Publish Your Masterwork

We've had many students write excellent papers for our classes, and often we comment that with a bit of work (or none) they'd be publishable. So here's a reminder to students that there are various student journals out there where you can submit papers. Why not give it a try? It is always fun to see your name in print and a nice thing to put on your resume, especially if you are thinking about graduate school or are currently in grad school and want to get your publishing feet wet, so to speak.

The note below comes from the journal Critique. And in fact, we've had a student publish previously in the journal--you can find Russell Knight's 2003 paper, "The Church Potluck: Using Social Capital to Explain Membership Patterns of Christian denominations in the United States" in their online archives here.

Critique is not the only student publication. I've created a delicious tag that collects a number of other journals you might consider submitting to. You'll find the link here. If you have questions about this whole process, drop by or drop us an email.

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From: Ali Riaz
Date: August 22, 2006

The Editors of Critique welcome submissions from undergraduate and
graduate students for the Fall 2006 edition of the journal. We
encourage articles from any field of political science, especially
those that consider new possibilities for democracy and justice, as
well as national and international public policy. The deadline for
submission is 15 October 2006.

Critique is an online journal of critical analysis by students of
politics. It is hosted by Illinois State University’s Department of
Politics and Government. The electronic format of Critique
provides an alternative venue that expands political debate by creating
space for the emergence of new ideas. Such a medium broadens the horizon
for undergraduate and graduate publications and serves to lift typically
unheard voices in academia. The editors firmly believe that budding
scholars introduce valuable ideas that must be heard in order to
understand the changing nature of our global community.

Guidelines for Submission

All submissions will be considered. All submissions will be refereed by
the editors prior to publication.
Students should use the online Submission Form to submit work for
consideration.
Manuscripts should be single-spaced, right margins not justified, and
not longer than 20 pages in length.
Students can submit online at http://lilt.ilstu.edu/critique/writers.htm

Ali Riaz, PhD
Editor, Critique http://lilt.ilstu.edu/critique
Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Government
Illinois State University, Campus Box 4600, Normal, IL 61790-4600
Tel: 309-438-8071; Fax: 309-438-7638
http://www.ilstu.edu/~ariaz

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