Social Development Issues 
Social Development Issues (SDI) is an international refereed journal that 
serves as a forum for achieving linkages between multiple disciplines, nations, 
and cultures. Our purposes is to promote the consideration of issues of 
individuals and their communities. SDI is committed to the advancement of 
social, cultural, political and economic theory, policy and practice (and their 
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provided they encompass such a perspective. 
Manuscripts addressing developmental perspectives and research on 
international social justice are welcome, including lifespan, gender and racial 
issues, the impact of policies, practices, comparative health/mental health, 
poverty, income maintenance, and movements such as global feminism, 
human rights and peace. 
Manuscript Guidelines 
1. Scholarly articles should be 12-15 pages in length. 
2. All pages must be typewritten, double spaced including references. 
3. An abstract of 60 words or less must accompany all submissions except 
book reviews. 
4. SDI follows the use of nonsexist language. Any materials deviatingsignificantly 
wil be returned to the author for revision. 
5. Four copies must be submitted. 
6. UseAPA(1983)guidelinesavailablefrom:OrderDepartment, American 
Psychological Association, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington 
DC 20036. 
7. The author's name, address, and telephone number must appear on a 
separate removable cover page. This is to ensure anonymity by review 
of the editorial board. 
8. Send manuscripts and correspondence to: Managing Editor, Social 
Development Issues, the University of Iowa, School of Social Work, 
Iowa City, Iowa 52242. 
Overseas subscription rates are: Individuals US$20, Institutions US$35, 
Students US$18, Single issues US$11. Write to: Social Development Issues, 
the University of Iowa Publication Services, Graphic Services Building, Iowa 
City, Iowa 52242. 
SDIis abstracted in: SocialWelfare.SocialPlanningand Social Development, 
Social Work Research and Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts, Inc.