Steps Toward Having Your Article Published
Step 1: Tell us about yourself.
Step 1: Tell us about yourself.
Step 1: Tell us about yourself.
Please use the form below to introduce yourself. Let us know the topics that are of interest to you and what you hope to gain from this experience.
Step 2: Meet your mentor.
Step 1: Tell us about yourself.
Step 1: Tell us about yourself.
Next, you'll be paired with a mentor who shares your passion for social justice and who will walk you through the research and writing process.
Step 3: Establish benchmarks.
Step 1: Tell us about yourself.
Step 3: Establish benchmarks.
Together, you and your mentor will assess your goals and establish a plan to get you there, including benchmarks to measure your progress.
Step 4: Select a topic.
Step 6: Write about your topic.
Step 3: Establish benchmarks.
At this stage, you will narrow down a social justice issue that excites you to a specific topic, which you will explore and analyze in depth.
Step 5: Research your topic.
Step 6: Write about your topic.
Step 6: Write about your topic.
The type of research you conduct will depend on your topic and your grade level. Your mentor will help you acquire all of the resources you'll need.
Step 6: Write about your topic.
Step 6: Write about your topic.
Step 6: Write about your topic.
As you write, your mentor will assist with proof-reading, editing, formatting, and citing sources to ensure your article is ready to be submitted.*
Step 7: Submit your article.
Step 9: Reflect and reassess.
Step 7: Submit your article.
Next, you or your mentor will upload your article for review by fellow scholars,** who will decide if it is publication-ready or needs a little more work.
Step 8: Get published.
Step 9: Reflect and reassess.
Step 7: Submit your article.
Congratulations! You are a published author in a scholarly journal and can refer potential colleges and employers to your article on this site.
Step 9: Reflect and reassess.
Step 9: Reflect and reassess.
Step 9: Reflect and reassess.
Whether you write two articles or 20, your world view will be impacted. This is the time to reflect on your experiences and reassess your goals.