Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- Student was enrolled at TSC during the same academic year as the paper's submission.
- The submission originated through a TSC class and/or mentorship with a TSC faculty member; student has submitted a completed Faculty Verification form along with their paper.
- In the Comments for the Editor text box directly below, you should indicate if you utilized AI during the writing and/or research process, and if so, specify how. Tell us if you had AI assistance with any of the following: brainstorming, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, drafting content, locating, and/or citing sources.
Research Articles
These manuscripts will focus on original research conducted in TSC capstone projects, presentations or posters sponsored through TSC, or revisions of a research paper written for a TSC course. The articles may analyze texts, investigate scientific, aesthetic or social issues, and must cite sources in support of the analyses offered.
Be sure to work with your professor in order to transform your research it into a written manuscript suitable for publication.
Prior to submission, your faculty mentor must complete the Faculty Verification Form.
Literature Reviews
These manuscripts will provide in-depth literature reviews. The reviews should include summary and analysis of the existing research and scholarly work related to a particular topic, field, or research question, citing sources for support. If the literature review was written for a TSC course assignment, be sure to work with your professor in order to transform it into a written manuscript suitable for publication. The literature review should be appropriate in breadth and length and demonstrate the scope of the scholarship.
Prior to submission, your faculty mentor must complete the Faculty Verification Form, which should be uploaded with your submission.
Case Studies
Case studies provide an in-depth examination of the importance of a specific real-world instance of a movement, individual, group, organization, or event in its real-life context. Case studies, identify patterns or causes, and generate insights that can be applied to broader situations or contribute to theoretical or practical knowledge. If the case study was written for a TSC course assignment, be sure to work with your professor in order to transform it into a manuscript suitable for publication.
Prior to submission, your faculty mentor must complete the Faculty Verification Form, which should be uploaded with your submission.
Field or Laboratory Experiments
These manuscripts will focus on original research conducted in a field or laboratory setting using experimental methods and/or the analysis of experimental data. These experiments may have previously been presented as a TSC capstone project, TSC course, or poster or other presentation sponsored through TSC. The articles must include the results and conclusions drawn from your experiment and cite sources relevant to the background of your experiment.
Be sure to work with your professor in order to transform it into a publication.
Prior to submission, your faculty mentor must complete the Faculty Verification Form.
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