Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

We are looking for well-written and well-researched, not-too-technical papers of up to 30 pages. Scholars from all of the Graduate Studies Programs for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are invited to submit. We seek papers that are exemplary in their respective disciplines as well as papers that have an interdisciplinary appeal.

 

Section Policies

Articles

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Education

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English

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History

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Mathematical Sciences

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Philosophy

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Psychology

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Public Administration

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Spanish

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Theology

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Communication

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Political Science

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Liberal Studies

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Criminology, Law and Society

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Computer Science

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Criminal Justice

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Human Resources

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Applied Statistics and Human Resources

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Theatre

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Biology

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Graduate Research Prize Essay

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Classical Studies

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Peer Review Process

CONCEPT is a graduate student-run publication. Given the breadth of the Graduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, to ensure fair review of submissions it is vitally important to have editors and reviewers representing as many disciplines as possible. Each submission is reviewed by, at minimum, two peers reviewers, a graduate student editor and a faculty editor. Each reviewers is asked to review between 2 and 5 submissions, and the typical time scheduled for review is 3 to 5 weeks.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.