Submission Guidelines
Authorship Requirements
To submit a paper for consideration, the author must be an undergraduate student at a nationally accredited institution. Authors must also carefully read and sign the Author Agreement and Faculty Sponsor Form (pdf).Sponsorship
Students must have a faculty member or instructor from their institution sponsor their submissions. Sponsors must submit the attached form, indicating their endorsement of the paper for submission. Signed Sponsorship forms must be scanned and emailed as an attachment along with your submission to pbjsubmissions@gmail.com.Types of Submissions
There are three types of articles that can be submitted:News Briefs (1-3 paragraphs)- Short, objective pieces that discuss bioethics in current events.
Editorials (1-3 pages)- Opinion pieces that analyze or discuss a recent event and the relevant bioethical issues surrounding it.
Papers (Up to 3300 words) - Research-based pieces. Please see the guidelines for these below.
Formatting Guidelines
Your submitted article must include all of the following sections:Title Page Please include the title of the work being submitted, the author's name, institutional affiliation and contact information (including email address, phone number, and mailing address).*Submissions should be double-spaced and in 12 point Times New Roman font.
Abstract (up to 250 words)
Body (up to 3300 words)
References You must include a references list in APA style web form. For more information on APA style, please visit their website: apastyle.org. Please use no more than 20 references.
*Please number each page in the bottom right hand corner.
*Please include your full name only on the title page. Thereafter, please simply include the title of your submission in the bottom left hand corner of each page.
You must submit an electronic copy in Microsoft Word *.doc format. Please e-mail your Word file to pbjsubmissions@gmail.com
Submissions should be no more than 3300 words in length (excluding title, abstract and references). If your submission is over the word limit, you are strongly encouraged to contact bioethicsjournal@gmail.com before the submission deadline. In the past, the managing editors have worked with authors to pare down submissions and better prepare them for consideration by the editorial board.
Deadlines
Submissions are accepted throughout the calendar year. However, the editorial review process begins at the start of each academic semester. Submissions received after the review process begins will be held until the fellowing term. The reviewal deadline for the upcoming issue of the Penn Bioethics Journal is October 14, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST. Please submit accordingly. Please contact bioethicsjournal@gmail.com with any questions.Authorship Responsibilities
All persons designated as authors need not qualify for authorship as undergraduates. As long as primary author qualifies, secondary authors can include advisors and professional investigators. Primary author should have participated significantly to the concept and design of the work and writing the manuscript to take public responsibility for it. The editor may request justification of assignment of authorship. Names of those who contributed general support or technical help may be listed in an acknowledgment.Please see the Author Agreement and Faculty Sponsor Form for more information.