The Submission Deadline for our Fall 2022 Issue:
Upcoming!
Submission Guidelines
Submit Papers to: ughistoryjournal@maine.edu or through the following links:
Please submit all papers in .docx format
If submissions are sent in .pdf or GoogleDocs format, we will require converted submissions into Microsoft Word
Short Research Paper Category
Between 2,000 - 2,500 words or 12,000 - 15,000 characters (5 Page Max.)
Full citations and bibliography should be included
Long Research Paper Category
Between 5,000 - 10,000 words or 30,000 - 60,000 characters (10-20 pages of text)
Full citations and bibliography should be included
Capstone projects, completed in the last two years, are welcome
Important Information:
The paper should adhere and follow the Chicago Style Citation format
Students should submit their papers with full citations (footnotes) and bibliography attached
Papers written for undergraduate History classes taken at the University of Maine, Orono are preferred
On their submission, students can note the course the research paper was originally written for
Submissions must not have been previously submitted to the Black Bear Undergraduate History Journal, nor previously published elsewhere.
Graduate Student Submissions:
Graduate students could submit their own undergraduate papers to the journal, even if they have not been written for University of Maine coursework.