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Publication Process

We accept submissions on a rolling basis throughout the year and process them in the order they are received. Your manuscript is first screened by our editorial board to assess general fit for the journal and adherence to guidelines. The manuscript is then subjected to the double-blind peer-review process, such that the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers, and the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors. Successful manuscripts are reviewed by two (2) or three (3) volunteer faculty members and/or graduate students who evaluate the quality and rigour of the article. Any comments and/or constructive criticism from the reviewers are returned to the author(s) for manuscript revision.

CJUR implements two stages of the review process. Following each stage, the reviewers and CJUR editorial board assess the manuscript’s suitability for publication. If deemed appropriate, the manuscript is copyedited and then typeset for eventual publication. Please note that CJUR reserves the right to decline a manuscript for publication at any point throughout the peer-review process. 

CJUR issues are typically published two to three times a year, whenever we have collated enough manuscripts to compose an issue. Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we cannot guarantee that your submission will be considered for the upcoming issue.

Any questions or concerns can be directed to cjur.uro@gmail.com.

Submission Requirements

Any manuscripts that blatantly do not follow our requirements or required documents will be automatically rejected. Prior to submitting your manuscript, please ensure you meet the following:

1. Author eligibility criteria
  1. The research you did was performed during your undergraduate degree at a Canadian institution. Submissions from authors who have graduated are welcome, so long as you graduated within the current or the previous academic calendar year. For a sample eligibility calculation, please see our FAQ page.
  2. If the research is based on coursework, it must:
    • discuss projects originally designed by the author(s);
    • acknowledge the help of the instructors of the course for which it was originally intended, and be granted permission by the instructor to be submitted for publication; and,
    • be confirmed that a grade has already been obtained upon submission.
  3. The research must have been either supervised by a faculty member or endorsed for publication by a faculty member (excludes graduate students). Explicit permission to publish the manuscript must be obtained from a faculty member within the field of the subject matter, such as your principal investigator or course professor. Their signature must be included in the submission form.
  4. The research you are submitting is neither currently under review nor has been published in another journal. 
2. Manuscript submission category

All submissions to CJUR should fall into one of the following submission categories:

  1. Original research
    • Research articles report on the outcomes of primary observation and/or experimentation performed in response to a research question. These can concern topics in the sciences or the humanities.
    • Articles fall within four (4) and six (6) pages and must cite at least 10 peer-reviewed sources.
  2. Literature and systematic reviews
    • Narrative reviews summarize the state of understanding on a research topic, while scoping and systematic reviews synthesize the findings of existing literature in response to a research question.
    • Reviews should only take primary literature into consideration, falling within four (4) and eight (8) pages and citing at least 15 peer-reviewed sources.
  3. Book reviews
    • Book reviews discuss the findings and methodologies of a work of non-fiction and place it in the context of its wider discipline.
    • Submissions should fall within three (3) and five (5) pages and must cite at least five (5) peer-reviewed sources.
  4. Research methods
    • Research methods articles present methodological advances, comparisons with related or previous methods when applicable, and validation of methods.
    • Submissions should fall within four (4) and eight (8) pages and must cite at least five (5) peer-reviewed sources.

Note that all page limits are exclusive of abstracts, figure captions, methods, and references, except for the Research Methods submission, where the methods section is included.

3. Formatting rules

In addition to following any category-specific requirements, all submissions to CJUR (regardless of submission type) must adhere to the following requirements:

  • The article is in a Microsoft Word file and in 1.5-spaced 12-point Times New Roman font.
  • All citations are in APA style and are in-text.
  • All lines in the text file are numbered.
  • All illustrations and figures must be submitted as separate PNG, BMP, RAW, JPEG, or TIFF files of at least 300 dpi, and datasets for all figures and tables must be submitted as clearly labelled spreadsheet files.
  • All tables must be submitted as separate Excel or CSV files.
  • All illustrations, figures, and tables must be referred to in the main text in addition to being submitted as separate files 
  • All original quantities must be given in SI units; if a quoted source notes a quantity in a non-SI unit of measurement, the SI equivalent must be indicated in square brackets.
  • The manuscript file must not contain any information that may be used for personal identification (i.e., author names, university, affiliations, supervisor name).
4. Style and accessibility tips
  • Submissions should be clear and concise, and be written to be accessible to readers outside of the research field.
    • Although no submission will be rejected on grounds of poor language, CJUR reserves the right to make all final decisions regarding writing style.
    • Abstract and obscure ideas should be explained clearly and concisely at first mention.
  • Include as much background and contextual information as possible.
  • Technical terms and jargon (e.g., loaded descriptions, non-standard terms) should be avoided where possible. Specialized names and abbreviations must be written in full using internationally agreed nomenclature at first mention.

The editorial board reserves the right to request further information from authors or changes in formatting before deciding whether a submission is to be accepted. Additional questions about formatting or submitting an article should be directed to cjur.uro@gmail.com.

Required Documents

Your submission package should include:

  1. A submission form
  2. The manuscript text, using the appropriate submission template relevant to your type of manuscript:
  3. Any data referenced in your article text as separate Excel or CSV files.
  4. Any figures referenced in your text as separate PNG, BMP, RAW, JPEG, or TIFF files of at least 300 dpi

Important note: The manuscript MUST use the required submission templates, with all mandatory headings kept and all comments in italics removed. Any manuscripts that do not comply with this will be sent back to the authors for resubmission.

Submit Your Manuscript!

To submit to CJUR, simply register in the Open Journal Systems (OJS) Library as an author, then upload your submission package. An editor will get in contact with you within a few weeks.

A few notes:

  • To ensure a double-blind process, the article text and the file name itself must not contain any identifying information. This includes author names, affiliations, and any names present in the acknowledgements. These may be added in again after the review process is complete.
  • The review process takes months. Please be responsive and patient towards your editorial team for a smoother review!
  • Journal article titles will be published in sentence case. If this is an issue for any reason, please explicitly request particular title formatting prior to publication.
  • Once a manuscript is rejected or revisions are requested by the editor prior to the initial decision, the author is only allowed to resubmit a maximum of two subsequent versions of the same manuscript. This is to ensure that the authors are able to address comments thoroughly and continue to provide high-quality manuscripts following recommendations from editors and reviewers.

For more information and details on additional policies, please visit our FAQ page.