CUPJ accepts both original and reproduced research. Original research involves methods or results that have not been previously published. Reproduced research may involve previously published methods, but must entail an improvement or a refutation of earlier results, along with a significant amount of personal analysis and insight. CUPJ does not accept, for instance, lab reports from projects routine in the undergraduate curriculum, or summary/review articles of techniques or methods not developed by the author.

The research article submission procedure is as follows:

1. E-mail the declaring your intention to submit. Include your name, institution, e-mail address, mailing address, the issue of CUPJ to which you are interested in contributing and a brief outline of your article. You will receive a confirmation message from the editor-in-chief and be put on a mailing list of potential contributors to receive submission-related news.

2. Write your article. Attempt to follow CUPJ style as much as possible. Number your equations, figures and tables; each should have its own independent sequence: e.g. Equation (1), Figure 1, Figure 2, Table 1, Equation (2), etc. Suggested article structure:
   Abstract – Include an abstract no longer than 100 words summarizing the relevant aspects of the research documented in your article.
   Main body – The main article should be no longer than 2500 words (not counting figure captions and references). Begin with a brief introduction motivating the research. The background behind the research should follow. If the research was experimental, the experimental design/setup should be explained and perhaps illustrated. Some theory should also be elucidated. If the research was theoretical, the tools and equations used to perform the calculations should be explained. The results and a discussion thereof should follow. Graphs and/or tables provide useful visual aides. Summarize the purpose, methods and results of your research in a conclusion. Finally, briefly add any necessary acknowledgements.
   References – Any piece of information that may not be common knowledge and that was not a result of the researcherís studies must be cited. List your references in the order that they are cited, rather than alphabetically. References should follow CUPJ style.
   Figures – Try not to use colour in your figures. Colour figures will be greyscaled. On graphs, label axes with names and units. You will need to title the graph as the figure's caption will serve to describe it. Graphs may be plotted on Microsoft Excel, Microcal Origin, Matlab or Mathematica.
   Figure captions – Write captions of fewer than 50 words for each figure, describing the image such that the reader will have a general understanding of what the figure depicts without referring to the main text. If you or your co-author(s) are not the creator(s) of the figure, include the creator's name.

Students submitting research articles are strongly encouraged to submit an image related to their research for consideration as the CUPJ cover photo or graphic.

3. E-mail your article (text, figures, cover sheet) to the by the submission deadline. Send all of the text as a text-only e-mail message or as an attachment in a Microsoft Word, LaTeX, or rich text format document; the abstract should appear first, followed by the body of the article, followed by the references, and ending with the figure captions. Send the figures in JPEG, TIFF or EPS format, at a resolution of at least 300 dpi at a size of at least 10 cm wide. In the case of a LaTeX document, send both the LaTeX source file as well as a PostScript or PDF file of the article. Also include a fully completed Research Article Cover Sheet. A submission without a completed cover sheet will not be considered for publication.

Your draft will undergo a pre-review process, in which the editorial board decides whether the submission is appropriate for refereeing. If the board deems the submission unsuitable, you will be sent a message to that effect, with a thorough and transparent list of reasons motivating the board's decision.

If your draft passes the editorial board pre-review, it will undergo a quick pre-edit by the French or English language editor, where spelling, grammatical and style inconsistencies will be remedied. Rephrasing for clarity or improvements to the figures may also be suggested at that time. You will be asked to make any necessary changes following the pre-edit and resubmit a revised manuscript by a given deadline.

4. Wait. The submission will be sent to at least one CUPJ referee for review, and the reviewed manuscript will be sent back to you with the referee's comments. The process is expected to take about a month.

5. Send the corrected manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief. If the referee recommends that your submission be published, you must make the necessary corrections/changes and return the final manuscript to the CUPJ by the submission deadline. The final manuscript must include your abstract, main body, references, figure captions and figures. You do not need to send another cover sheet.

Submission of a research article does not guarantee publication; however, if your article is published in an issue of CUPJ, two complimentary copies of the issue will be mailed to you personally upon publication, and you will receive the following two issues free as an honourary subscriber.

Features, news articles and commentaries are not refereed.

The submission procedure for features, news articles and commentaries is as follows:

1. E-mail the declaring your intention to submit. Include your name, institution, e-mail address, mailing address, the issue of CUPJ to which you are interested in contributing and a brief outline of your article. You will receive a confirmation message from the editor-in-chief and be put on a mailing list of potential contributors to receive submission-related news.

2. Write your article. Articles should be no longer than 750 words and should follow the structure of an essay rather than a scientific paper. Attempt to follow CUPJ style as much as possible. If you have figures or pictures that accompany the article, write captions of fewer than 50 words for each figure, describing the image. Include the name of the creator of the figure or photo. Try not to use colour in the submitted figures. Coloured figures will be greyscaled.

3. E-mail your article (text, figures, cover sheet) to the by the submission deadline. Send all of the text as a text-only e-mail message or as an attachment in a Microsoft Word, LaTeX, or rich text format document. The body of the article should be followed by the figure captions. Send the figures in JPEG, TIFF or EPS format, at a resolution of at least 300 dpi at a size of at least 10 cm wide. In the case of a LaTeX document, send both the LaTeX source file as well as a PostScript or PDF file of the article. Also include a fully completed News, Reviews & Commentaries Cover Sheet. A submission without a completed cover sheet will not be considered for publication. Try to include two sources of information you used for your article that are easily accessible so that accuracy of the information included in the article may be checked.

Submission of an article does not guarantee publication; however, if your article is published in an issue of CUPJ, two complimentary copies of the issue will be mailed to you personally upon publication, and you will receive the following two issues free as an honourary subscriber.

Due to space restrictions, an article that has been accepted may not necessarily be printed in the hard copy of CUPJ. Preference will be given to articles relevant to the theme of a particular issue. Accepted articles that are not printed may be published on the CUPJ website as a web-only feature, with the author's permission.

Book reviews

Need a book to review? Check our our list of books available for review.

Already have a book? After you have read it carefully, you are ready to write your review:
   - List the title, author, publisher, year and ISBN of the book as a header; do not embed this information in the body of the text.
   - The main body of your review should be no longer than approximately 400 words.
   - Following a short introduction, give a brief synopsis of the book.
   - Next, state your opinion of the book. Make it balanced; be sure to include both positive and negative aspects of the book. Comment on the following:
      a) Was the book clear and understandable?
      b) Was the book easy to read?
      c) Was the book interesting to read?
      d) In the case of a textbook, would it make a useful reference?
      e) What could be done differently to improve the book?
      f) To what audience would you recommend this book, if any?
      g) If you know other titles by the same author, how do they compare with this book?

Send your completed review to the by the submission deadline.

Submission of a review does not guarantee publication unless the book you reviewed was requested from CUPJ; however, if your article is published in an issue of CUPJ, two complimentary copies of the issue will be mailed to you personally upon publication, and you will receive the following two issues free as an honourary subscriber.

If you were sent a book to review by CUPJ but find that you cannot review it, please return it to CUPJ so that it may be passed onto someone who can. Some publishers will not send us any additional books until reviews for the ones we have already received have been printed.

Photo or graphic submissions should be in colour and must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi at a size of at least 4" x 6".

Submissions must be e-mailed to the as an attachment in EPS, JPEG or TIFF format by the submission deadline for a particular issue along with a fully completed Photo/Graphic Cover Sheet. A submission without a completed cover sheet will not be considered for publication.

Submission of a photo or graphic does not guarantee publication; however, if your photo/graphic is published in an issue of CUPJ, two complimentary copies of the issue will be mailed to you personally upon publication, and you will receive the following two issues free as an honourary subscriber.