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

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.

To view past issues, click on the photo above.

We look forward to hearing from you!

-The Locus Editorial Board

Acceptances for the papers were sent and we have recently received revisions on such papers. The Editorial Board will review the submissions once more to finalize what will be published. We expect to have the second volume out by October 2019. If you have any questions reach out via email to the faculty or student advisor in your area of inquiry.

-Locus Editorial Board

A quick update: The Editorial committee for Locus has met and reviewed submissions for our fall 2019 issue. We will be responding to authors soon with feedback and decisions. The quality of the work has simply been outstanding and we remain bowled over by our student scholars! Please do contact us with any questions or concerns.

All best,

The Editors

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 editorial committee has officially begun reviewing submissions for the Fall 2018 inaugural issue of Locus. Thank you to all of the students—both current and recently graduated—who submitted essays for consideration. Please continue checking this site for updates concerning the review process. We hope to be in touch with authors within the coming weeks.