Mission Statement
American Spa is dedicated to helping spa professionals better their businesses. We provide spa owners and managers with inside information and trends on everything from the bottom line to wellness. Through the use of evocative photographs and an elegant design, we build a community by taking our readers deep inside the spa world. Twelve times throughout the year American Spa delivers the highest quality news and stories in the spa industry. Quality editorial is driven by experienced and excellent editors, disseminating more relevant information than any other industry publication.

Editorial Submission Information:
SUBMITTING TREATMENTS FOR ‘MENU’ AND ‘IN THE MIX’ CONSIDERATION
PRESS RELEASE: The release needs to include the name of the treatment and/or spa you’d like featured, a
complete description of the step-by-step process, and the names/manufacturers of the products used.
ART REQUIREMENTS: At least one image of the treatment in progress.
SEND EMAIL TO: hmikesell@americanspamag.com. If mailing information, please send to executive editor
Heather Mikesell.

SUBMITTING FOR ‘RADAR’ CONSIDERATION
PRESS RELEASE: Radar highlights spa news, openings, packages, promotions, and more. Please send complete
details in the release
ART REQUIREMENTS: At least one image of the treatment in progress.
SEND EMAIL TO: jkeller@americanspamag.com. If mailing information, please send to editor-in-chief Julie Keller.

SUBMITTING RELEASES FOR ‘INDUSTRY NEWS’ CONSIDERATION
PRESS RELEASE: The release needs to include detailed information of an event, good deed, promotion, and/or
award that you’d like to share with industry colleagues.
ART REQUIREMENTS: We’d prefer at least one image to accompany the press release.
SEND EMAIL TO: news@americanspamag.com. If mailing information, please send to associate editor Nicole
Palmieri.

SUBMITTING PRODUCTS FOR ‘SPOTLIGHT’ CONSIDERATION
PRESS RELEASE: The release should include the name of the product, description of its ingredients, and
intended use. There is no such thing as too much information.
ART REQUIREMENTS: We prefer that product images have clearly worded labels so as to provide our readers
with as much information as possible. Please note that the better quality your image is, the better exposure it is
for your company.
SEND EMAIL TO: spotlight@americanspamag.com. If mailing information, please send to associate editor Nicole
Palmieri.

SUBMITTING PITCHES AND IDEAS FOR STORY CONSIDERATION
Please email an outline of your pitch to editor-in-chief Julie Keller at jkeller@americanspamag.com.

ART REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS
Digital images are preferred. All images MUST be high resolution. Digital images must be in either a -jpeg or
-tiff format and measure approximately 5 inches all around at 300 dpi.

American Spa Editorial Department
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Julie Keller, jkeller@americanspamag.com, tel: (212) 895-8441
EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Heather Mikesell, hmikesell@americanspamag.com, tel: (212) 895-8442
MANAGING EDITOR: Nanci McArdle, nmcardle@americanspamag.com, tel: (212) 895-8265
ARTICLES EDITOR: Cristina De Oliveira, cdeoliveira@americanspamag.com, tel: (212) 895-8270
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Nicole Palmieri, npalmieri@americanspamag.com, tel: (212) 895-8246