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Submission Criteria & Formatting
 

Eligibility

  • Authors must be current undergraduate students at Bishop's University or submitting an article which was written while enrolled as an undergraduate.

  • Authors from all programs are invited to submit their work.

  • Submissions written in conjunction with other students or faculty require the consent of all co-authors.

  • Submissions originally written as coursework are eligible. However, these submissions must have already received a final grade.

  • Submissions must not already be published or under peer-review in another publication.

Formatting

  • 12-point font Times New Roman

  • 1.5 spacing

  • APA 7th citation styles

  • Microsoft Word document (.docx)

  • There is no hard word limit, but we suggest that submissions do not exceed 5000 words.

  • Submissions in English are highly encouraged. However, submissions in French will also be evaluated with equal consideration.

  • Please do not include any identifying information in the document. Instead, include your name, program, and year of graduation in the body of your email.

Evaluation Criteria

  • Submissions must be formatted as a formal research paper appropriate to the respective discipline. Sections should be divided using subheadings and include sections on a literature review, methodology, results and/or discussion when appropriate.

  • Submissions must feature an identifiable research question and thesis.

  • BURJ evaluates submissions based on novelty and rigor. All submissions should present original findings or an original analysis of current literature.

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SUBMIT

Please provide us with your submission as a word document as well as your name, email, program, and year of study.

 

Please be sure to read the submission formatting and criteria above before submitting.

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