We’re now accepting submissions for our second issue of Papers and Publications. Here’s the information:
Papers and Pub(lication)s is an open access peer reviewed online and print journal of undergraduate research. Papers and Pubs is published by the University Press of North Georgia and supported by the Center of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities at North Georgia College & State University.
Papers and Pubs promotes student learning by disseminating undergraduate research and creative works that make an intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline or to applied practice. Its Editor-in-Chief is Dr. Miriam Segura-Totten; its co-managing editors are Dr. Tanya Bennett and Dr. Frank Corotto.
Papers and Pubs is now accepting submissions for its second issue. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2013. Students in the southeastern region and their faculty mentors may submit original work that has been presented at a conference, showcase, or capstone course either on their own campus or at a regional/national conference site. Original research papers are welcome from all departments and disciplines, including fiction, creative non-fiction, works of art, and poetry (providing the creative work has been presented at a conference or in a class). All submissions will be reviewed by faculty reviewers.
Submission Guidelines
Students may submit original work that has been presented at a conference, showcase, or capstone course either on their own campus or at a regional/national conference site. The work must have been completed while the student was an undergraduate; the student may submit research within six months after graduating. Original research papers are welcome from all departments and disciplines, including fiction, creative non-fiction, works of art and poetry (providing the creative work has been presented at a conference or in a class). The work may not be under consideration by other publications.
Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, with one inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, and numbered pages. Length: 5,000 words maximum.
Manuscripts should be formatted in the most recent editions of the citation style appropriate to their academic disciplines i.e., MLA, Chicago, APA, etc.
Submissions must include an abstract of 250 words (maximum) and an author biography, written in third person, of 300 words (maximum).
All submissions will be reviewed by at least two faculty reviewers.
Submission procedure: Submit article electronically through the journal web portal: http://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/papersandpubs/
Deadline for receipt of manuscripts: January 15, 2013
Tentative Publication Date: May 2013
