Canyon Journal of Undergraduate Research

Prospective authors (undergraduate students enrolled at GCU) are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the Canyon Journal of Undergraduate Research. CJUR publishes original material highlighting undergraduate students’ scholarly engagement in which they have applied their disciplinary knowledge in applied and integrative activities. As is the nature of refereed journals, acceptance and publication of original manuscripts is a competitive process.

NOTE

This journal only accepts manuscripts authored by undergraduate students enrolled at Grand Canyon University.

Submission Deadlines

This journal will publish twice a year, in June and November. All manuscripts must be submitted by February 20th to be considered for publication in the June issue and August 20th to be considered for the November issue. This journal accepts manuscripts for consideration on a rolling basis. As noted previously, CJUR only accepts manuscripts authored by undergraduate students enrolled at Grand Canyon University. The review process may take three or more months, depending upon the peer review timeline and number of submissions. Once the review process is complete, authors will receive a decision notification (accept, revise and resubmit, or reject). Please note manuscript assignment to a specific journal issue is at the discretion of the editorial staff. Authors will receive a second notification once a decision is made on the journal issue assignment.

Types of Submissions/Guides

Guide for Reflection on Community Engagement (GRCE)
Discovery Guide (DG) Literature Review
Guide for Reflection on Interdisciplinary Problems (GRIP)
Undergraduate Guide for Reflective Practice (UGRP)

Manuscript Preparation

Effective manuscript submissions should follow the guidelines of one of the selected writing guides (GRCE, DG, GRIP, or UGRP).

Manuscripts (including citations and references) must strictly follow APA style as dictated by the 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association Publication Manual (http://www.apastyle.org/).

Manuscripts must be written in clear English.

Maximum length of submission is approximately 15 – 20 pages, depending on the selected writing guide, double spaced, including abstract, appendices, references, figures, and tables (with some length exceptions for supporting documents).

Identifying Information

To facilitate the masked portion of the manuscript review process, the author’s name and other identifying information should NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript (including the title page); the manuscript should be written in a generalized fashion that does not directly divulge authorship.

Original Work

Submission to CJUR indicates that the manuscript (or a similar version of it) has not been previously published, accepted for publication, and/or is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

NOTE: This journal only accepts manuscripts authored by undergraduate students enrolled at Grand Canyon University.

REVIEW PROCESS

All submissions are evaluated by a double-blind, peer-review process. Prior to dissemination to the reviewers, the Editor or editorial staff will conduct a preliminary appraisal for content, substance, and appropriateness to the journal. If the manuscript is clearly inappropriate, the author will be informed and the manuscript returned. Appropriate manuscripts will be sent to two reviewers for blind evaluation. Although there is an attempt to match manuscripts and reviewers according to content, interests, and topical relevance, the broad focus of the journal dictates that papers be written for applicability to a wide audience.

Review Outcomes

Utilizing feedback from the peer review process, the Editor will make a final publication decision. The review process may take 6 weeks or more depending upon the outcomes of the reviews. Decisions categories include:

Reject - Rejected manuscripts will not be published and authors will not have the opportunity to resubmit a revised version of the manuscript to CJUR.

Revise and Resubmit – Manuscripts receiving a revise-and-resubmit decision have value but need significant revisions prior to receiving additional consideration for publication.

Accept Pending Revisions - Manuscripts receiving an accept-pending-revisions decision will be published in CJUR under the condition that minor modifications are made. Revisions will be reviewed by an editor to ensure necessary updates are made prior to publication.

Accept - Accepted manuscripts will be published in the current form with no further modifications required.

Correspondence

All correspondence concerning manuscripts should be directed to the Editor of CJUR. The Editor will direct all correspondence to the lead author; the lead author is responsible for sharing communications with other authors. Beyond communication concerning the review, manuscripts accepted for publication may require additional correspondence to complete copyediting and typesetting.

Fees

CJUR charges no fees. Aligned with the mission of open access publishing, CJUR does not charge submission, article, processing, author or access fees.

NOTE

This journal only accepts manuscripts authored by undergraduate students enrolled at Grand Canyon University.