Introduction
Submissions must be the author’s own independent work that was performed while he/she was an undergraduate at Northwestern University or NU-Qatar. The project may be one that the undergraduate pursued under the guidance of a mentor(s). NURJ accepts work in the form of research papers and abstracts, posters, presentations, artwork, interviews, podcasts, multimedia projects, and more from all fields of study, such as life and physical sciences, social sciences, applied sciences, and the humanities.
Authors who publish in NURJ maintain the right to present their research and ideas in any form, in whole or in part, in any other conference or publication. Contributors should be aware, however, that many other academic journals and conferences require exclusive rights to published ideas. NURJ maintains the non-exclusive right to publish or reproduce published articles. NURJ will provide a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) to all published works. This will provide a permanent link to the work online and allow it to be more easily accessible.
Looking to Submit?
NURJ Paper
We are accepting submissions for NURJ Paper Volume 18 (2022-2023)!! To submit your senior honors thesis, visit this submission portal. Please also read the accompanying guide which provides further instructions and suggestions for your submission.
The priority deadline for NURJ Paper is September 1st, 2022. We strongly encourage you to submit by the priority deadline to receive full consideration for your paper and demonstrate your interest in being published.
The final deadline for NURJ Paper is October 1st, 2022. Submissions received after the final deadline will not be considered for publication.
We are currently closed for 2022-2023 but will open for 2023-2024 at the end of spring quarter.
Info Sessions for Paper 2022-2023
RSVP Here
Session 1: July 8th: 6-7 pm CST
Session 2: July 20th: 6-7 pm CST
Session 3: August 5th: 6-7 pm CST
Session 4: August 18th: 6-7 pm CST
Dates are subject to change. We will notify you if the dates and times of the session you sign up for change.
NURJ Online
To submit your work to NURJ Online, please use this general submission portal. We will be accepting works all year round on this form with specific deadlines for specific editions.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to eic@thenurj.com.
GET IN TOUCH
Information Sessions
Outreach regularly hosts information session where you can come learn from our team about NURJ and our mission as a journal, how to submit your work and the submission guidelines, and have any questions you may have answered by us!
NURJ Paper
Below is a recording we have of a Paper Info Session for you to watch!
NURJ Online
Check out this recording of one of our Spring 2021 info sessions for NURJ Online!
Other Ways to Get In Touch
If you are interested in receiving regular updates from Outreach, including when the submission period is open, you can sign up for our listserv here.
If you have any questions, please email outreach@thenurj.com.
Frequently ASKED QUESTIONS
The first step is to visit our submission form. There will be further instructions and guidelines of what is needed to submit, as well as how to format the material. You can contact outreach@thenurj.com for further questions and concerns about the process.
The link sharing for submission form should be accessible to anyone with the link. However, if you still cannot access it, try logging in with your NU email.
Paper is our paper journal that primarily features the best theses written by undergraduate students under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Often these condensed versions of senior theses, but it is possible for a well written and department recommended thesis to be published as well. Print only publishes once a year.
To be considered for NURJ Paper, please be sure that:
- Your thesis has a faculty adviser
- You have extensively met your adviser to discuss and/or review your thesis.
- Optional, but preferred: You have a grant associated with Northwestern (e.g. Summer Undergraduate Research Grant, Academic Year Undergraduate Research Grant, Department fellowship, Language Grants, Medill Grants…)
Online, on the other hand, serves all undergraduate researchers and publishes multiple times a year. This platform publishes research in many formats such as research papers and abstracts, posters, presentations, artwork, interviews, podcasts, multimedia projects, etc.
I already graduated?
- Yes. NURJ Paper features theses that were completed in the previous academic year. You can also submit work completed in the previous academic year to NURJ Online.
I don’t have a faculty advisor?
- It depends on your project and which platform you want to publish on. NURJ Paper requires you to have a faculty advisor that has been involved through the whole process. NURJ Online does not require you to have a faculty adviser, but you do need someone who can verify that your submission is your original work.
My faculty advisor is not from Northwestern?
- Yes. As long as you are an undergraduate at Northwestern, you can submit to the NURJ.
My work is in a language other than English?
- Yes.
If you are not able to make the deadline, you will not be considered for the current edition, but the submission portal will remain open. As long as you submit by the next deadline, you are eligible for consideration for future editions.
It is not necessary to edit your work before submission, but encouraged if you want to do so.
Though usually the faculty advisor, if you do not have one for your project, the person who signs the form must be someone who was involved in the process from conception to completion and can verify that the materials being submitted is your original work.
