An e-zine is the electronic form of a magazine, delivered via the Internet through the web, by e-mail, as a PDF file, or some other commonly accepted electronic form. It shares many of the characteristics of a paper magazine. It will have a regular publishing schedule: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc.

It can accept submissions, which are then approved and edited by an editor or a staff using an agreed upon editorial process. Or it could be produced by a small group of writers.

An e-zine will typically publish only a small selection of the work submitted to it, setting a tone for the zine.

A website that updates irregularly, publishes everything submitted to them--like a moderated forum--or a personal website with writing by one person should submit to one of the genre categories under Online Writing: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction or Mixed Genre.

If your zine is a paper zine with a website, or if the subject matter of the e-zine deals with writing in print, including but not limited to book reviews, criticism and literary theory, it should be submitted to the appropriate sub-category within the Literature category.

If your website fits the requirements of an e-zine, please find the correct genre within the E-zines category to submit to. Submitting to an inappropriate category can delay the review of your website.

Submit sites that archive the contents of magazines and e-zines on a website.

Websites of active magazines should be submitted into a Magazine category under the appropriate subject.

Websites of active e-zines should be submitted into the appropriate sub-category of the E-zines category.

Submit only sites that are directories of e-zines. The site can be a list or a categorized database of e-zines. It can also include reviews and ratings.

Directories of advertising opportunities in e-zines should be submitted to http://dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Marketing/Marketing_Services/.

Sites about the production of e-zines for writing should be submitted to /Arts/Writers_Resources/Self_Publishing/. Sites about publishing e-zines for profit or marketing purposes should be submitted to Business/Industries/Publishing/Self-Publishing/Web_Publishing/.

Though what is bizarre is really a matter of opinion, websites submitted to this category should cover subjects out of the ordinary.

Sometimes, there is a fine line between that which is bizarre and that which is humorous. If your e-zine is more humorous than bizarre, you should submit it to the Humor category.

Submit your e-zine to this category if it has more than one form of writing: non-fiction, fiction and/or poetry.

Please do not submit a site that is still under construction or unreachable.

Websites that are essentially online journals or web logs should be submitted to the appropriate category in Arts/Online Writing/Non-Fiction.

The e-zine in this category feature all forms of poetry. E-zines that include other forms of writing should be submitted to the Mixed Genre category.