Graduate journal extends submission deadline

Contact: Jeanne Baron

The Hilltop Review cover.KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The deadline to submit written materials as well as images for the fall 2016 issue of The Hilltop Review: A Journal of Western Michigan University Graduate Research has been extended to Friday, Oct. 21.

For the upcoming issue, WMU graduate students may make submissions of research articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, artwork and digital photography from all disciplines.

Papers that cross disciplinary lines are strongly encouraged, as are papers that critically engage in their discipline and offer new contributions to their field. Groundbreaking and iconoclastic artwork that represents new vision and perspectives also is strongly encouraged.

The Hilltop Review awards small monetary prizes for the three top-ranked articles submitted and the top-ranked cover art submitted. To make a submission, visit scholarworks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview.

Also being sought are applications from graduate students interested in serving as peer reviewers for the publication. To volunteer as a reviewer, those interested should send as soon as possible their name, departmental affiliation and preferred fields to review to Zahra Ameli at gsa-hilltop@wmich.edu.

The Hilltop Review

The Hilltop Review is a student-run, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting the scholarship and research of WMU graduate students. Produced by the WMU Graduate Student Association, it is intended to be interdisciplinary.

The publication's mission is to introduce graduate students to the publication process of a scholarly journal. Students may become involved by submitting items for inclusion, serving as peer reviewers, or serving as editorial board members or copy editors.

For more information about the Hilltop Review and Graduate Student Association, visit wmich.edu/gsa/hilltopreview.

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