Submission Guidelines

Who Can Submit

The Community Development Graduate Group (CDGG) only publishes materials about work conducted under the auspices of our program, whether by students or affiliated faculty member. For additional information, please contact Carrie Armstrong-Ruport, CDGG Coordinator, caruport@ucdavis.edu.

How to Submit a Paper

1. Make sure your paper is in an acceptable format. We can accept papers in Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format (RTF), or Adobe Acrobat (PDF).

   OPTION 1: If you use a word-processing program other than Microsoft Word, look for an "export" or "save as" option in your program to save it as an RTF file. If you have questions, please contact Carrie Armstrong-Ruport, CDGG Coordinator,caruport@ucdavis.edu

   OPTION 2: We can convert files from some programs into an acceptable format. Please contact Carrie Armstrong-Ruport, CDGG Coordinator, caruport@ucdavis.edu.

2. Write an abstract for your paper. It should be no longer than 500 words, but preferably 250-300 words. Please also select keywords. These are words that will help a user locate your paper through a search.
3. Submit the paper by emailing it to Carrie Armstrong-Ruport, CDGG Coordinator, caruport@ucdavis.edu. Include in an email message the following things: abstract; keywords; and name, affiliation, and email address for each author.
4. If you have any questions, contact Carrie Armstrong-Ruport, CDGG Coordinator, caruport@ucdavis.edu.

Overview of the Process

After you submit your paper, we will create an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the paper. We will then send you a message asking you to approve the PDF version. Please look it over within 5 days and reply to Carrie Armstrong-Ruport, CDGG Coordinator, caruport@ucdavis.edu as soon as possible. At this stage, we're unable to make any changes beyond the truly necessary. You will be notified by e-mail when the paper is posted.

How to Revise Your Paper

If you publish this paper or a revised version elsewhere, for example in a journal, please send the citation of the new version to Carrie Armstrong-Ruport, CDGG Coordinator, caruport@ucdavis.edu. We will be able to inform repository users about the new version.

If you would like to post a revised version of your paper on the site, please follow the instructions in "How to Submit"; however, please specify when you submit the paper that it is a revision of a previously submitted paper.