The Developmental Disabilities Network Journal is an open-source academic journal focused on rigorous applied research about disability systems. This body of research demonstrates the value and impact of the Developmental Disabilities network. This network is comprised of organizations and programs that conduct interdisciplinary pre-service preparation, advocacy, research, community services, and information dissemination with and on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. We also welcome scholarship from programs with a similar focus on disability rights, community living, and interdisciplinary research. This journal specifically highlights programs, practices, and policies that encourage the full inclusion of people with disabilities in communities and all aspects of public life.

This journal is free to read, download, and publish. You don't need an account to read articles and they will never be behind a paywall. We publish under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Click here for more information about this type of open-access license.

The Developmental Disabilities Network Journal is still seeking peer reviewers in response to our issue on the Developmental Disabilities Network. This urgent call for papers came at a precarious moment for the disability community in the United States. For this DD network issue, DDNJ received over 50 submissions, and we are experiencing some strain on our reviewer pool due to the volume of manuscripts, in addition to the ongoing challenges impacting academic and disability networks. As such we plan to publish an initial series of manuscripts in the coming weeks, and move to a rolling publication as reviews and revisions are completed for the remainder of this issue. We appreciate your patience, as well as the incredible response from authors working across the network.

We are actively recruiting peer reviewers to join our reviewer pool, especially individuals with broad expertise in disability research, policy analysis, participatory action research, disability and health, LEND, and other aspects of the DD Network. We also welcome individuals with disabilities, siblings of individuals with disabilities, and/or parents of children with disabilities as reviewers for DDNJ.

If you are interested in joining our pool of peer reviewers, please complete this brief form so we can enter you into our system. You can also call us at 801-797-0836, or email us at , if you need assistance submitting this information.

If you have any other questions about our journal, your manuscript, or becoming a reviewer for this journal, please contact our Managing Editor, Alex Schiwal, at at .