Submissions

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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.
  • Submit using Word .doc or .docx only
  • The author must use the UFJUR template, and adhere to the APA format.

    Graphics, including figures and tables, should appear within the manuscript rather than at the end.
    All graphics, including figures and tables must be in JPEG format; 300 DPI; maximum 1000 pixels wide x 2600 pixels high. Captions with credits must be included for each figure, and all tables labeled.
    All citations must be complete in text and in the bibliography.
    All copyrighted issues must be settled.
  • Submission must be 4000 words or less, this includes Abstract and references. It does not include the title, authors, headers, and captions.
  • The author must remove any identifying information in the paper. Do not include your name or that of any authors or faculty mentor on the article submission under the title, in the headers, or in the acknowledments section. If accepted, you will add in this information during the revision process.
  • Use discipline appropriate tense in the article. Thrid person preferred.
  • The Faculty Mentor Approval Form  is to be completed by the faculty/mentor.  This form should be uploaded in the 'Other" field when submitting your research article.
  • Submissions must not be published previously. The UFJUR does not accept duplicate publications. 
  • Failure to follow all author submission guidelines will result in the article being declined. If the article is accepted, the author must adhere to the deadline for revisions. The editor has the final approval of all articles. Once the article is published, no further changes will be made.
  • You have watched the video on how to submit: https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/learning-ojs/en/authoring

Author Guidelines

Eligibility

Any undergraduate student at the University of Florida may submit a paper to UF JUR. To be eligible for publication, the research must be faculty mentored.

Types of Papers

UF JUR is an English language publication that publishes original work only, including scholarly research papers as well as fine and performing arts projects that are accompanied by a project summary addressing, among other issues, influences, process/methodology, technique, and impact. Reviews are not accepted.

Length

Papers should be between 1500 and 4000 words, including references. There is no limit on the number of figures and tables in a paper, though their placement and quality must conform to UF JUR guidelines.

Format

Articles must be submitted using Word .doc or .docx only

Use of discipline appropriate tense. Third-person preferred. 

For manuscript formatting (margins, fonts, headings, labeling and construction of figures and tables, etc.), use of the UF JUR template is required. (NOTE: ignore the template header for author name. This task will be completed during author revisions.)

Graphics should appear within the manuscript rather than at the end. All graphics must be in JPEG format; 300 DPI; maximum 1000 pixels wide x 2600 pixels high. Captions with credits must be included for each figure, and all tables labeled.

All citations must be complete in text and in the bibliography.

All copyrighted issues must be settled.

 Author Registration Tutorial

https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/learning-ojs/en/authoring

Deadlines

Papers are only accepted between March 1-April 1 of each year.

 

Copyright Notice

Some journals stipulate that submitted articles cannot be under consideration for publication or published in another journal. The student-author and mentor have the option of determining which journal the paper will be submitted to first. UF JUR accepts papers that have been published in other journals or might be published in the future. It is the responsibility of the student-author and mentor to determine whether another journal will accept a paper that has been published in UF JUR.

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