Prairie View A&M's scholarly journal, “PURSUE”, provides undergraduates an avenue to publish their original research articles in the following areas: (but not limited to) psychology, sociology, biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, humanities, agriculture, architecture, business, and education.
General Research Opportunities:
American Journal of Undergraduate Research is a national, independent, peer-reviewed, open-source, quarterly, multidisciplinary student research journal.
Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Butler University Journal of Undergraduate Research publishes original, scholarly research undertaken by undergraduates from any college or university. BJUR builds upon and strengthens Butler’s commitment to quality undergraduate research by providing an outlet for the publication of outstanding undergraduate scholarship across the humanities, social and natural sciences.
Discussions
Discussions is the Undergraduate Research Journal of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. They are accepting submissions from undergrads of all majors, all over the nation. Our current acceptance rates are around 30% and we are becoming more competitive every year.
Forbes & Fifth
Forbes & Fifth, a magazine published by Dietrich School undergraduates at the University of Pittsburgh, and sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, unites works of research, creative writing, and scholarly articles under the banner of interdisciplinary collaboration. We seek articles of an interdisciplinary nature, both in form and content. We've featured research articles on Internet memes, Peruvian Terrorism, Mongolian folk rock, Great Britain's "Little Ice Age," as well as poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We're also interested in visual art, translations, and reviews.
The Grassroots Writing Research Journal
The Grassroots Writing Research Journal is produced twice each year by the Writing Program at Illinois State University. The title of the journal reflects our aspirations—to present writing research by different authors and in a wide range of different topics, forms, and media. The journal solicits authors from within and outside of our institutions and other academic institutions. We've published faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, high school students and non-students -- all Writing Researchers. We encourage authors to share not only what they’ve learned about writing, but how they learned it. Thus, each new volume brings together a diverse collection of articles that all enact some form of writing research from a variety of authors.
The Honors Review
A nationally competitive interdisciplinary journal by Augsburg University seeking illuminating, insightful and contemporary research at the undergraduate level. Students need not be members of Honors Programs to submit papers. The primary goal is to give all undergraduates the opportunity to participate in scholarly conversations within their disciplines and to expose them to the dialog that occurs between a journal and a contributor in editing an article for publication. The Honors Review will provide its authors with the unique chance to receive prompt and personal feedback during the editing process through the use of private online discussion forums.
Inquiries Journal
An online open-access academic journal focused on publishing the work of university students from around the world in a wide range of academic disciplines.
International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
A peer-reviewed, open-access journal by Pacific University dedicated to the publication of outstanding scholarship by undergraduates and their mentors from academic institutions of higher learning. The Journal accepts submissions of research articles, fiction, poetry, photography, videos, and other creative works from undergraduate students in all academic disciplines.
Journal of Student Research
Journal of Student Research is an electronic, academic, multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal.
Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Excellence
JUR is a peer-reviewed, undergraduate journal by Colorado State University, that accepts submissions of any subject, from any undergraduate institution.
Lethbridge Undergraduate Research Journal
The Lethbridge University Undergraduate Research Journal is an online journal for undergraduate students to publish their academic papers in. It is run by and for undergraduate students. The L.U.R.J. is international in scope, and welcomes papers from all undergraduates. Papers are accepted at all times. New issues are released approximately every 4 months.
Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research by Monmouth College is an academic peer-reviewed journal, produced under the direction of student editors and a faculty advisory board. The MJUR is dedicated to the publication of outstanding scholarship by undergraduates. The journal accepts submissions of research and analysis from all academic disciplines. Although the majority of manuscripts are submitted by students from colleges and universities in the U.S. Midwest, there is no regional restriction on submissions. Acceptance rate averages 25%.
On Our Terms
On Our Terms is a journal by Barnard College created for students, by students. The journal's goal is to provide a platform for student thought, debate, and voice. Submissions consist of written articles or multimedia pieces – that reimagine and redefine the ideas pivotal to women and leadership. Key topics include women in activism and social movements, female change-makers in politics, literature or history, progressive women thinkers and intellectuals capturing women’s leadership in fine arts, and women’s influence in a changing global economy.
Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review
PUR is a multidisciplinary journal by the University of Pittsburgh that accepts papers from around the world.
Pursuit: The Journal of Undergraduate Research
Pursuit: The Journal of Undergraduate Research by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Pursuit is dedicated to publishing the scholarly work of undergraduates. The editors and review board are undergraduate students who consider and review submissions and work with select faculty and staff to publish Pursuit. All submissions must be double spaced and must be no longer than 30 pages (for Humanities and Social Sciences papers) or 15 pages (for Science and Engineering papers). Please use endnotes instead of footnotes. Submissions in the Sciences and Engineering fields should be written in the third person and should contain the following categories: abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion/conclusions, references.
Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research
Reinvention: a Journal of Undergraduate Research by Monash University & the University of Warwick is an online, peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to the publication of high-quality undergraduate student research. The journal welcomes academic articles from all disciplinary areas. All articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by two anonymous referees. The journal is produced, edited and managed by students and staff at Monash University and the University of Warwick. It is published bi-annually and only houses papers written by undergraduate students.
Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal
The Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal (SURJ) by Stanford University is an annual peer-reviewed publication of research articles written primarily by Stanford undergraduates, but also by well-qualified students at other institutions, from all academic fields.
UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
UReCA is a multidisciplinary Web journal sponsored by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). Our mission is to curate relevant, progressive and academic content that appeals to undergraduate students in the United States and abroad. We are seeking works from undergraduate students who are engaged in relevant and intriguing research.
Publication Opportunities in the Humanities:
Apollon: The Undergraduate e-Journal
Apollon, by Berea College, cites their mission has: publishing superior examples of undergraduate humanities research from a variety of disciplines as well as intellectual approaches. Our goal is to engage students in every stage of the process, beginning with student-faculty collaboration in generating undergraduate scholarship and finishing with the release of a polished ejournal. Apollon strives to take advantage of the unique opportunity of venturing into the digital humanities by engaging with image, text, sound, and a variety of presentation platforms in the process of showcasing the many species of undergraduate research.
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History is an online journal edited and produced by undergraduate students at Armstrong State University. The journal is dedicated to promoting undergraduate students’ research interest in history and their writing skills. The journal is also hoped to strengthen the collaborations in learning between undergraduates and graduates, students and faculty, and history majors and those from other study fields. All submissions will be fully refereed in a blind reviewing process by history professors and graduate students from Armstrong and other universities.
History Matters: An Undergraduate Journal of Historical Research
An undergraduate history journal, published annually on this website by the Department of History at Appalachian State University. The journal is edited by undergraduates with the help of a faculty board. Our goal is to publish the best undergraduate historical research possible. In doing so, we would like to provide an opportunity for top undergraduates from a variety of schools to be recognized for their work, familiarize them with the publishing process, and encourage student-faculty collaboration.
Madison Journal of Literary Criticism
The Madison Journal of Literary Criticism, by the University of Wisconsin - Madison, aims to provide a forum for undergraduate students to publish their scholarly work and engage in the contemporary literary debates ongoing in the larger academic community.
New Errands: Undergraduate Journal of American Studies
Seeking to develop the next generation of Americanists, New Errands, by the Penn State in Harrisburg, seeks to provide a venue for the publication of important original scholarship by emerging young scholars and to provide a teaching resource for instructors of American Studies looking for exemplary work to use in the classroom.
Queen City Writers
The Queen City Writers, by the University of Cincinnati, seeks thought-provoking pieces from any disciplinary perspective that explore questions and problems related to writing, rhetoric, reading, literacy broadly conceived, popular culture and media, community discourses, and multi-modal and digital composing. We expect that the work will be informed by critical conversations relevant to the topic–that is, composers should incorporate timely, pertinent research to support claims. In addition, we welcome projects that experiment with form, voice, style, and delivery.
Stance
Stance is an international philosophy journal published by Ball State University undergraduates. Beyond publishing manuscripts, we train an international external reviewer board. All manuscript authors receive constructive feedback. 8% acceptance rate.
