Information for Authors

The Online Journal of Urban Youth Culture is a peer-reviewed publication that began in January 2003. The Journal accepts electronic submissions only, and will publish issues semiannually in the months of October and April. We solicit contributions that are focused on urban youth. We encourage students, scholars, community based organizations, educators and those in both the private and public sectors to contribute to this journal. Our commitment is to provide a balanced perspective that is inclusive of everyone from different segments of society.

We are accepting submissions in six categories (please click here to learn more about the Youth Gallery):

• Synthesis - These are peer-reviewed articles that bring together elements in a new way, offering opportunities for theory, policy, or practice. There is no mandated maximum length, but brevity and concision are encouraged.
• Research - These are peer-reviewed papers that present original research. The core article is limited to no more than 4000 words; however, it may include any number of appendices. Concerning appendices, in addition to traditional products such as tables and graphs, we also encourage authors to explore the online medium, to provide downloadable models, computer animations of model output, and original databases. As always, we encourage clarity, brevity, and concision, with the appendices serving as an opportunity for expanding upon the information.
• Insight - These are peer-reviewed papers that offer unique discoveries or assessments that suggest new directions or clarify old ones, whether theory, concepts, methods, or practice. The goal is to provide fresh thinking to a multi-disciplinary audience. Insight articles differ from research articles in their level of completeness. Insight pieces are designed to illuminate new avenues, so, by their nature, they have not have as much previous work to draw upon as research articles do. The core article should not exceed 4000 words, with references kept to a minimum.
• Perspective - The editors will, on occasion, solicit opinion pieces and editorials on topics that are important to the field. The essay may stand alone or be part of a package of Perspective contributions, and they may be tied to opportunties for online conversation through our forum section. Limit of 2000 words.
• Commentary - These are invited responses to Perspective articles. Limit of 1000 words.
• Response - These brief pieces should expand or critique articles publishing in the Journal, or they should offer concrete examples of how the ideas are applied in the field. We again encourage you to think of our online enviroment, so submissions can include hotlinks to other websites, illustrations, animations or other elements that can help to clarify the information presented. Length: 250 to no more than 1000 words.

If you are interested in submitting an article, please click through the links at the upper left for more information.