Psi Chi Journal - Submissions
The Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research encourages undergraduate students to submit manuscripts for consideration. Submissions are accepted for review on an ongoing basis. Although manuscripts are limited to empirical research, they may cover any topical area in the psychological sciences.
Please send ALL submissions and inquiries through the submission link below. Each paper goes through a 2–3 month review process before you will receive feedback. You will be notified of its acceptance or rejection, and any revisions required by the editor, by e-mail. Accepted manuscripts are published according to submission dates and revision turnaround time. If you have any additional questions, e-mail the Journal Editor.
Instructions for contributors
- The primary author of a submitted manuscript must be an undergraduate student who is a member of Psi Chi. Manuscripts from graduate students may be submitted only if the work was completed as an undergraduate student and not more than 6 months has passed since graduation. Additional authors other than the primary author may include non-Psi Chi students as well as the faculty mentor. Membership verification information (member ID number) for the primary author must be included.
- Only original manuscripts (not published or accepted for publication elsewhere) will be accepted.
- All manuscripts must be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th or 6th ed.); if you are using the first printing of the 6th edition please check the APA Web site for errata.
- What to submit:
- A Microsoft Word electronic copy of the complete manuscript with figures, tables, and charts generated in either Word or Excel. Any scanned images or illustrations must be at least 600 dpi resolution. All manuscripts are masked reviewed. Be sure that identifying names, affiliations, etc. appear nowhere on the manuscript (i.e., manuscripts should be free of clues to the identity of the authors).
- An email address so that receipt of your manuscript can be acknowledged.
- Your Psi Chi membership ID number along with an estimated (or actual) date of graduation should be included in the body of your email.
- A sponsoring statement from the faculty mentor who attests:
- that the research adhered to APA ethical standards;
- that the mentor has read and critiqued the manuscript on content, method, APA style, grammar, and overall presentation and mentor affirms that it is high-level work; and
- that the planning, execution, and writing of the manuscript represent primarily the work of the undergraduate student.
Before submitting, refer to the “Checklist for Manuscript Submission” found on APA’s Web site to check the accuracy of your paper for APA style. In addition, please be aware that APA has released Reprint Corrections to the first printing of the 6th edition. Check these on the APA Web site before submitting a manuscript in 6th edition style.
Click here to submit all electronic files to the Journal Editor (this link requires you to log on with a member account not a chapter administrator account).