IJHSR accepts submissions for either "original research" performed by high school student authors or "literature review" on a specific topic written by high school students. $250 publication fee after January 1, 2023 ($200 for articles submitted until December 31, 2022) will be requested once the article is accepted for publication after a review process. A copy of the printed journal will be mailed to authors once the articles are published. Your library may ask for subscription (Annual US rate $300 and International rate $400, including shipping) to receive every printed issue.
All submitted articles are subject to plagiarism check by TurnItIn before they are accepted. A refund would not be given when an article is retracted by the editor for ethical reasons after its publication.
We highly encourage all students to read The Science of Scientific Writing Guide and use it as they are drafting their manuscripts.
All manuscripts published by IJHSR are indexed internationally by EBSCO, which makes it available to be searched by most libraries around the world.
High school students and mentors from any country can submit their advanced level research to be considered for publication in IJHSR. Students who receive awards at regional, national and international science fairs are highly encouraged to submit their work to reach out to a greater audience and take their research to a higher level of presentation by publishing with IJHSR. Research articles should include discussion and presentation of new experimental data and original research performed by the authors. Authors should make sure that their research has not been published elsewhere and they must point out what makes their research different than similar articles published in literature.
A review article, also called a literature review, is a survey of previously published research on a topic. It should give an overview of current thinking on the theme and, unlike an original research article, won’t present new experimental results. The objective of a literature review is to provide a critical evaluation of the data available from existing studies and published work by other authors. Review articles can identify potential research areas to explore next, and sometimes they will draw new conclusions from the existing data. If you’ve been working on a topic for a while, writing a review article gives you the opportunity to share what you’ve learned. You should find a topic of interest, search literature for articles published in that topic, redefine the scope of your research if there are too many articles published (such limit can be for certain years or a specific subtopic), read all articles published in the focused topic/years, summarize the articles by looking at similarities differences and contradictions between articles. For more tips on how to write a review article, please visit this website or visit this website. IJHSR will only accept 2-3 review articles per issue and thus the process is EXTREMELY selective.
IJHSR's general scope is science, technology, engineering, and math. We accept articles in any of the fields listed on the following document.
You should use the categories and subcategories listed in the following document as the first and second keywords in your article.
Please click here to see the IJHSR Categories of articles accepted for publication.
You may choose to submit a Research Article or Review Article (see overview more information). You need to place your article into the correct template based on your choice of submission (research vs review) as provided below. Only articles submitted using IJHSR Templates will be placed into the review process. Please read the guidelines provided in each template before submitting your work.
We highly encourage all students to read The Science of Scientific Writing Guide and use it as they are drafting their manuscripts.
The following templates must be used for your submission:
Formatting must be followed exactly, and papers should be fully edited before submission. Failure to do so will result in the paper being rejected without review.
Download and use the IJHSR Research Article Template to help structure your paper for original research article submissions.
Download and use the IJHSR Review Article Template to help structure your paper for literature review submissions.
When you are ready to submit (articles correctly placed in correct template and with proper citations), please EMAIL your article to [email protected] as a single document named as “LastName_FirstName” or “LastName_LastName_LastName” (if multiple authors). Any images (including figures, formulas) used in the article should be submitted separately in high resolution and .png format in the same email with the article.
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We have instituted a publication fee due to an extensive number of submissions: a $250 publication fee will be requested when the article is accepted for publication. Students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch in the US are also eligible for reduced/free fee scholarships. Please email the editor about fee scholarships. Each author will receive a printed copy of the journal.
Please provide at least 3 suggested reviewers for your paper. Reviewers must be outside your organization and be experts who did not help you in your research. They may be people you referenced in your paper, people you admire or wish to work with in the future. It is recommended that you contact your suggested reviewers ahead of time to see if they are available.
For submissions, send the paper and any images used in paper as a single email to [email protected]
a) The Editor-in-Chief will check the submitted article for the proper format, styling, plagiarism (using TurnitIn), and citations. If there are format issues, he/she may send it back to the author to correct the specific issues. The use of the template is very important for this step.
b) Once the proper format is established, the Editor reviews the paper to see whether it is scientifically sound research and suitable for publication. If the editor agrees, he/she will forward the paper to two or more outside reviewers who have expertise in the field for their independent scientific opinion.
c) Reviewers may ask for revisions before publication or the paper may be denied for publication. Based on reviewers’ feedback, the editor may ask for corrective action on the paper before accepting it for publication.
d) Once the revisions are submitted and it is accepted fully, the publicatoon fee payment will be requested. The fees can be paid by credit card. A payment link will be send to your email address. You may request fee waiver/reducing scholarship.
e) Once the fee is paid (or a scholarship is awarded), the paper is sent to copy editors for article placement in the Journal. Once the article is placed into production, the author will receive the copy to check for errors. Only when the author approves the publication of the final version, the article will be added to the queue for the the next available issue.
f) The process may take 4-8 months depending how many revisions are needed and how soon the authors may resubmit their revised paper.