Newspaper scale

a) Newspaper scale:

Broadsheet format, tabloid format or outsized (larger than  8-1/2 X 11)	2 points
Unbound	3 points
Printed on newsprint of any quality	1 point
Identified as a newspaper	1 point
Cover subdivided (articles and boxed photos)	1 point
Advertising on front cover	1 point
Divided into detachable regular sections (news, analysis, entertainment, sports, etc.)	1 point
Total	10 points

A publication with six (6) or more points is ruled to be a newspaper for the purposes of the SBDMP and therefore considered to be ineligible for funding. This preserves the principle that an eligible publication can share some common characteristics with newspapers and still be considered a magazine.

b) Newsletter scale:

No cover page - articles start immediately	2	points
Unbound	2	points
Between 8 and 20 pages	2	points
No table of contents	1	point
No authors listed	1	point
No full masthead	1	point
No regular editorial columns or letters to the editor	1	point
Continued series (volumes)	1	point
Total	11	points

A publication with six (6) or more points is ruled to be a newsletter for the purposes of the SBDMP
component and therefore considered to be ineligible for funding.

Publishers wishing to modify the characteristics of their periodical in order to be recognized as a magazine by the CMF, should contact the CMF through the toll-free number at 1 888-357-3116, facsimile number (819) 953-7782 or e-mail address: fcm-cmf@pch.gc.ca