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Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research

Policies and Publication Ethics

Contents

Philosophy of Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research

The core philosophy of the Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research has three focal points. First, the journal provides an enriching learning experience for student editors who produce each volume. Second, the journal provides a platform to celebrate exceptional undergraduate scholarship. And third, the journal strives to build community and connection through the circulation of scholarship across campus, in the city of Detroit, and throughout surrounding communities.

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Who Can Submit?

The Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research welcomes submissions of scholarly work from WSU undergraduates in the humanities and related fields, such as African American studies, anthropology, art history, communication, English, foreign languages, history, and philosophy. Authors are published on the Digital Commons platform as well as in a printed volume circulated on campus. All articles are copyedited and typeset by student editors and a faculty advisor to ensure quality.

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research. Submissions should disclose all authors' conflicts of interest. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research, please contact the editors.

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Allegations of Misconduct

The journal takes any allegations of misconduct seriously. If allegations if misconduct are made within or about a manuscript, the editorial board will gather information from all involved parties before making editorial decisions or referring the matter to the journal's faculty advisory board.

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Editorial Review

Student editors, led by a faculty advisor, are responsible for confidential handling of manuscripts in the review process. Editors review and discuss each manuscript for consideration before making collaborative editorial decisions about the journal's content. Editors with manuscripts under consideration will be recused from editorial review of their work.

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Conflicts of Interest

The journal considers conflicts of interest to be anything interfering with a fair, objective editorial review of manuscripts. Examples of conflicts of interest include financial incentives, personal relationships, or professional affiliations. Editors are expected to report any known conflicts of interest before publication; if conflicts of interest are revealed after publication, the editorial team follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and recommendations.

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Corrections and Retractions

The journal considers corrections to be post-publication edits or revisions that may include clarifications of supplemental or secondary information, errors associated with figures or graphics, attribution errors, or errors in data that do not impact overall arguments or conclusions. Retractions occur only after an investigation by the editorial team and faculty advisory committee. Reasons leading to a retraction include clear evidence of plagiarism or other academic misconduct, substantive conflicts of interest, and unethical research practices. The editorial team follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and recommendations in cases of corrections and retractions.

Name Changes

The Rushton Journal recognizes authors may change their name for a variety of reasons. Authors who wish to make a name change will not be asked for legal documentation or other evidence of the change, and the name change will be made without an official correction. Authors should contact editors directly over email if they want to initiate a change of name.

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Rights for Authors

Unless noted otherwise, articles are licensed under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License — CC BY 4.0. An open access license lets others use, distribute, reproduce, remix, tweak, and build upon their work with attribution.

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Attribution and Usage Policies

For articles without a CC BY 4.0 license, reproduction, posting, transmission or other distribution or use of the article or any material therein, in any medium as permitted by a personal-use exemption or by written agreement of DigitalCommons@WayneState, requires credit to DigitalCommons@WayneState as copyright holder.

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Personal-use Exceptions

The following uses are always permitted to the author(s) and do not require further permission from DigitalCommons@WayneState provided the author does not alter the format or content of the articles, including the copyright notification:

  • Storage and back-up of the article on the author's computer(s) and digital media (e.g., diskettes, back-up servers, Zip disks, etc.), provided that the article stored on these computers and media is not readily accessible by persons other than the author(s);
  • Posting of the article on the author(s) personal website, provided that the website is non-commercial;
  • Posting of the article on the internet as part of a non-commercial open access institutional repository or other non-commercial open access publication site affiliated with the author(s)'s place of employment (e.g., a Phrenology professor at the University of Southern North Dakota can have her article appear in the University of Southern North Dakota's Department of Phrenology online publication series); and
  • Posting of the article on a non-commercial course website for a course being taught by the author at the university or college employing the author.

People seeking an exception, or who have questions about use, should contact the editors.

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General Terms and Conditions of Use

Users of the DigitalCommons@WayneState website and/or software agree not to misuse the DigitalCommons@WayneState service or software in any way.

The failure of DigitalCommons@WayneState to exercise or enforce any right or provision in the policies or the Submission Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any term of the Submission Agreement or these policies is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Submission Agreement and these policies remain in full force and effect. These policies and the Submission Agreement constitute the entire agreement between DigitalCommons@WayneState and the Author(s) regarding submission of the Article.

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