The deadline for submission for Locus Journal Volume 3 (Fall 2020) has been extended to May 15th, 2020.

Read the most current call for submissions for Vol 3.

Editorial inquiries may be directed by prospective authors to the relevant  faculty or student editor  corresponding to the author’s major or the proposed publication’s discipline. Submission is by email to the relevant editorial committee member.

See fast facts for article length, review timeline, etc.

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We look forward to hearing from you!

-The Locus Editorial Board

According to data collected by the University Libraries, student publications in Volume 1 of Locus have been “downloaded 404 times, and read at 63 Institutions, 45 countries since October launch” with the top three downloads from the US (279), China (16) and the United Kingdom (15). These numbers were shared by University Librarian Lisa DeLuca ; see month-to-month readership data | See all-time readership data on SHU E-Repository/Digital Commons.

Since the launching of Locus Journal last Friday, October 19, 2018  student articles are already being read all over the globe. Lisa Deluca of the University Libraries shared the readership data below:

“On behalf of University Libraries, congratulations on the first issue of Locus!  We are excited that you are using our Institutional Repository Platform for this new open access journal.  Student articles are already being read around the globe (see below) and in the countries listed below.”

See month-to-month readership data | See all-time readership data on SHU E-Repository/Digital Commons.

The first issue of Locus: The Seton Hall Undergraduate Research Journal is coming out as scheduled on the 19th of October 2018! Ten undergraduate student papers from the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences/mathematics have been selected by the 2017-2018 editors. Watch this space for details!

The Locus Journal editorial committee has been meeting throughout the Spring 2018 semester; we will be posting updates to our work and processes as we prepare for the journal’s launch in Fall 2018.

Watch this space for items of interest to prospective authors (those who have already submitted their manuscripts) as well as faculty mentors and undergraduate students interested in publishing with the journal.

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