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Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research

The Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research publishes original, scholarly research undertaken by undergraduates from any college or university. BJUR builds upon and strengthens Butler’s commitment to quality undergraduate research by providing an outlet for the publication of outstanding undergraduate scholarship across the humanities, social and natural sciences.


Submission of original, scholarly research articles is open to undergraduates from any accredited college and university. For further information, see the Mission Statement.


Submissions will be accepted for Volume 12 (2026) in Summer 2025. First consideration for papers received by June 1, 2025. Papers will continue to be accepted for review through December 1, 2025. Any papers after that date will be considered for Volume 13 (2027). Further details about the guidelines for authors may be found on the Author Guidelines page.

Current Volume: Volume 12 (2026)

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Editor

Tara T. Lineweaver

Design Editor

Jamie Flood

Copy Editor

Stephanie Stringham

Editorial Assistant

Giavanna Yowell

Inaugural Editor

Kenneth D. Colburn, Jr.

Volume 12 Reviewers

Mark Ailor
Fabiana Alceste
Kanan Asif
Mira Assaf
Chad Bauman
Michelle Bowman
Kenneth Colburn
Renee DeCaro
Elise Edwards
Madeline Eschenburg
Lee Garver
Karina Hamamouche
Brent Hege
Jeana Jorgensen
Joel Martin
James McGrath
Cham Moore
Conor O'Dea
Margaret Padgett
Cynthia Pratt
Avenel Rolfsen
Alex Roehrkasse
Julie Searcy
Sholeh Shahrokhi
Ania Spyra
Andrew Stoehr
Jesse Van Gerven
Syed Zaidi
Jocelyn Zimmerman