Despite an abnormal year, The Locus Editorial Committee and the undergraduate students at Seton Hall are still committed to research and the pursuit of knowledge. We are therefore happy to announce that our third volume of Locus is now published and ready for viewing! As always, topics vary widely: from an analysis on James Joyce’s Eveline to social media conspiracies, from family involvement in substance abuse treatment to the political history of First Ladies in American government. Despite the difficulties of the current times, these authors have worked hard on their research, and the excellence of their work reflects the time and effort put into these research papers. The Locus Editorial Committee are proud to present Locus Vol. 3. 

If you are a Seton Hall undergraduate student, or a Seton Hall alum and wish to see your own work published in our research journal, visit our blog and contact one of the Editorial Staff. We’d love to see your work and ideas published in 2021 for Volume 4!

Thank you to the rest of the Editorial Committee for the hard work and numerous emails put into making this volume possible. Thank you to the authors who worked diligently on these papers. Without you, there would be no Locus. 

According to data collected by the University Libraries, in May 2020 Locus had 208 full-text downloads in 42 countries around the world! The countries with the most downloads include the U.S. (104 across the country), India (14 downloads), Sweden (13), the United Kingdom (10), and Malaysia (9).

According to the SHU E-Repository/Digital Commons, the most downloaded papers were:  The Relationship Between Internet Addiction and Mental Health Conditions ,  The Media’s Portrayal of Mental Illness and Its Treatment: An Analysis of the Existing Literature from a Social Work Perspective , and Queer Assimilation .

To learn more about Locus’ global reach, check out our Digital Commons Dashboard!

Thank you to everyone who submitted work for the Locus 2020 Issue! We are appreciative of the quantity and quality of the works we received. The Locus Editorial Committee recently met to review and discuss submissions and we are pleased to announce that we will reach out to authors soon with feedback and decisions. We are no longer taking any submissions, but start planning for next year’s issue!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact the faculty and student editor in your area of inquiry!

All the best,

Locus Editorial Committee