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Venture: The University of Mississippi Undergraduate Research Journal

Eligibility

  • The primary author of the manuscript must be an undergraduate student enrolled at the University of Mississippi.
  • The submitted manuscript must contain original research.
  • No simultaneous submissions, please.

Requirements

Research Manuscripts:

  • Submissions should not exceed 25 pages (excluding references).
  • Submit your work as a single Microsoft Word (.docx) file (unless your research requires a different format for tables, mathematical notations, or figures).
  • Format your writing in 12-pt Times New Roman font and double-spaced text.
  • Include page numbers on each page of your document.
  • Any discipline appropriate citation style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) may be used as long as it is correct and consistent throughout the entire document.

Authors should be prepared to provide the additional information:

  • Contact Information
  • Area of Research
  • Citation Style Format
  • Brief abstract (200 words maximum) and author bio (100 words maximum), required on submission form

Submission process

  1. You submit the manuscript via Google form (linked below).
  2. The Editor-in-Chief and the Academic Advisor will review the manuscript to see if it warrants further review.
  3. If so, it will be distributed to the appropriate subject editor, who will assign it to a group of peer reviewers (Social Sciences, Humanities, or STEM).
  4. Following peer review, a subject editor will look over the feedback and discuss the manuscript with the academic advisor, the other editors, and the Editor-in-Chief.
  5. The manuscript will either be accepted, accepted with the expectation of revision, or not accepted.
  6. If “accepted with revision,” you will have a specified amount of time to revise your

    Further expectations:

    • Primary authors must be willing to follow through with editors by revising their publications in a timely manner.
    • Author(s) must consent to publication if their manuscript is selected for publication.
    • Author(s) should respond to inquiries from Venture editorial staff in a timely manner.