{"id":33,"date":"2015-01-09T21:18:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T21:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/youngscientistjournal\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:47:00","slug":"article-submission-step-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/youngscientistjournal\/article-submission-start-here\/article-submission-step-1","title":{"rendered":"Article Submission: Step 1 – Eligibility and Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your research eligible for submission?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thank you for choosing to submit an article to Young Scientist<\/em>! Before completing the submission, make sure you answer “YES<\/strong><\/span>” to each of the 4 questions below to ensure eligibility.<\/p>\n

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  1. Are you a high school student?<\/li>\n
  2. Have you completed a research project within the past 1-2 years? (Original research only<\/strong>, no review articles will be accepted)<\/li>\n
  3. Have your co-authors (including the principal investigator\/mentor of the lab) seen this submission and support you in submitting it to Young Scientist?<\/em> All co-authors (and you!<\/span>) must sign the Young Scientist<\/em> Contributor Agreement<\/a> for your article to be considered.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Are you willing to complete each step in the peer-review process (see below)?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Are you motivated to participate in peer-reviewed publication?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Because this is a PEER-REVIEWED publication, experts in an array of fields will examine, review, and critique your work. It is common for the reviewers and editors to ask that you revise your submission; this is intended to make your manuscript stronger before it is presented to the public.<\/p>\n

    It takes roughly 6 MONTHS between manuscript submission and publication. An approximate<\/em> timeline is:<\/p>\n