Thank you for your interest in submitting a manuscript to the Journal of Diversity and Equity in Educational Development (JDEED). 

As you consider whether to send your manuscript to JDEED, please:

• Review our Aims and Scope to determine whether your topic aligns with the journal's focus. If you are unsure, please submit a query.
• Review the manuscripts we welcome to determine the category in which your work best fits. If your manuscript falls outside these categories and you are still interested in publishing with us, please contact us. 

When you are ready to submit your manuscript, please follow the Manuscript Preparation Checklist below. 

Manuscript Preparation Checklist

• Anonymize manuscript: Please remove any identifying information from your manuscript (e.g., author names, institutional affiliation, etc.).
  
  
• Identify corresponding author: If you have multiple authors, please identify one corresponding author. This contact person does not have to be the first author. JDEED editors will contact the corresponding author with all questions and updates regarding the manuscript. At a later stage, all authors will be asked for email, institutional affilation (if any), and a brief biographical description. 
  
  
• Align with JDEED formatting guidelines: Please submit your manuscript as a Microsoft Word document. 
• Supplementary materials, including tables, figures, and illustrations should be inserted into the document as they are mentioned, not than uploaded as separate files or placed at the end of the file. 
• Please adhere to APA Style formatting guidelines and word count guidelines for each manuscript type.

• Share data: When applicable, please include a link to your data in your manuscript or a brief (1-2 sentences) data availability statement describing where the data associated with your manuscript may be found. 
• If you are unable to share the data publicly, please include a brief statement (1-3 sentences) in your manuscript discussing why you are unable to share your data.
• Author Agreement: Please read and e-sign the author agreement. In signing, you affirm that: 
• You have followed ethical practices and processes, including the review and approval of the appropriate institutional review board or ethics committee.
• All authors who have contributed substantively to the work have been credited, and all confirm the accuracy of the work. If there are any retractions or corrections, you will inform the editorial team.
• The manuscript is original and has not, in part or in whole, been published elsewhere, nor is under consideration for publication elsewhere. 
• The manuscript is original and any permissions needed to reprint copyrighted work have been obtained.