UC Berkeley Comparative Literature Undergraduate Journal
CLUJ provides undergraduate students around the world the opportunity to publish and share their research with an international audience. The Journal was founded by a Comparative Literature undergraduate student in 2011 and has since been recognized as a premier undergraduate journal featuring top peer-reviewed, undergraduate research in Comparative Literature. We invite abstracts from those working in, around, or critically engaging with topics in Literature from a comparative nature, broadly construed. Possible topics include interdisciplinary research across disciplines within the arts and sciences (e.g. literature and philosophy, literature and history, literature and science, literature and new media, etc.), research engaging with literary theory and ‘schools of criticism’ (e.g. gender studies and queer theory, postmodernism, cultural studies, Frankfurt School and critical theory, structuralism and semiotics, psychoanalysis, animal studies, posthumanism, etc.), and articles comparing at least two authors or texts, print and/or media.
Valley Humanities Review
The Valley Humanities Review, by Lebanon Valley University, is an online journal dedicated to the publication of excellent undergraduate research in the fields of the humanities. We believe that undergraduates are capable of exemplary research, so our goal is to showcase the best research in the humanities going on at colleges across the globe.
Social Science Publication Opportunities:
Eleven: Undergraduate Journal of Sociology
The Undergraduate Journal of Sociology publishes excellent sociological papers written by current and recent UC Berkeley undergraduates, as well as undergraduates from across the nation and countries such as Canada and Norway. A student-run publication, the journal provides an academic forum that highlights outstanding scholarship in the social sciences.
Issues in Political Economy
Issues in Political Economy, by Elon University & Mary Washington University, is a student run journal whose focus is to promote undergraduate research in all areas of economics.
Journal of Integrated Social Sciences
The Journal of Integrated Social Sciences is a web-based, peer-reviewed journal committed to the scholarly investigation of social phenomena. We especially encourage students and their faculty advisors to submit the results of their investigations.
Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography
The JUE is an online publication for undergraduate academic writing. The JUE seeks to distribute original scholarly ethnographies from a variety of disciplinary areas.
Journal of Young Investigators
YI is dedicated to representing undergraduate research in biological/biomedical sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and engineering, psychology and social sciences.
Learning & Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences
Learning and Teaching (LATISS) is a peer-reviewed journal that uses the social sciences to reflect critically on learning and teaching in the changing context of higher education. The journal invites students and staff to explore their education practices in the light of changes in their institutions, national higher education policies, the strategies of international agencies and developments associated with the so-called international knowledge economy.
Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics
The Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics was founded by the Delta Omega Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha at Purdue University. The Journal welcomes submissions from undergraduates of any class or major; submissions from Pi Sigma Alpha members are especially encouraged. Manuscripts may be submitted after graduation, as long as the research was completed while the author was an undergraduate. We strive to publish manuscripts of the highest quality in all areas of political science. Submissions deadlines are October 1 for the Fall issue and February 1 for the Spring issue.
Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research
The Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research educates, supports, and promotes professional development, and disseminates psychological science. Submissions are open year-round. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty are invited to pursue this unique opportunity to publish their research and gain invaluable research writing experience.All submissions must be original empirical research, which may cover any topical area in the psychological sciences. Quantitative, qualitative, and replication studies are each welcome.
Undergraduate Economic Review
The Undergraduate Economic Review, by Wesleyan University, is an online peer-reviewed journal that promotes undergraduate economic research from around the world.
Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences
The URC Undergraduate Research Journal, by Kappa Omicron Nu, is an annual online national, reviewed journal dedicated to the publication of undergraduate student research.
Undergraduate Research Journal for Psychology
An annual publication of collaborative efforts between undergraduate students at UCLA and neighboring universities, The Undergraduate Journal of Psychology at UCLA aims to promote and disseminate student excellence in psychological research. The organization intends to serve the undergraduate community at large by making the publication process more accessible and highlighting the interesting and relevant nature of the study of psychology.
STEM Publication Opportunities:
BIOS
BIOS, a quarterly journal of biology and the journal of Beta Beta Beta, Biological Society, has been published since 1930. The journal has three purposes: to publish matters that pertain to the affairs of the Society, to publish works by members and to publish articles that will be of general interest to biologists. They place a great emphasis on undergraduate publications for the journal. Membership to the Society is NOT required for publication in the BIOS.
