The Corinthian: The Journal of Student Research at GCSU
This scholarly journal, published every spring, recognizes student achievement in research by providing publishing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate GCSU students from all disciplines.          

The Corinthian, Volume 11 | Timeline

Spring 2009 Deadline: May 8, 2009 (Passed)

Summer 2009 Deadline: August 5, 2009 (Passed)

Early Fall 2009 Deadline: October 30, 2009

 Intent to Submit Form Due (if applicable): November 20, 2009

Final Deadline: December 11, 2009

Submission Information & Guidelines

• The Journal publishes a broad range of student research from a variety of academic disciplines.
• Authors must be undergraduate or graduate students attending Georgia College & State University. 
• Graduating students may submit an article up to thirty (30) days after their graduation ceremony.  However, they must submit a completed Intent to Submit Form prior to the corresponding submission deadline.
• Articles may be submitted by individuals or groups.  There is no limit to how many individuals may be listed as authors of a group submission.
• Students may not submit more than one article per volume, either as an individual or a member of a group.
• Articles may be submitted only once per volume.  Articles not selected for publication will be returned to authors.  Authors may revise and resubmit articles for the next volume.
• Each submission must have a faculty sponsor.  However, the article does not have to originate from a faculty sponsor's course.
• Faculty members may sponsor no more than two articles per volume.
• Articles should be formatted as a Microsoft Word (.doc) document. Articles should be e-mailed as an attachment to Ms. Alexandria M. Duckworth, Editor of The Corinthian, at alexandria_duckworth@ecats.gcsu.edu. A hard copy of each article, along with the other submission materials, should be submitted to the Office of Academic Engagement at CBX 101, or W-1 Beeson Hall.
• Each submission must include a Student Submission Form (doc) and a Faculty Sponsor Form (doc).  If the article will be submitted after the Early Fall 2009 Deadline (October 30), students must complete an Intent to Submit Form (doc).  This allows the student editorial staff to identify faculty reviewers prior to the end of the semester.
• The student author(s) and faculty sponsor are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for any protected material included in articles (i.e. reproductions from previously published works, extended quotations, etc.).  Work will not be published if there is any indication that copyright laws have not been followed.
• Each submission must adhere to the formatting guidelines listed below.  Articles not meeting the following submission guidelines are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Formatting Guidelines

• Articles must not exceed 25 pages, including references.
• Articles must be typed
• Articles must be double-spaced
• Articles must be structured to the style appropriate to the discipline it represents (i.e.  ACS, APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabian, etc.).
• Articles must have 1" margins
• Article body must be 12 point Times New Roman font
• Article title must be 14 point Times New Roman font
• Paragraphs and block quotes must be indented to .5"
• Section titles must be in bold and capitalized (e.g. SECTION TITLE)
• Sentences must be single-spaced
• Figures and tables in articles can be included in the body of the text or can appear at the end of the manuscript, with insertion locations specified in the manuscript. Please follow the guidelines for your discipline.  If the figures and tables cannot be processed in Microsoft Word (.doc), please include them as JPEG files when e-mailing the article to the editor.

Example Submission Process

• Student identifies topic of article and begins to write.  Most articles are assignments that are "turned into" submissions, but articles are not required to be connected to a course.
• Student identifies faculty sponsor.  Since most articles are course assignments, most faculty sponsors are course instructors.  However, faculty sponsors are not required to be course instructors.
• Editors identify, contact, and confirm faculty reviewers for the article.  Each article will be read by two anonymous faculty reviewers.  Both faculty reviewers must approve the article in order for it to be selected for publication.  If one faculty reviewer approves the article and one does not, the student editorial staff will make the final decision.  If both faculty reviewers do not approve the article, it is not selected for publication.
• Student author submits all required components of the submission packet: Intent to Submit Form (if applicable), Article (one hardcopy and one electronic copy), Student Submission Form, and Faculty Sponsor Form.
• Editors ensure that all materials have been submitted and that the article meets the submission guidelines.
• Editors make copies for faculty reviewers, while preserving author/reviewer anonymity, and deliver article to faculty reviewers with Faculty Reviewer Form (doc).
• Faculty reviewers return article to editors and indicate whether it should or should not be selected for publication.  Faculty reviewers provide editorial suggestions to editors if the article is to be selected, or to the student author if the article is not to be selected and needs major revision before resubmission to the next volume.
• Editors thank faculty reviewers for their work.
• Editors edit articles and format volume for publication.

Documents & Forms

• Submission Information & Guidelines (doc)
• Student Submission Form (doc)
• Faculty Sponsor Form (doc)
• Faculty Reviewer Form (doc)
• Intent to Submit Form (doc)

A reception for all published student authors and faculty sponsors is held each spring semester in conjunction with the GCSU Student Research Conference.

For a paperback version of a past volume, contact John Bowen, Coordinator of Leadership Programs, at john.bowen@gcsu.edu.

Institutional Review Board (IRB) | Georgia College & State University faculty, students, and researchers are required follow all guidelines specified by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) policy on Protection of Human Subjects (Title 45 CFR, Part 46, revised June 18, 1991) and the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research April 18, 1979) in all research activities requiring human subjects. This includes all projects regardless of whether the funding is internal or external. All research projects involving human subjects will be reviewed and monitored by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) in accordance with the above mentioned policies. Strict adherence to all regulations is required by law.

Link to IRB Information

IRB Contact Information
Douglas Keith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
133 Health Sciences
Campus Box 067
Milledgeville, GA 31061
douglas.keith@gcsu.edu
Phone: 478-445-2123
Fax: 478-445-2645

The Corinthian Archives

The Corinthian | Volume 10 (pdf)

The Corinthian | Volume 9 (pdf)

The Corinthian | Volume 8 (pdf)

GCSU Students - Did You Know?

If you have published a paper in The Corinthian: The Journal of Student Research at GCSU or presented your research at the GCSU Student Research Conference, you can submit this achievement to your Experiential Transcript.

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To learn more about what is included on your Experiential Transcript, or to submit a learning experience, follow the link in the navigation bar to the Experiential Transcript webpage.