Submissions


Submissions process and info. revised Winter ’22*

Submission due dates: Submissions are due January 31st.
 While submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, e-mailed submissions are due January 31st to be considered for publication in the year’s current volume. (Take, for example, the 2022-2023 academic year. Submissions received before January 31st, 2023, would be considered for the 2023 volume. Submissions received after January 31st, 2023, would be considered for the 2024 volume.) Due to our reliance on student effort, submissions may expect a more timely response during the academic year (i.e., August – April). Please note that we do observe university holidays and breaks. At present, we’ve changed our publication schedule to once per year.  (If, at a later time, the rate of submissions increases, we may again attempt a biyearly publication schedule.)
Submission Guidelines: 
 Author eligibility – The first author must be an undergraduate student, alumnus, or alumna who graduated no more than 2 years before the manuscript is submitted to JUEMP. There are no limitations placed on the co-authors, such that co-authors may be non-students, undergraduate students, alumni, graduate students, faculty, or community members. Specific submission guidelines are provided below.
 Blind review – manuscripts submitted to JUEMP for review will be reviewed using a blind review process and SafeAssign. JUEMP utilizes SafeAssign to help ensure integrity.
 Types of research accepted – JUEMP accepts empirical or theoretical research that falls within the content scope of the journal. All work must be original, conducted under a faculty supervisor, and previously unpublished.
Format and Length 
 E-mailed submissions should include 3 separate files. All submissions must be formatted as Microsoft Word documents (.doc) and prepared using guidelines from the American Psychological Association’s Publication Manual. For more information, please reference the manual or the Purdue Owl website as it is an excellent resource that provides helpful examples ( https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/).

See also the Personality Research website (http://www.personalityresearch.org/writing/apa.html).

JUEMP will consider two types of submissions. All submission types are expected to present new and innovative theoretical or empirical research in a concise format. APA style should be utilized for formatting, citations, and references.

Extended Abstract (maximum 4 pages not including title page,
abstract, references, tables or figures)

Short Report (maximum 10 pages not including title page,
abstract, references, tables or figures)
Submission Process: How do I submit?
Submissions should include 3 separate files which should be emailed to [email protected]:

File #1 should contain a cover page that includes the following info:
Type of submission: (e.g., short report)
Title:All authors’ names:
School affiliation(s):
Mailing address of the corresponding authour:
E-mail address of the corresponding authour:
Short biographical paragraphs of each author:
Research Conducted Under (Name of Faculty Supervisor): Acknowledgments:
Manuscript submission date:

File #2 should contain the manuscript using either the ‘extended abstract’ format or the ‘short report’ format described above. In either case, the manuscript should be ‘blinded’. Meaning, all identifying information should be removed from the manuscript prior to submission.

File #3 should contain a signed (type your name on the word document) JUEMP_SubmissionandApplicationWaiver document.
SUBMISSION WAIVER for the Undergraduate Psychology JournalDownload

In the text of your email, please state the following 4 things:
1) the topic of the paper
2) that the paper is unpublished and not under review by any other journal
3) that any research involving human subjects was conducted ethically, under the supervision of a faculty advisor, and with Human Subjects Review Board approval
4) the requested 3 files are attached
Questions? 
 Email the editorial staff at [email protected]

*The following language is adapted, in part, from that used by the Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology (http://campuspress.yale.edu/yrurp/).