History Journal
Submission Guidelines
Crescat Scientia - UVU Journal of History
Crescat Scientia, the Utah Valley University journal of history, is a student-run organization with the purpose of promoting scholarship in the study of history. Staffed and managed entirely by students, the journal is supported by the Department of History and Political Science, the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, as well as the President's office at UVU.
The Journal is an undergraduate publication with the aim of providing a forum for students of history to share research and encourage active pursuit of quality academic scholarship. Students who have questions about the Journal, or those wishing to make a contribution (IE: filling staff positions or submitting a manuscript for review), should contact the Editor-in-Chief, Marisa Dore, by e-mail at mailto:adoreable1@juno.com or wankiepa@uvu.edu with the subject line of JOURNAL SUBMISSION.
General Guidelines for Submission
Manuscripts submitted for publication in the Journal for the 2007-2008 academic year will be accepted in the UVU History Department, LA 030, until March 31st at 4:00 pm. Works submitted must be thematically concentrated in the discipline of history and political science or geography. Papers submitted for review may be those written for a class taken at UVU. Although several works may be submitted by an author, only one paper can be published per issue. Length of submissions may be anywhere between 5 and 40 pages (body) and must not have previously been published. No member of the journal staff may submit a manuscript for publication in the issue on which they will work.
The selection process is conducted by the Editor-In-Chief and the Editorial Board. The editorial staff will review all submissions and select the best manuscripts to be published.
Specific Requirements
1. Please submit a complete version of the paper including a cover sheet, with desired alterations already made (papers should be typed and double-spaced). Editors will check for spelling errors and layout problems, this is not a substantial revision opportunity.
2. Submissions must be written in accordance with the Turabian or Chicago style of citation. If a paper is already written in another style, the author may wait until notified of acceptance before transposing the paper into another format. If you have questions about a possible submission, please contact one of the staff for assistance.
3. The cover sheet should have a running head, your name, permanent street address (so we may send you notification of acceptance), email address, and a phone number we can use to contact you.
4. The body of your manuscript must have no identifying markers, which may reveal the author (IE: name, class, professor etc). The editorial board will review all submissions without knowing who submitted the manuscript. Before manuscript review, the cover sheet will be removed.
5. Submit one paper copy and one copy of the paper on disk. The disk version of your paper must be in Microsoft WORD7, and is available in the UVU computer labs.
6. Also to be submitted on the disk, should be a list of biographical information about yourself: what degree you are working toward, previous degrees received, what your future plans are (graduate school, work, etc.), awards the paper has won, other areas of personal interest, etc.
7. Please deliver your paper and disk, containing an electronic version of the paper and biographical information, sealed in a manila envelope to the History Department, LA 030, addressed to:
Editor-In-Chief
C/o History Department
Academic Journal Submission
8.If your paper contains illustrations, charts, photographs, etc., please submit an extra copy of the paper on disk (in this case you would submit two separate disks) in case of problems.
9. If all requirements are not met upon submission, the manuscript will be returned to the author.