Submission Criteria & Formatting
Eligibility
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Authors must be current undergraduate students at Bishop's University or submitting an article which was written while enrolled as an undergraduate.
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Authors from all programs are invited to submit their work.
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Submissions written in conjunction with other students or faculty require the consent of all co-authors.
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Submissions originally written as coursework are eligible. However, these submissions must have already received a final grade.
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Submissions must not already be published or under peer-review in another publication.
Formatting
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12-point font Times New Roman
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1.5 spacing
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APA 7th citation styles
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Microsoft Word document (.docx)
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There is no hard word limit, but we suggest that submissions do not exceed 5000 words.
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Submissions in English are highly encouraged. However, submissions in French will also be evaluated with equal consideration.
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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
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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.
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Submissions must feature an identifiable research question and thesis.
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BURJ evaluates submissions based on novelty and rigor. All submissions should present original findings or an original analysis of current literature.
AI Disclosure
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All contributors are required to fully disclose any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creation, analysis, or presentation of their research.
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.
