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.
  • The author must use the template. Click Here Graphics, including figures and tables, must appear within the manuscript. 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. Insert citations in text and in the bibliography. All copyrighted issues must be settled.
  • The author MUST INCLUDE your faculty research mentor and any co-authors. You must list author order, and verify that all co-authors are listed in the contributors section in your profile. If this research is grant funded, this information must be identified in the acknowledgements.
  • The author must not include any identifying information for the initial submission. Failure to remove all identifying information may result in the article not being reviewed.
  • The Faculty Research Mentor Approval Form  is to be completed by the faculty.  This form should be uploaded in the 'Other" field when submitting your article. Failure to upload this signed form will result in the submission not being reviewed.
  • Submit article ONLY as a Word .doc or .docx only. Failure to upload a Word document will result in the submission not being reviewed.
  • Submission must be between 2000-4000 words, NOT INCLUDING the abstract and references.
  • Use discipline appropriate tense in the article. Third person preferred. APA format is REQUIRED.
  • Submissions must not be published previously. The UF JUR does not accept duplicate publications. 

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. Literature reviews are not accepted.

Length

Submissions should be between 2000 and 4000 words. An abstract (no more than 250 words) and references are required, but are not included in the submission word count. There is no limit on the number of figures and tables in the submission, 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. 
  • 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. APA required. See OWL Purdue for assistance. 
  • All copyrighted issues must be settled.
  • Authors must follow the UF AI guidance: https://ai.ufl.edu/for-our-students/guidance-for-students/
  • If the research is grant funded, the grant award information must be included at the end of the article.
  • Authorship criteria must be followed based on UF guidance: https://research.ufl.edu/compliance/authorship-vs-acknowledgment.html

 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

UF JUR stipulates that submitted articles cannot be under consideration for publication or published in another journal.  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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