Founded in 2010, the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research (MJUR) (ISSN: 2160-9357) is a multidisciplinary scholarly journal produced by a team of Monmouth College student editors and faculty members with peer and faculty (or experts in the field) reviewers for each article. Scholars from a variety of colleges and universities contribute to the manuscript review process. Our mission is to support development of high-quality original undergraduate research, recognize exceptional undergraduate scholarly efforts and accomplishments, and contribute to the undergraduate learning experience. MJUR accepts submissions from all academic fields and from any undergraduate institution, national or international. New volumes of MJUR are published annually in print and online. MJUR is indexed in EBSCO Academic Search Ultimate, and full-text is available on the MJUR website (for free). 

Student Editors for the 2023-24 Academic Year

Tyler Houck, Lead Editor
Larissa Pothoven, Lead Editor
Michael Gabriel Andal
Anna Brunner
Brontë de Zwart
Elizabeth Guenther
Ilese Rodeffer
Lea Selquist
Cameron Shook
Shannon Smith

Faculty Advisors

Dr. Michael Solontoi, Physics and Engineering, Coordinating Advisor
Dr. Anne Mamary, Philosophy, Editing Advisor
Dr. Andre Audette, Political Science, Publicity Advisor
Dr. Saadullah Bashir, Business and Economics
Dr. Ryan Colclasure, Psychology
Dr. Valerie Deisinger, History
Dr. James Godde, Biology
Dr. Brian Park, Economics
Dr. Shweta Arpit Srivastava, Communication Studies
Dr. Justin Swearinger, Music
Dr. Janet Ugolino, Biology
Dr. Robert Utterback, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
Professor David Wright, English

Editorial Assistance

Dr. Judi Kessler, Submissions Manager
Dr. Michelle Holschuh Simmons, Coordination Consultant
Maria Hosmer-Briggs, Copy-editing Consultant
Amjad Karkout, Design Consultant

Map of submissions

We receive submissions from all over the world! The map below shows all of the articles that we have reviewed since MJUR began in 2011. Click on the + sign in the lower left corner of the map to zoom in, click on the sign to zoom out, and drag the map left or right to see other regions of the world. The orange pins signify submissions that were reviewed, and the blue pins indicate articles that were accepted and published. If you click on the blue pins, you will see a link to a pdf of the published article.