Social Development Issues (SDI: ISSN 0147-1473, eISSN 2372-014X) is an international refereed journal that serves as a forum for achieving linkages between multiple disciplines, nations and cultures. SDI is committed to the advancement of social development, social work, and related disciplines. The journal’s purpose in social development is the promotion and consideration of issues that affect social justice and the development and well-being of individuals and their communities. The journal seeks to publish scholarship that addresses social, cultural, political, and economic issues and their interrelationships in the global context. This includes theory, policy, practice, and research, as well as manuscripts that involve participatory action, organizing, locality development, and social change.

SDI’s main objective is to promote free inquiry and research, so it does not charge any article processing fees or page fees to authors. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0) which enables other users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, for any purpose, so long as attribution is given to the creator. Authors of published articles retain their full copyrights.

Please submit articles to the Editor at sdijournal@uga.edu. SDI takes pride in quick and fair evaluation of all submissions. The contributors normally receive feedback within 4 to 6 weeks.

SDI’s peer review policy is dynamic, unique, and comprehensive:

• Articles, conference papers, commentaries and book reviews are received—sometimes invited—for possible publication after a blind review by at least two qualified reviewers usually assigned by the Editor for SDI’s Board of Editors.
• Book Reviews, Editor’s Note and short commentaries are exempt from the rigorous review process. The Editor, however, reserves his/her right to accept, reject, and/or modify the submissions.
• Reviewers are given one month to submit their evaluative comments and suggestions with specific recommendations.
• Unrelated, poorly narrated submissions with little significance are returned to the contributors without any review.

Manuscript requirements

Manuscripts should be no more than 7,000 words, including references. Manuscripts should be formatted according to the following guidelines:
1. Manuscripts must follow APA 7th edition guidelines (Information is available at: https://apastyle.apa.org/)
2. Include a title page containing the contact information for each author (affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address).
3. Include an abstract of 150 words or less. Include 5-6 keywords or descriptors for indexing purposes.
4. Begin each section on a separate page and in this sequence: title page, abstract, main text, appendix, references, table(s), and figure(s).
5. All manuscript components should be double spaced. Tables must be set up using Microsoft Word’s table tool. Footnotes and endnotes are not accepted.
6. Manuscripts should be left justified with a ragged right-hand margin (no full justification).
7. All citations must be included and properly referenced in the text. All references must be listed alphabetically in the Reference section at the end of the article. APA 7.0 formatting must be used.
8. SDI strictly adheres to the use of non-sexist language. Any material deviating from the use of non-sexist language will be returned to the author for revision.
9. The Editorial Board and reviewers use blind peer review to eliminate bias and expose any practice of plagiarism. SDI seeks only original contributions, with a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism.
10. Manuscripts should be submitted by e-mail as a Microsoft Word document (.doc) or in rich text format (.rtf).
All queries regarding manuscripts, reviewing, and special issues should be directed to the Editor: Dr. Philip Hong, Editor –Social Development Issues–sdijournal@uga.edu

General questions about the journal should be directed to: Dr. Alice Butterfield, Chair of SDI Board of Managers. Email: akj@uic.edu