2008-2009 Submissions

To Students

Thank you for your interest in submitting to the Undergraduate Research Journal of Indiana University South Bend during the 2008-2009 academic school year!  This year's deadline for submissions is yet to be determined. Tentatively we are aiming for mid-February. Get your research in EARLY for the best chance of inclusion! Check back to see important updates to the deadline.

Please be aware, a qualified faculty member of your choice must first review your submission before submitting to the URJ.  A qualifying faculty member may be one of the following: a class instructor, faculty advisor, or an instructor in the area of research from which your paper originates.  Each faculty member has been provided a paper criteria checklist with which your paper must meet before submission to the URJ, and you can download the checklist to take to your instructor below.

Following review of your paper manuscript from your qualified faculty member, it is the author's responsibility to return these items to NS137, Attn: URJ, or campus mail to the URJ. Submission by email is encouraged.

With much thanks and appreciation for your anticipated participation,

Darryl R. Ricketts, Editor,
The Assistant Editors and Reviewers,
Undergraduate Research Journal of IU South Bend

 Additional Resources

To download requirement checklists for students and faculty, please click here.

Novel Research Paper Guidelines

Below are guidelines to aid in the submission process.  These guidelines cover the basic paper requirements your faculty member with be following. Please kindly note, all of these guidelines must be met before submitting a paper to the URJ.

1. Paper must meet the following typeset requirements: 6 to 20 pages, doubled spaced including bibliography, 12 pt. Times New Roman (or typeface equivalent).
2.  Final paper submissions to the URJ must be made electronically.  Printed drafts are acceptable, finial versions must be made in the following electronic formats: LaTeX, HTML (W3C Strict/Transitional v4.0), and Microsoft® Word®.
3. The URJ considers the following research: no review papers, original research (i.e. laboratory) or novel ideas on others' research, and a minimum of 3 appropriate references.
4. No specific citation formats are required; however, citations of consulted literature must be appropriately formatted and consistent with the paper's academic area (i.e. APA, MLA, CBE, etc).
5. Research must  have been completed while an undergraduate IU South Bend student. REU's and other off-campus research programs are acceptable as long as you were an IU South Bend student. However, work completed by transfer students for their previous institution does not qualify (i.e. transfer student from IU Bloomington completes research with IU Bloomington faculty does not qualify).
6. Paper submissions must be written in an interpretable manner to general audiences.
7. In accordance to standard copyright procedure and law, submitted manuscripts become property of the URJ.  As such, manuscripts may not be submitted to other journals, nor may they have ever appeared in other journals.  This is standard academic, peer-reviewed, and copyright policy.