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 # Scientific Computing in Rust Monthly
 
+Scientific Computing in Rust Monthly is a monthly newsletter containing the latest information
+about scientific computing in the Rust programming language. Scientific Computing in Rust Monthly can be viewed online
+at [scientificcomputing.rs/monthly](https://scientificcomputing.rs/monthly) or you can sign up
+to receive an email copy at [mailinglist.scientificcomputing.rs](https://mailinglist.scientificcomputing.rs).
+
+Items can be added to the newsletter by opening a pull request to the
+[Scientific Computing in Rust Monthly repository on GitHub](https://github.com/rust-scicomp/scientific-computing-in-rust-monthly).
+You can find more information about adding items
+[here](https://github.com/rust-scicomp/scientific-computing-in-rust-monthly#contributing-an-item).
+
+
 {{monthly_list}}