Undergraduate Research Journal

Each year the UNK Undergraduate Research Council publishes selected examples of student scholarly writing in the Undergraduate Research Journal. Any paper written by a UNK undergraduate student is eligible for consideration. However, the papers can be co-authored by other students and faculty. The undergraduate must be lead author.

Full, printed copies of past issues of this journal are available in the Calvin T. Ryan Library. Past years’ tables of contents are available below.

Submissions will be requested through the faculty in early spring. Students should submit their papers directly to the chair of the appropriate department. Each department -- using a process they determine -- can select up to four papers for submission to the Undergraduate Research Council. Selected papers will then be submitted online (details forthcoming) by April 28, 2023. Papers will be reviewed by experts in their respective fields.

Submissions should be 8-15 pages in length, double spaced. Keep in mind the selection is based on quality; not quantity. Longer papers are not disqualified.

Any good scholarly writing, past or present, is eligible for submission as long as the student wrote it while an undergraduate student at UNK (e.g. a current UNK graduate student may submit work done as a UNK undergraduate).

Submissions are requested from all disciplines and may be written in a format appropriate for that discipline.

Initial submissions must be made in hard copy only. Electronic format will be requested from those selected for publication.

Please include student name, phone number, e-mail and sponsoring faculty name on the title page only. Refrain from including identifying information in the body of the paper.

Formatting Guidelines

Contact the URCA office or email rowlingcm@unk.edu with questions.

Undergraduate Research Journal

Criteria are as follows:

Undergraduate Research Journal Links to Past Issues