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Would you like to write for The Horological Journal (HJ)?

We welcome industry news and articles of a technical nature on clocks and watches, modern and antiquarian, as well as general interest articles on other horological subjects.

For more details please contact Helen Milbank:

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HJ Author Guidance Notes and Style Guide

Please note that before being accepted for publication all technical articles submitted to the HJ will go through an extensive process of peer review. That means your text and illustrations will be subject to a robust examination by experts in the field.

If you send us an article and you also send it to other publications speculatively, you must tell us.

All articles, whether they be technical or of general interest, should be submitted in accordance with our Author Guidance Notes and Style Guide and be accompanied by a completed and signed Copyright Licence Agreement.

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HJ Copyright License Agreement

A signed HJ CLA must be submitted with your article.

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