The Drake Undergraduate Social Science Journal (DUSSJ) is a web-based, peer-reviewed journal that publishes excellent undergraduate scholarship in the social sciences.

The journal is now accepting submissions for its Spring 2020 edition. Any current Drake undergraduate (or recent graduate) is eligible to submit a paper on a topic in the social sciences (political science, international relations, anthropology, sociology, economics, history, and social psychology). Submissions may be short analytic essays or longer research papers. Papers that feature thoughtful, original analysis, polished writing, and careful citation are especially welcome!

The deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 14.

No more than one submission per person will be considered. Submissions will be blind peer-reviewed by a student editorial board. When submitting a paper, please indicate if it is a research paper or short analytic essay. Also, please indicate the primary discipline and any secondary discipline(s).

Visit www.drake.edu/dussj for details.

Direct questions and submissions to the DUSSJ should be directed to the faculty advisor, Professor Heath Henderson, at advisor.dussj@gmail.com.

— Heath Henderson, Assistant Professor of Economics