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
Education
English
History
Mathematical Sciences
Philosophy
Psychology
Public Administration
Spanish
Theology
Communication
Political Science
Liberal Studies
Criminology, Law and Society
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Human Resources
Applied Statistics and Human Resources
Theatre
Biology
Graduate Research Prize Essay
Classical Studies
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.