Submission Guidelines

ADR Submission GUIDE

ARTICLE SUBMISSION INFO

The American Diversity Report has been a local-global writers colony and creative resource for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for 16 years. The ADR welcomes DEI relevant articles. Use of our CALENDAR for monthly theme options is encouraged.

Note: Submission deadline is noon on the 15th of the month –
Also: ADR is on summer hiatus from June – August.

1. SUBMIT by E-MAIL 

Submit articles as a word.doc attachment and e-mail 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. (Note: Poems should be submitted to Poetry Editor John C. Mannone: jcmannone@gmail.com )

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:  600-1,400 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, emails.
  • PHOTO/GRAPHICS: You may submit up to 2 visuals as jpeg attachments in e-mail submissions. No personal head shots. Credit the owner/creator – you must have permission for use.
  • Read our Disclaimer – You retain copyrights.

C.  POETRY:  EDITOR John C. Mannone

D. 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 PODCASTS

The ADR podcasts welcome movers & shakers and diverse change makers.. Use our INTERVIEW FORM to apply to be interviewed.
NOTE:  ADR rules apply to interviews

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