PHILLIS: The Journal for Research on African American Women is the peer-reviewed journal of the Delta Research and Educational Foundation. Its editions appear biennially and comprise the highest quality scholarship related to the experiences of African American women.

PHILLIS solicits scholarly writings by and about African American women across all disciplines that seek to advance the history, contributions and relevancy of African American women. Works are intellectually challenging, promote debate, and seek to deepen the scholarly discussion on the global experience of women of the African diaspora. We look forward to publishing articles engaging gender, race, culture, class, nationality, and/or sexuality either as a central focus or as constitutive analytics. We seek exciting essays that support new inquiries or prompt constructive and corrective debate.

ANNOUNCING A CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS

2025 Edition of PHILLIS

Guest Editor: Tenesha J. Lewis, DrPH, MPH

THEME: From Access to Action: Amplifying Black Women’s Voices in Health Equity

The subject for the 2025 edition of PHILLIS—“From Access to Action: Amplifying Black Women’s Voices in Health Equity”—seeks to present scholarly perspectives on how Black women leverage their resources to address systemic barriers and drive meaningful change in health equity. Black women have consistently organized and mobilized to improve not only their own quality of life but also that of their communities, demonstrating resilience and leadership in the face of persistent challenges.

Essays addressing this theme should clearly identify the issues, incorporate relevant data to support their premises, and provide insights into how Black women are advancing actionable solutions to achieve health equity. Contributors are encouraged to explore progress and opportunities to amplify the voices of Black women in achieving systemic change.

We seek manuscripts that examine the spectrum of equity-based issues impacting Black women, including within the following subject areas:

Δ Public health disparities

Δ Organizational culture’s impact on the workforce

Δ Social justice activism in the community

Δ Mental health equity outcomes

Δ Environmental justice

Δ Educational equity

Submissions are welcomed that address the following concerns and other issues related to the subjects listed above:

• Disproportionate impacts of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease
• Barriers to accessing comprehensive healthcare
• Efforts to end the inequitable HIV/AIDS epidemic among Black Americans
• Voter suppression and its effects on health equity
• Structural racism in the workplace
• The continued fight against unjust law enforcement policies and patterns 
• Racial disparities in reproductive health outcomes 
• Maternal and infant health inequities
• Stress and health outcomes
• Barriers to accessing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
• Cultural competency and healthcare delivery 
• Intersection of racism and healthcare

MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES

The editor and editorial/advisory board invite submissions of article-length manuscripts, information and documents that may appropriately be published in PHILLIS.  We publish articles from a wide range of areas—which include, but are not limited to, articles engaging culture, race, gender, class, nation, and/or sexuality. We are looking for lively, thought-provoking essays that launch new inquiries or prompt intellectual and informed debate. We publish articles not only in areas of scholarship familiar to PHILLIS readers but in newly emergent fields relevant to people of African descent.

MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTANCE POLICY: 

We do not request assignment of copyright from authors. Although the copyright and legal responsibility remains with the author, it is understood that the journal has non-exclusive right to publish the contribution and the continuing right, without limit, to include the contribution as part of any reprinting of the issue and/or volume of the journal in which the contribution first appeared by any means and in any format, including computer-assisted storage and readout, in which the issue and/or volume may be reproduced by the publisher or by its licensed agencies. Correspondence concerning PHILLIS should be addressed to the current editor. 

PREPARATION OF COPY AND SUBMISSION:

1. Articles should not exceed 20 manuscript pages, or 8,000 words. Type all copy—including reference list—double-spaced, allowing adequate margins on the top, bottom, and sides using 12pt Times Roman font. 
2. The citation style for PHILLIS is Chicago. However, authors can submit their articles using the American Psychological Association or Modern Language Association styles. If the article is accepted, the authors must convert to Chicago Style, using endnotes and footnotes.   
3. A separate title page should include the article title and the author’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. The first page of the manuscript should have the article title. The text should start 2 inches below the title. To protect anonymity, the author’s name should not appear on the manuscript, and all references in the body of the text that might identify the author to the reviewer should be removed. Articles that do not conform to these specifications will be returned.
4. Please check in advance for permission to use images and graphics. 
5. All manuscripts are edited and subject to the established style sheet of PHILLIS.
6. E-mail submissions should include three separate files: a title page with identifying information, one copy of the manuscript, and one copy of an abstract. Please send submission files as Word (.doc, .docx) attachments only. Do not send a PDF file. Please submit to sisterscholars@deltafoundation.net.
7. All articles published in PHILLIS are peer-reviewed. The editor and members of the editorial/advisory board will conduct the anonymous review. The author will be notified of the reviewer’s decision.

Manuscript submission deadline:  March 23, 2025.

For more information contact:

Antoinette M. Rogers, PhD, Director of Programs, Delta Research & Educational Foundation and DREF Managing Editor of PHILLIS Journal
arogers@deltafoundation.net

Karla M. Green, Executive Director, Delta Research & Educational Foundation (DREF)
kgreen@deltafoundation.net

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