The Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology (YRURP)http://campuspress.yale.edu/yrurp/ welcomes submissions by undergraduates of their original research articles, literature reviews, and other scientific writing in the field of psychology. Our journal staff, in conjunction with graduate and faculty advisors, is prepared to review submissions in the following areas:
*neuroscience (including behavioral and animal)
*clinical psychology
*cognitive psychology/ cognitive science
*developmental psychology
*social & personality psychology
Submissions in other areas related to psychology (for example: educational psychology, psychology and the law, and so on) will also be considered.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES (For complete guidelines, to be read BEFORE submitting, please visit yale.edu/yrurp/. You may also email the editors with questions at yrurpeditors@gmail.com)
Author eligibility:
The lead author must have conducted her or his research while an undergraduate (or equivalent) student at an accredited college or university anywhere in the world. Additional authors may be graduate students or faculty.
Submission requirements:
Research may be of either an empirical nature or more theoretical, as in a literature review. The work presented must be original, unpublished, and the author's own. Where applicable, studies must be ethics committee-approved.
Format and length:
The Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology will consider three main types of submissions:
1) Theoretical/Literature Review:
This type of submission may (a) give perspectives on current problems, issues, or new developments in the field of psychology; (b) review and synthesize literature in the field of psychology, and/or (c) present new/emergent theoretical frameworks in the field of psychology. Senior theses and comprehensive projects would be appropriate submissions in this category.
2) Empirical Research Paper:
This type of submission should follow the classic format of an APA-style empirical psychology journal article, with an abstract as well as introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections.
3) Short Report:
This type of submission is expected to present new and innovative empirical research in a concise format.
Page numbers are flexible and other types of submissions will be considered, provided that they are APA formatted. Clear, parsimonious writing is expected in all cases.
Submissions must be formatted as Microsoft Word documents (.doc) and according to the guidelines of the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Submission process: How do I submit?
Please visit yale.edu/yrurp/ for complete submission guidelines and instructions. Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2018.
Questions? Email the Editors at yrurpeditors@gmail.com
