Journal Submissions and Presentation Opportunities for Undergraduates

Have you written a kick-butt research paper for a class on a topic you're passionate about and want to get a little more mileage out of all your hard work before you file that stapled stack of former trees away for the next decade (and try to forget the sleepless nights it caused you)? Here are some resources on research journals and opportunities to present papers that you can use to track down some experiences. These are a great thing to put on your CV/resume, especially if you're planning on applying to grad school.

Undergraduate Journals:

• List of undergrad research journals
• List of undergrad history journals, with many that accept submissions from students at other colleges
• Undergraduate history research journals (with deadlines)
• More undergraduate history research journals
• Undergrad history research journals open to scholars from any college
• Publication Database for Young Students in World History (with descriptions of journals)
• Apollon Undergraduate E-Journal (open to students from different universities)
• Columbia Undergraduate Journal of History (professors can nominate excellent student papers from any university)
• History Matters Undergrad Research Journal from Appalachian State University (open to any college)

Presentation Opportunities:

• List of conferences, etc. that seek presentations
• Undergraduate History conferences 
• Undergraduate research conferences
• Boston University Undergraduate History conference call for papers (due date Dec. 31)
• Mississippi State U. undergraduate history research symposium (primary research-based papers: due March 1)