
  • Compliance
  • Interviews
  • Training
  • Lessons-learned
  • Financial Crimes

Commercialism

Submitted articles should not promote the author's company or product. Articles should not be used as advertising sales pieces.

Article Preparation

• Articles should address a relevant topic in the AML/CTF or financial crime field
• Articles may be co-authored
• Articles should be informative
• Articles should be written in a business format (e.g., try to refrain from writing in the first person, any opinions expressed should be substantiated with relevant facts)

Submission Format

• Contributors should email their articles in a word document to the editor@acams.org
• Pictures submitted need to be at least 300 dpi in resolution
• Graphs, charts and diagrams should be legible and concise. If the graph, chart or diagram is created in a different program other than word, files should be sent in their original format
• If a graph, chart or diagram is copied from another source, the source needs to be cited

Plagiarism

The act of using or citing someone else's work without permission or credit/attribution is plagiarism. Whether the information was obtained from a newspaper article, book, government document or an Internet site, the following details must be provided: the author's name, publication name, date of publication, and if applicable, the name of the government agency/department. This is an added benefit, providing such details allows readers to go directly to the source if they need more information.

Connection Advertisement Specifications

Ad size: width 1150 x height 205 (GIF or JPG)/25K max

Contact Alexis Betterson for further details on advertising pricing at abetterson@acams.org or +1.786.871.3060

Review Process

• The review process will take two to three days upon receipt of article
• Once the review process is complete, contributors will be notified immediately if their article has been selected for publication and for which e-newsletter date by email
• Editors will work with contributors to prepare the article for publication in the e-newsletter
• Articles will be edited and returned to the author for their final review and approval prior to publication in the e-newsletter

Author Compensation

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists does not pay contributors. Authors will receive a copy of the ACAMS Connection e-newsletter. If you do not receive the e-newsletter with your published article, please send an email to editor@acams.org.

Copyright and Reprints

• The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists assumes copyright of each ACAMS Connection e-newsletter.
• Permission of the publisher is required before an article can be copied or reproduced. All inquiries for reprinting must be sent to editor@acams.org

ACAMS Connection 2024 Publication and Deadlines:
Connection E-newsletter Publication	Articles and Ads are Due
18-Sep-24	12-Sep-24
2-Oct-24	26-Sep-24
16-Oct-24	10-Oct-24
30-Oct-24	24-Oct-24
13-Nov-24	7-Nov-24
27-Nov-24	21-Nov-24
11-Dec-24	5-Dec-24
*ACAMS Connection will not be published for two weeks due to holidays.