The Columbia Junior Science Journal

1. All original research submissions must be at least two pages and up to three pages in length and be a brief overview of your research. All review articles must be within the four to five page limit. These page limits include figures and citations. In addition to being in the paper, figures must also be submitted with caption text separately.

2. All original research submissions must follow the "Research Paper Template" provided below. Take care to follow all formatting specifications. Papers without the correct format will not be reviewed. 

3. All submissions must be accompanied by the form under the submission portal tab. Please provide your name, email, high school and location, graduation year, and research subject; how you heard about CJSJ; and a short bio outlining where and why you conducted research and anything else you would like us to know.

4. For your research to be considered, you must read and complete the “Permission to Publish Form,” including a signature from your Principal Investigator/Mentor/Teacher. Please scan the completed form, and upload to the submission portal. If you are submitting a review article, please also fill out the “Permission to Publish Form,” but you may leave any sections pertaining to PI/mentor information blank.

5. File name: LastnameFirstname_form.pdf/paper.docx/figures.ppt (eg. you would submit DoeJohn_form.pdf, DoeJohn_paper.docx, and DoeJohn_figures.ppt). Please submit your research paper as a .docx file with the text, the figures, and the captions for the figures included. All associated figures and captions must also be sent in on a separate document (.ppt).

6. All papers and supporting documentation must be submitted by September 30th, 2023 to be considered for the 2023-2024 volumes of CJSJ.

Submission Forms and Templates

Original research Paper Template

Review Article Paper Template

Permission to Publish Form