Submission - FIU Undergraduate Research Journal

Submit to FIUURJ

Submissions are currently closed for Spring 2024: Applications Will Reopen Summer 2025.

Submission Guidelines for Authors

Thank you for considering submitting your manuscript to FIUURJ – FIU’s first interdisciplinary undergraduate student journal. Please read the following guidelines closely, so that your submission will be handled and reviewed on schedule.

Papers or digital compositions can be submitted as one of the following four categories:

Reports on Research: Reports on research (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods studies) with their implications for practice and research.
Theory, Model Development, and Literature Reviews: Insights on theory, an existing model or presentation of a new model, or a review of the literature that provides a new perspective on the existing work. Other in-depth exploration of issues. Papers should provide implications for future research and practice.
Humanities-based Research and Writing: Including rhetorical or linguistic analysis of primary and secondary research.

Submit an Application

Submit Cover Art

Next deadline: TBA

As a journal created by and for FIU students, FIUURJ is proud to consider student designs for our Inaugural 2022 cover. All artistic skill-levels are welcome to apply! If you would like to have your artwork considered for this opportunity, please note the following instructions and other important information:

Vertical orientation, high-resolution, high-quality images of your work(s).
An artwork, in accessible format (JPEG, PNG, etc.), which is representative of STEM, social sciences, arts, or humanities in any form. Photography, illustration, graphic design, and other mediums are acceptable.
The work must not already be used for another institution, publication, or project, and must not violate FIU’s guidelines on acceptable media.
Application must include your full name and email address, as well as an artist headshot and 100-word bio. You must be either an undergraduate, graduate, or alumni member of FIU.
200-300 word statement about the artwork and how it is representative of the journal’s themes.

To submit your artwork and application, or to request more information, please contact us at fiuurj@fiu.edu

The Publishing Process

FIUURJ is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that is published annually starting in the Fall 2022.

After a careful review of proposals by student editors, accepted student writers will be given manuscript guidelines and proceed with the creation of their full draft. Students editors will be assigned to them to work alongside them in the writing process of the paper. Their full manuscripts are then peer-reviewed by faculty in the respective field. This feedback is then used by the student writer and editor in the final revision of the manuscript, which is then either rejected or published.

This process is double-blind and can take up to about 3 months. Deadlines may be subject to a week buffer.

Proposal Deadline
Summer 2024 (TBA)
Student writers will submit their manuscript proposals to the editorial board for consideration. After a careful review of proposals by student editors, accepted student writers will be given manuscript guidelines and proceed with the creation of their full draft.
Manuscript Deadline
Fall 2024 (TBA)
Student writers will be assigned to work alongside a student editor during the writing process of their manuscript. Student editors provide personalized feedback, consultations, and support to make their student’s work as polished as possible for faculty review.
Double-Blind Review of Full Manuscript
Winter 2024 (TBA)
Student writers will be matched with faculty reviewers in their respective field who will peer review their full manuscript and provide feedback for the students writers to use for the final revision of their manuscript. This process is double-blind and can take up to 3 months.
First Issue Released
Spring 2025 (TBA)
An electric copy of Florida International University Undergraduate Research Journal will be available between late Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. A physical copy may also be available for purchase.

Open Access Policy

Thanks to the FIU Digital Commons, this journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.