Submissions

Thank you for considering publishing your work at InQuiry. First, please, review our guidelines, publication procedures, and current timeline below. Then, submit your work using the submission form below.

Submission Form

Guidelines

We exclusively publish the work completed during your first-year at the university. We encourage all first-year students to consider sharing any assignment, project, or work of art that you designed.

Articles

Articles can range in topics and format from news article to research paper.
Not exceed 3000 words.
Any pictures embedded must fit within 1' margins.

Videos, Podcasts, Interviews

Can range in topics.
Not exceed more than 20 minutes (we may ask that you upload your work to YouTube for accessibility purposes - subtitles)

Art & Photography

Can range in topics and formats from photo galleries to comic book issues.
No more than 30 photos per gallery.

PUBLICATION PROCEDURES

SUBMISSION FORM

To be considered for publication, please, fill in the submission form below. The form will ask for your contact information, summary of your submission, and ask you to attach your work.

The submission form will be available until May 22, 2026.

Submission Form

SUBMISSION ARE REVIEWED

Once submissions close, the InQuiry faculty editor, Ms. B, will review all submissions to ensure they meet our guidelines for publication.

Reviews are estimated to take place starting May 25, 2026.

Ms. B's Contact Info

ACCEPTANCE EMAILS ARE SENT

All accepted writers will be sent an email of acceptance from Ms. B with an estimated timeline for publication and next steps.

Acceptance emails are estimated to be sent out in June 2026.

PEER REVIEW

InQuiry's student editors will review accepted submissions are provide writers with feedback.

The feedback is estimated to be sent to writers in October 2026. Writers will have 1 month to complete revisions.

COPYEDITING

Once revised submissions are received, InQuiry student editors will complete copyediting to ensure submissions are accessible and follow our style guide.

Copyediting is estimated to take place on February 2027.

PROFILES

InQuiry's student editors will reach out to accepted writers to interview you about your writing and put together a short author bio to add to our magazine along with your work.

Interviews are estimated to take place in March 2027.

WEB DESIGN

InQuiry's student editors will design a layout for your submission and profile to be added to our InQuiry magazine

Web design and submissions uploading is estimated to take place in April 2026.

PUBLICATION

Once all submissions and writer profiles are added, the InQuiry: First Year Composition Magazine is ready for publication!

The website is estimated to be ready for publication in May 2027.

READ & SHARE

Once the InQuiry magazine is ready, you are encouraged to share your accomplishments with the world by sharing a link to our InQuiry magazine with friends and family!

Magazine Issues

QUICK CONTACT

For any questions you have, you can reach our InQuiry faculty editor, Ms. B: crystal.bazaldua01@utrgv.edu

First Year Composition Magazine

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