Overview

The UC Merced Undergraduate Research Journal accepts submissions from all disciplines of academic study. We encourage UCM undergraduate students who have completed research or are currently engaged in research with either a faculty member or graduate student to submit their work. 

To be eligible for publication in the URJ, student authors must have completed their projects while attending UCM as an undergraduate student and the primary author of the project must be a UCM student if there are multiple authors.

The URJ accepts work from single authors, co-authors, and multiple authors. Whether you are submitting on behalf of yourself or your co-author(s), please submit only once per review cycle.

The Submission Process includes a Google Form to certify all information is clear and concise for the Author(s) and the editors working on the manuscript. This is the first step of submission to the Undergraduate Research Journal.

Process

Using the Google Form, fill out your information and submit your piece. Rolling submissions will be accepted from March 6th – March 31st.

During the preliminary review process, all identifying materials are removed to ensure a blind, unbiased screening. Manuscripts are screened by our Review Board, and the student authors who are accepted will be contacted by one of our Section Editors. If the piece is not accepted for publication, authors will be politely notified that their manuscript is declined after the completion of our review period.

After acceptance, the manuscript begins a rigorous editing process to ensure the piece aligns with our journal’s style and standard. Once the editing process is complete, updates and changes are reviewed by both Editorial Board and author(s) to ensure both parties are in agreement.

After all the copy edits and changes are approved and finalized by the Editorial Board, the author will be invited to create an account on eScholarship to submit the final manuscript for official publication.

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