DUJS Homepage
The Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science aims to increase scientific awareness by providing an interdisciplinary forum for sharing undergraduate research and enriching scientific knowledge. The DUJS prints quarterly journals that include science news and review articles, along with research by undergraduates.
Fine Focus
Fine Focus, by Ball State University, is an undergraduate research journal in microbiology. As the first microbiology research journal for undergraduates, Fine Focus has an international Editorial Board comprised of experts in all sub-disciplines of microbiology, and targets undergraduates who are performing research, and their mentors. Submitted manuscripts will go through a double-blind review process and, if accepted, articles will appear both in print and online.
Electronic Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics
Electronic Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics, by Furman University, is an online-only journal designed to encourage undergraduate research in the field of mathematics. Its online nature allows quick publishing of mathematics papers, giving undergraduate students an opportunity to see their work published prior to their graduation. The Journal is refereed, and in addition each student or group of students submitting a paper must have a sponsor, who must be a full-time faculty member at a two or four year college or university.
Illumin
Illumin, by the University of Southern California, is a student run online magazine dedicated to the fields of science and technology, specifically engineering. Submissions to the magazine come from USC undergraduate engineers along with submissions from universities across the nation.
Impulse: An Undergraduate Journal for Neuroscience
IMPULSE, by Appalachian State University, is the first international, online neuroscience journal for undergraduate publications. The journal is peer reviewed by students worldwide.
International Journal of Exercise Science
The primary aim of the International Journal of Exercise Science is to engage undergraduate and graduate students in scholarly activity as authors and reviewers as they develop into professionals. In addition to providing students with an outlet for manuscript submission, the Journal will engage students as peer reviewers, thus providing students with a more encompassing experience with regards to scholarly activity. All student authors who have a manuscript accepted in the Journal will be added to the reviewer pool and may have the opportunity to serve as a peer reviewer on future submissions.
Involve - A Journal of Mathematics
Involve showcases and encourages high-quality mathematical research involving students from all academic levels and universities.
Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research
The Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research is a new peer review journal that will be published quarterly with papers of original research performed by undergraduates on all aspects of chemistry including analytical, organic, inorganic, physical, polymers and biochemistry. Authorship may be by the student or their professor.
Journal of Undergraduate Kinesiology Research
The Journal of Undergraduate Kinesiology Research is published by the Kinesiology Department at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The peer reviewed, Internet-based journal is dedicated to original undergraduate research in Kinesiology. The Editor-In-Chief invites Kinesiology-related, undergraduate research from all academic institutions.
Journal of Undergraduate Sciences
The Journal of Undergraduate Sciences, by Harvard University, is the nation's premiere peer review scientific journal dedicated to original research done by undergraduates and high school students. Written and published by students for students, they publish articles in a wide variety of fields, ranging from Astronomy to Zoology. As a collaborative effort between undergraduates, graduate students, and professors, JUS is a forum in which students can participate in the frontiers of science and become acquainted with the important scientific issues. Additionally, JUS encourages undergraduates to gain valuable experience by communicating their research to an audience of peers.
Journal of Young Investigators
YI is dedicated to representing undergraduate research in biological/biomedical sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and engineering, psychology and social sciences.
Online Journal for Undergraduate Research in the Marine and Aquatic Sciences
MarSci is an inter-institutional venue for publishing undergraduate research manuscripts pertaining to the marine and aquatic sciences. Students interested in writing a manuscript based on their undergraduate research experience, as well as research advisors to undergraduates, should find MarSci to be the perfect opportunity for undergraduates to engage in the process of submission and publication, a unique learning experience that is not typically available to most undergraduate scientists.
Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal
The Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal, by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, is devoted entirely to papers written by undergraduates on topics related to mathematics. Although the authors need not be undergraduates at the time of submission or publication, the work must have been completed before graduation.
RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences
A faculty-refereed journal by the University of Nebraska - Lincoln , Rurals' is devoted to the publication of high quality research by undergraduates worldwide. They accept research in all areas including, but not limited, to those described in the USDA, CSREES Manual of Classification of Agricultural and Forestry Research. Maintained at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Articles by graduate students will be considered if the work has been completed as undergraduates. Articles are instantly issued upon acceptance.
