HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLE
The American Diversity Report has been a local-global writers colony and creative resource for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for 18 years. The ADR welcomes DEI relevant articles. Use of our CALENDAR for monthly theme options is encouraged, but not required.
Submission deadline is noon on the 15th of each month. The ADR is on summer hiatus June, July, and August. December 2024 newsletter is reserved for a SPECIAL OFFER.
NOTE: Submissions for the January 2025 TRENDS articles will be accepted throughout December and up to Jan. 5, 2025 – CLICK for sample article)
1. SUBMIT by E-MAIL
Email word.doc attachment (graphics as jpeg attachments) to: Deborah@AmericanDiversityReport.com
New articles are announced in our monthly e-newsletter. Authors are added to our mailing list and receive notification of publication through the ADR newsletter.
2. ADR FORMAT GUIDE
- FONT: Times Roman – size 12
- LANGUAGE: Articles must be submitted in American or British English.
- PARAGRAPHS: Don’t indent paragraphs – space them instead. The first 5 lines of your 1st paragraph are most visible.
- WORD COUNT: 600-1,500 words.
- SENTENCE LENGTH: Readability scores show that sentences of 20 words or less are most likely to be read.
- TITLE: Do NOT use ALL CAPS, Symbols or Quotation marks. Titles no longer than 5 words are preferred.
- SUBTITLES: You may use up to 5 sub-titles.
- QUOTES: Do not begin your article with a quote.
- URL LINKS: You may embed links to websites in your content, but no e-mail addresses for security reasons.
- BIO: Include a short profile in the third person at the bottom of article: 50-100 words. No live links, italics / bold fonts, email addresses.
- PHOTO/GRAPHICS GUIDELINES: You may submit up to 2 visuals. They must be jpeg attachments in e-mail submissions. Do NOT embed visuals/graphics in the article. No personal head shots. Credit the owner/creator, including yourself if you are the creator.
- Read our Disclaimer – You retain copyrights.
C. RULES: SUBMISSIONS NOT PUBLISHED
- NO profanity or hate speech
- NO press releases, infomercials, funding requests, sales / give aways of products or services
- NO political endorsements
- NO anonymous submissions
- NO time sensitive or event announcements
ADR Poetry Update: The ADR no longer publishes poetry, but you can access the years of our published poems at Rhyme N Chatt