Overview

This journal is an opportunity to showcase empirical research completed by Psi Beta students while attending a 2-year institution. Now members can publish their research in a peer-reviewed online journal. The submission period is May 1 to June 15 each year.  The first issue appeared in November of 2021.

Submission Criteria - Article Requirements
  • A psychology-related study that involved gathering and analysis of data
  • Conducted and written with the guidance of a faculty mentor
  • Limited to 5 pages of narrative (when set to 1.5 line spacing)
  • Written in APA style (7th Edition, but with a few modifications we require for our journal)
  • Your research paper or research proposal conforms closely to the criteria guide you can download on the journal website (under the "Submissions" tab)
  • IRB-approved
  • Problems in the manuscript (especially conformity to APA style) are not excessive and can be remedied by having the author work with an Associate Editor.
  • The author (or lead author) is still an undergraduate student. Students who are in graduate school. or who have a graduate degree should submit to a different journal.
  • A chapter may submit no more than two articles based upon the National Research Project, and the two articles must address different hypotheses. If the two articles address the same hypotheses, the authors will be encouraged to combine their efforts into a single article.
  • If a chapter has added locally developed variables to the NRP, the article submitter must provide local IRB approval that covers the additional variables

 

Call for Associate Editors

Volunteer Associate Editors are asked to perform blind reviews of submissions. We also will assign Associate Editors to work with authors to bring accepted articles into full compliance with our journal article standards. Associate Editors must have successfully completed introductory research and statistical methods courses, be in upper-division psychology (or beyond), and lifetime members of Psi Beta. Associate Editor experience will strengthen your CV.
Click Here to apply for an Associate Editor position.

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