Description
Innovation and Inquiry is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, multimodal publication dedicated to showcasing the scholarship and research of undergraduate and graduate students and student-faculty collaboration at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The journal provides a credible, accessible platform for IUP students to disseminate original research across all academic disciplines, advancing their professional development and scholarly repertoire through the publication process. Innovation and Inquiry is committed to open access principles, ensuring that student research is freely available to the global academic community and the public, thereby maximizing the impact and reach of IUP student scholarship.
Innovation and Inquiry directly supports IUP Presidential Goal 4: Grow IUP’s Reputation and IUP’s new R2 status by providing a vehicle for promoting the production and publication of IUP-generated knowledge. The journal showcases the groundbreaking and innovative research emerging from IUP classrooms, laboratories, and creative spaces, elevating the university’s profile as a research institution.
The journal embodies IUP's commitment to student engagement and experiential learning by creating meaningful opportunities for students to navigate publication from conception through peer review to dissemination. Through this process, students develop critical scholarly skills, build professional portfolios, and contribute to their fields of study while still at IUP.
Scope
The journal accepts original submissions across all academic disciplines, including but not limited to the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, applied sciences, business, fine arts, education, and interdisciplinary studies. Methods and approaches within this purview include: qualitative, quantitative, ethnographic, field, applied, textual, policy analysis, technical reports, mixed methods approaches, and much more. If you aren’t sure if your work qualifies, please write to the editors.
Eligible Submissions Include:
- Original research articles resulting from independent or collaborative research projects,
- Scholarly analyses and literature reviews,
- Technical and field reports,
- Research posters from university symposia and conferences, adapted for publication with accompanying abstracts and expanded methodology sections,
- Case studies and applied research.
Note: Creative works (art, literary works) should still be submitted to The Oak Grove Review.
Please see our submissions page <hyperlink to be created after submissions page is created> for details on submitting.
Timeline
Each year, Inquiry and Innovation will be published on the following timeline:
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Call for Submissions | Spring Term |
| Submissions due | October 15 |
| Manuscripts returned to authors | By end of fall term |
| Revised manuscripts due from students | January 30 |
| Publication of Issue | Spring Term |
About the peer review process:
After your manuscript is submitted, it will go through the peer review process. This process is similar to what other professional journals do, where faculty and students will review your manuscript (without knowing who wrote it) and offer their feedback. You will have a chance to respond and revise. From there, your article will be reviewed by the editors and then moved into copyediting and layout for publication in the journal.