UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity is actively accepting submissions for publication. Any student currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or associate’s undergraduate degree program is eligible to submit their work. Students from any institution are welcome to submit their work, however we request that foreign language submissions be accompanied by an English language translation.

When reviewing submissions, the UReCA Editorial Board looks for pieces that identify and meet a specific goal, sufficiently addressing a question and generating results that are meaningful both to the specific field of study and to a larger audience.The piece’s content should exhibit originality as well as practice sound research methods pertinent to the issue at hand.

We are a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal, that is managed by a team of undergraduate students from honors programs across the United States. Submissions must be void of all identifying information in order to ensure our blind review process is successful. Do not include your name as part of the file name. Do not include your college affiliation, the name of an advisor, or any other identifying information within your work. The reviewers will only see the document you attach. Please be sure to include an artist statement briefly describing your creative piece.Please upload Word files only. either .doc or .docx.

Regarding length, we ask that submissions be limited to 7,500 words. References do not contribute to word count. In regard to formatting for research papers and essays, we prefer MLA styling for the humanities and creative works and APA styling for all other categories. However, we will accept other styles appropriate to your field if you explicitly note the citation style in your submission. For text that is accompanied by graphics, we may ask that you send those files unembedded from within your document. 

You must use end notes versus footnotes. If your paper contains formulas, please make those formulas using a program such as Latex. Please do not hand-format them.

Our panel of editors may request that certain edits be implemented as a condition of publication. Should you have any questions about the submission process, please email us at editor@nchc-ureca.com. 

The UReCA Editorial Board looks forward to your submission.