SIAM Undergraduate Research Online (SIURO)
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics journal is devoted to undergraduate research in applied and computational mathematics. The wide range of applied topics published include analysis, discrete mathematics, statistics, operations research, optimization, dynamical systems, modeling, computation, and more.
Other Publication Opportunities:
Consilience, The Journal of Sustainability Development
Consilience, by Columbia University, is an online journal dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable development. This journal aims to bring students, researchers, professors, and practitioners from a variety of disciplines and geographical regions in direct conversation with each other through an online, academically rigorous medium. Consilience publishes scholarly articles, opinion pieces, field notes, editorial columns and photo essays.
The Dialectics: Undergraduate Journal of Leadership, Politics, and Society
The Dialectics, by Pennsylvania State University, is an electronic journal devoted to undergraduate scholarship and discourse. The Journal welcomes high quality essays on issues of public importance.
Digital America
Digital America, by the University of Richmond, is a new, online journal that features student work on digitization, digital culture, and American life. We also feature process projects in courses that engage digital media and digital culture, and we feature ongoing commentary on topical, digital issues. We accept traditional papers as well as new media pieces, digital art, and short films.
EVOS Journal
EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium is a journal designed to promote the education of evolutionary theory in colleges and universities. EvoS Journal welcomes work from all academic disciplines as well as interdisciplinary scholarship that incorporates evolutionary theory across areas of study.
First-Gen Voices
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience is a peer-reviewed journal by Layola Marymount University. They publish creative writing, visual and recorded art, and scholarly work by first-generation college community (i.e.: students, faculty, and staff whose parents have not completed bachelors’ degrees from institutions in the United States). First-Gen Voices offers a space where individuals from diverse backgrounds can engage one another in conversation through their shared social identity as first-gen college students.
The Kennessaw Tower
The Kennesaw Tower is an undergraduate research journal affiliated with and based in the Department of Foreign Languages at Kennesaw State University. Their mission is the diffusion and participation of quality, undergraduate research projects in French, German, Italian, and Spanish into the regional, national and international arena through an online medium.
Penn Bioethics Journal
The Penn Bioethics Journal by the University of Pennsylvania is the nation's premier peer-reviewed undergraduate bioethics journal. All undergraduate students may submit bioethics pieces to the PBJ by the submission deadline. Call for papers e-mails are sent out throughout the year If you would like to be added to our e-mail list or have questions about PBJ, please reach us at pbjeditorinchief@gmail.com.
Penn Undergraduate Law Journal
A student-run research publication at the University of Pennsylvania, the Penn Undergraduate Law Journal seeks to foster scholarly discourse on topical and historical issues pertaining to law or the legal system. In this spirit, the journal's principal objective is to publish exceptional undergraduate works, drawn from an array of disciplinary perspectives, that evaluate and elucidate the intricacies, vagaries, and nuances of the law as they relate to domestic and international affairs, business, academia, and society.
Southern California International Review
SCIR is a global undergraduate international studies journal published biannually and funded by the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California (USC). Article topics published in the journal range from economic and political issues to cultural and social themes. The journal seeks to foster and enhance discussion between theoretical and policy-oriented research regarding significant global issues.
Undergraduate Journal of Global Citizenship
Four undergraduate students with the help of Fairfield University’s International Studies Program created the Undergraduate Journal of Global Citizenship. The journal is designed to highlight the accomplishments of young minds in constant intellectual engagement with their surroundings. We welcome undergraduate submissions that showcase and promote the understanding of global citizenship and social responsibility. We view global citizenship as a disengagement from barriers into a recognition and understanding of human actions with social, political, environmental, and/or economic impact worldwide.
Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research
The Undergraduate Journal of Service-Learning and Community-Based Research by Penn State Barks adds to the increasing number of scholarly journals that invite undergraduates to pursue their own intellectual projects. We seek undergraduate contributions to the burgeoning academic conversation on service-learning and community-based research. The Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research is open to undergraduate students in the U.S. and across the globe in all subject areas.
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