Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The Corvette is a peer-reviewed undergraduate history journal seeking to publish the best scholarship produced by University of Victoria students concerning the past. We are interested in all methods and fields of inquiry. Our aim is to encourage students to dialogue with each other about their diverse interests across sub-disciplinary and disciplinary borders and to provide them with an opportunity to gain publication credentials and practice the academic process. We are committed to the highest standards of academic integrity.

 

Section Policies

High School Essay Contest

The History Undergraduate Society is holding an essay contest, and will publish the winner in our peer-reviewed journal, The Corvette!

To enter, you must be a current Grade 12 student in school district 61 or 63. You do not have to apply to UVic to be eligible.

The Question:

Which of the following twentieth century events had the greatest impact upon Canadians and why: The Great Depression, World War Two, or the Cold War? Briefly discuss each and give reasons to support your argument.

The Rules:

  • No independent research is required; this question is meant to draw upon what you have learned in Social Studies 11 and/or History 12. If you do research, please cite any books or articles you use in footnotes and a bibliography using the UVic History Department Style Guide (available online at http://www.uvic.ca/humanities/history/home/style-guide/index.php).
  • Essays should be between 750-1000 words.
  • Only one submission per contestant is permitted.
  • Students should submit their essays as Microsoft Word attachments to histjour@uvic.ca by no later than Midnight January 18 2013. The subject line of the email should be “Corvette Essay Contest Submission” and emails should include the student’s name, school, school district and telephone number.
  • Essays will be evaluated for their critical thinking, originality and style. The journal will be published in March 2013.

Good Luck!

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Peer Review Process

All articles submitted to The Corvette will be given fair, equal, and unbiased review by volunteer University of Victoria undergraduate history students.  Review guidelines and processes will be finalized in January 2013.

 

Publication Frequency

The Corvette will be published annually at the end of the main academic year (end of March, beginning of April).  All articles published by the journal will be released upon publication.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 


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