{"id":45,"date":"2019-01-28T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T18:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webcommons.mssm.edu\/theapothecary\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:03:46","slug":"guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webcommons.mssm.edu\/theapothecary\/guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Apothecary <\/i><\/strong>publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. Please see specific genre guidelines below and submit your piece(s) to the appropriate category. <\/span><\/p>\n

We accept submissions from any human in any pocket of the world, but we give preference to patients, caregivers, faculty, staff, and students affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health System.<\/span><\/p>\n

We accept submissions from February 1 to\u00a0May 1<\/strong><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>We attempt to respond to submissions within <\/strong><\/span><\/span>three months<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Patient Privacy Notice<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please maintain patient privacy and confidentiality at all times. Do not use any personal identifiers in your writing. For further guidance, contributors should review the guidelines in the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)<\/a>. We highly encourage contributors to seek permission before submitting stories involving patients and to fictionalize or change identifiable information whenever possible to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.<\/p>\n

General Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n