As a prospective author, I want to understand the Journal of Interpersonal Violence's policy on addressing diversity in manuscripts. Specifically, what does JIV require submissions to include regarding diversity, and what is JIV's understanding of diversity? What is the author's responsibility regarding the discussion of diversity?
Navigate to the Journal of Interpersonal Violence homepage (jiv.sagepub.com). Click on the 'Submission guidelines' link. Expand the 'Preparing your manuscript for submission' section if it is not already open. Scroll down to locate the 'Note on journal policy on addressing diversity in manuscripts' section. Read and extract the requirements for submissions regarding diversity. Identify JIV's definition or understanding of diversity. Determine the author's responsibility concerning the discussion of diversity in their manuscript.
State that JIV requires all submissions to include a discussion of diversity as it applies to the research (e.g., nature of the sample, limitations of the measurement, how the data generalize—or not—to other samples, whether there are differences within the sample based on some characteristics of diversity, what diversity-related research is called for on the topic). State that JIV understands diversity to include all aspects of human differences such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, geography, ability, age, and culture. State that the nature of the discussion and amount of space devoted to the discussion is the responsibility of the author(s).