Journal on Developmental Disabilities

Journal on Developmental Disabilities publishes original scholarly work pertaining to the field of developmental disabilities. The goal is to publish articles that increase our knowledge, encourage debate, and have the potential to improve services.

Information for Authors

Article Format

Various formats are acceptable, including: (a) original data-based research; (b) program evaluation; (c) qualitative evaluations; (d) program, service, and innovative practice descriptions; (e) literature reviews; (f) discussion papers; (g) conceptual and theoretical papers; (h) policy analysis, (i) case studies; and (j) resource reviews (e.g., books, movies, websites, and software related to developmental disabilities).

Style

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Fifth Edition. The manuscript (including tables and references) must be double-spaced, with 1" margins around. Titles should be no longer than 15 words. An abstract of not more than 100 words should be included. References must conform to the APA style. Manuscripts should be limited to 2500 words (not including references and tables, and figures). Footnotes are discouraged. If accepted for publication, manuscripts may undergo copyediting prior to printing. Any substantive changes will be cleared by the author before publication.

Identification

As the reviewers are not provided with author identification, please remove identifying information from the title page and place it on a separate page. Do not include acknowledgments in the submission if this allows for identification of the authors.

Research Ethics Board

Research involving human subjects should have approval from an accredited Research Ethics Board. Authors should include brief wording to this effect when describing their procedures.

Submission

Please include a letter of transmittal in which you indicate that the enclosed manuscript represents your original work and that it has not been published elsewhere or is currently under review.

Include the names, contact, and background information of 3 arms-length reviewers for your article.

If you wish the manuscript to be considered for the Mentoring Option, indicate this in the cover letter.

Please submit your manuscript by email in either Microsoft Word or rich text format through the following link: http://www.mstracker.com/submit