Magazine Membership Qualifications

To meet all qualifications for membership, a magazine must...

• Have published consecutively for two years as a quarterly or more frequent schedule under the same title;

• Have general interest, lifestyle or tourism editorial content about a specific state or region, while supporting the purposes of the association;

• Be primarily printed on coated paper stock;

• Must apply for separate individual memberships for magazine titles that may be published by the same firm or entity; and

• May apply for membership even if the majority of the relevant voting stock is owned by another person, business entity or governmental entity with common affiliations or interest.

All membership applications must be accepted by the board of directors through a majority vote. The board defines a regional magazine as one that covers a specific geographical area larger than a city and smaller than a nation (except for small nations).

Provisional membership may be granted by the board of directors if the board believes the magazine will meet all of these requirements within a two-year period.

For a membership application, go to How to Join.