Submissions

This journal is not accepting submissions at this time.

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 was originally created as part of SFU undergraduate or graduate coursework and instructor contact information has been included in the body of the submission.
  • The submission is between 1,250 and 2,500 words long and uses language that is accessible for an interdisciplinary audience.
  • 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.
  • The text is in the provided template. It 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.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

Author Guidelines

Submission Template
All submissions must use the template provided (template TBD). 

Word Count
Submissions must be between 1,250 and 2,500 words long and use language that is accessible for an interdisciplinary audience. Word count does not include the abstract or references list. Works that are more than 20 words over the word count, or more than 20 words under the word count, will not be accepted. Please revise your submission to ensure that it falls within the accepted word count.

Co-authored Submissions
Co-authored papers can be submitted to the contest. In such cases, one author will complete the submission process, however, all co-authors must agree to the submission. 

Article Revision and Professor Contact Information
Papers can be revised before submission in order to meet submission guidelines and to address outstanding comments from the professor or TA. Students are encouraged to attend an SLC writing consultation to support their revisions. Professors will be contacted to provide any further context necessary to allow for publication of submissions selected. 

Ineligible or incomplete submissions will not be considered.

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