Policies of the Augsburg Honors Review

1. All submissions should be submitted electronically to the HR official email. (honrview@augsburg.edu)
2. Since the HR is an undergraduate journal, all persons submitting must be undergraduates. If the submitter’s paper is accepted after he/she has graduated, the paper is still eligible for print as long as the submitter was an undergraduate student at the time of submission.
3. No simultaneous submission, unless the submitter has received an official note of rejection from HR staff.
4. The HR considers Essays to be “working” papers. Once an Essay is published in the HR students are encouraged to add to the Essay and submit it to other journals or present it at undergraduate conferences.
5. All advisers must approve of the submission to the HR.
6. Submitter must ensure that the work is entirely his/her own, and that all works by other authors have been properly cited.
7. All co-authors and advisers must be listed on the paper.
8. Only papers with credible sources are published. Credible source: published in a scholarly journal and can be cite-checked.
9. Wikipedia is disallowed as a source.
10. Online sources are acceptable if they are verifiable.
11. No reviews or plot summaries.

Standards of Publication

1. Scholarly form: The paper adheres to the scholarly expectations of the field in which it is written. The paper contains a strong, compelling thesis followed by a complete, supportive argument. The paper and presents compelling and timely material either in the idea itself or in the manner in which the idea is presented. Grammar and mechanical errors should be few.
2. Engaging in the conversation: The paper covers the topic it addresses in depth, citing major figures of the field and their previous contributions.
3. Originality: The paper must not simply restate the body of knowledge in the field as a literature review does. The paper must make an original contribution to the field.
4. Style: Each paper will adhere to the citation format assigned to each discipline.