Call for Papers
The Journal of Undergraduate Research in the Humanities (JURH)

Submission Deadline: February 9, 2026

WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR SCHOLARLY WORK?

• The Journal of Undergraduate Research in the Humanities (JURH) is looking for excellent undergraduate essays.

WHAT IS JURH?

• JURH is a new biennial journal that will provide a national forum to showcase the best in undergraduate Humanities research.
• JURH is governed by a board of nationally recognized scholars and overseen by Dr. Lara Karpenko, Professor of English, and Director of the Center for the Humanities at Carroll University and Dr. Lauri Dietz, Executive Director, Center for Faculty Development, Loyola University, Chicago.
• JURH is run by an Editorial Team of undergraduates. The ET will be responsible for all publishing and editing decisions.
• The inaugural issue in 2023 published 14 articles representing universities such as Brown University, Beloit College, and Chapman University. Submissions also represented four countries and five US states!
• Click here to learn more about JURH.

HOW TO APPLY?

• Send .docx documents in an email attachment to Dr. Lara Karpenko at lkarpenk@carrollu.edu by February 9th, 2026.
• All work must be submitted in MLA format and be between 4,000 and 10,000 words.
• All writers must be current undergraduates or have graduated within the past twenty-four months. 
• Writers can be from any 2- or 4- year institution across the United States or world.
• The editors are looking for work in the following fields (list not exhaustive): art history, critical race studies, cultural studies, dance studies, film criticism, literary criticism and literary studies, gender studies, history, musicology, philosophy, politics and political theory, rhetoric, religious studies, and theatre studies.