The Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology

Submission Deadline: April 20, 2009

The Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology (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
http://www.yale.edu/yrurp/.)

* 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 even 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 The work presented must be original, unpublished, and the author's own. The work must have been conducted under a faculty supervisor, either independently (outside the curriculum), or for a course. Where applicable, studies must be IRB-approved.

* Format and length

The Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology will consider three main types of submissions:

1) Theoretical/Literature Review: 20-25 pages

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: 10-15 pages

This type of submission should follow the classic format of an empirical psychology journal article, with an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections.

3) Short Report: 5-10 pages

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 http://www.yale.edu/yrurp for complete submission guidelines and instructions.

ABOUT THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF:

Sarah Hailey is a graduate student at Yale University working in Social/Personality Psychology. Her research interests include social identity formation, intergroup perceptions and relations, and how the cognitive activation of stereotypes influences behavior, with a specific focus on gender issues.

Brian Earp is a research scientist and lab manager for professor John Bargh's ACME Lab at Yale University. A Cognitive Science major at Yale (class of 2009), his research interests include automatic stereotyping effects and their implications for race differences in academic achievement.
Brian is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Philosophy Review (http://www.yale.edu/ypr/YPR_2008.pdf).

Questions? Email the Editors at
psych.review@yale.edu

We anticipate your submissions!

Brian Earp and Sarah Hailey,
Editors-in-Chief,
The Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology