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Deadlines:
Because of staff limitations, Secular Nation has been running behind with respect to when it should have been publishing. Correspondingly, quarter designations and years do not currently agree with calendar time. Actual publication dates for recent issues are indicated below:
Volume
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Quarter
Year
Publication Date
12
1
First
2007
July 3, 2007
12
2
Second
2007
September 17, 2007
12
3
Third
2007
March 11, 2008
12
4
Fourth
2007
June 1, 2008*
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Because of the irregularity in actual publication dates, deadlines for upcoming issues are set on an ad hoc basis. Contact the editor for the current work-to deadlines.
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