DOI: 10.1177/0145721711401575 T he Diabetes Educator (TDE) is the official journal of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). It is a peerreviewed journal intended to serve as a reference source for the science and art of diabetes self-management. Manuscript guidelines provide relevant information to authors when submitting papers for publication. Guidelines contain instructions on manuscript preparation and style, use of specific terminology and/or laboratory data, tables/figures, graphics, and artwork. Adhering to the guidelines ensures that manuscript submissions meet standard requirements, while reducing chances of delay due to improper submission. In March 2011, revised TDE manuscript guidelines were published and included the following new areas: authorship and contributorship, contributors listed in acknowledgements, acknowledgement of a medical writer, and use of a manuscript checklist. Carefully read over the revised manuscript guidelines before submitting manuscripts. Shared authorship presents practical and sometimes ethical dilemmas. Often shared authorship does not effectively capture individual research participation and accountability. With an increase in multiauthored publications, decisions regarding assignment of authorship have been questioned. The lack of uniformity in identifying authorship has caused debate within the scientific and academic community, raising ethical and practical issues associated with multiple authorship. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors has recommended specific criteria for authorship along with decisions about contributors versus authors. It is important to realize that it is not the role of editors to make authorship/contributorship decisions; rather, the first author should be the person most closely associated with the quality and quantity of each author’s involvement with the research. When submitting a manuscript, a corresponding author is to be designated along with a statement regarding authorship and/or contributorship. In addition to authorship and contributorship, ghost authorship or use of a medical writer (hired to write a manuscript without being named author) has been an acceptable practice in some situations. Members of the TDE Editorial Advisory Board recognize the valuable contributions of medical writers to the publication team. However, it is imperative that medical writers who contribute to the writing of a manuscript be properly acknowledged with disclosure of pertinent professional and/or financial information. Finally, before submitting a manuscript be sure and review the manuscript checklist. The checklist provides a guide in helping authors identify common errors related to style and format. An example of items on the checklist include: “Have I included an abstract with the manuscript?” “Is the manuscript double-spaced?” “Is the title page, table(s), and figure(s) uploaded as separate documents?” and “Does the format of references follow the American Medical Association Manual of Style?”