journal Guidelines

What you need to know.

Summit City Journal: A Student Research and Creative Endeavor Publication (SCJ) is an Open Access journal. This means that it uses a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access. Readers may freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles. This journal is covered under the CC BY-NC-ND license.

A. WHO CAN SUBMIT

The SJC accepts submissions from undergraduate and graduate students at Purdue University Fort Wayne and Indiana University Fort Wayne. The goal of this journal is to showcase student research and creative endeavors of all disciplines in multimedia formats, published in an online environment.

Submissions Guidelines
Submissions that represent research which may be forthcoming in another journal or book (print or electronic) are welcome. However, it is important that work submitted to SCJ takes a different approach to the subject matter so that no author inadvertently plagiarizes him- or herself or reveals substantive research results intended for publication in a disciplinary journal. Student authors should check with their research supervisors before submitting proposals. If you have concerns about the submission terms for the Summit City Journal: A Student Research and Creative Endeavor Publication, please contact the journal coordinator at [email protected].

B. FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS

Style Manuals
An approved style manual, according to discipline, must be used in combination with the PFW Summit City Journal Style Guide. The editorial committee recommends authors use the most recent editions of the Chicago Manual of Style, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, or the Modern Language Association Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.  

Responsibility for Format
The author is responsible for guaranteeing that the format of the submission is consistent and correct. The Summit City Journal editorial committee requests the submissions be in appropriate to be considered for publication.

C. RIGHTS FOR AUTHORS

Authors retain copyright of their work and grant SCJ the nonexclusive, worldwide rights to publish the work in print and electronic form. Because the SCJ is an Open Access journal, authors also will need to use the appropriate Creative Commons license for their work.

D. PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

Authors must guarantee that:

• their submission has not been published elsewhere;
• their submission is not currently under review elsewhere; and
• all collaborators involved in the work consent to the publication.

Any submissions that do not meet originality requirements will be rejected without peer review.

All submissions will be reviewed based on intellectual content without regard for age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, country of origin, or political philosophy of the authors.

All submissions submitted for peer review are kept strictly confidential by editors and reviewers. At no time will editors or reviewers utilize submitted materials without the consent of the authors.

Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.