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The Submissions Process

Undergraduate students, or alumni of the University of British Columbia (no more than two years graduated), are eligible to submit up to two papers until the edition’s due date. Submissions must be the original, previously-unpublished work of the author. 

Paper Specifications

Please make sure your submission aligns with the following specifications.

• Published papers are maximum of 5000 words in length.
• Each student can submit a maximum of two papers (one submission form submission per paper).
• To be competitive, papers should have received grades of 80% or higher in an undergraduate course (courses must be 2nd-year level or higher).
• The paper must have been written throughout the duration of the candidate’s UBC undergraduate studies (e.g. if you are recently graduated alumni, your submission must have been written while you were at UBC during your undergraduate degree). This promotes fairness amongst applications and ensures that our journal only showcases undergraduate work — as is its intention.
• The paper must be in Google doc format. Additionally, it must have a title, the author’s name, and the course name for which the paper was written.

How to Submit

Please submit your papers via the form below.

Author Expectations

All identifying information (name, student number, department, etc) will be removed from the submission prior to being distributed to the Editorial Board in order to begin our blind review process.

Only short-listed applicants will be notified. Applicants are welcome to inquire regarding the status of their submissions. 

If short-listed, authors should expect to communicate with assigned Editors to make substantive and stylistic edits to their submission in preparation for publication. Authors receive further feedback from an anonymous Faculty reviewer,  which is also incorporated into their final submission.  Short-listed authors will only be known to the Editors-in-Chief, Managing Editor, and their assigned Editors.