The Piedmont Interdisciplinary Studies Journal

ISSN 2997-8823
The submission period began December 1, 2024
The submission period ends March 19, 2025
Notifications and feedback by April 4, 2025
Revisions requested by April 18, 2025
Final acceptance notifications by April 30, 2025

Call for Reviewers

There are vacancies for submission reviewers interested in editing, formatting, and providing feedback. Reviewers will work collaboratively to ensure submissions meet the journal standards.

Submit an Article

• All articles undergo a blind peer-review process by a pool of experts from various fields to ensure the quality of the articles meets the journal publishing requirements and is formatted correctly. The editorial staff makes final publishing decisions.
• Questions regarding revisions are accepted via email. 
• Articles can be resubmitted once revisions are completed.

Submission Guidelines

We accept and review manuscripts twice a year in spring and fall. There is no cost associated with submissions.

• We prefer manuscripts to use APA 7th edition.
  • Visit: APA Style Guide
  • Author Submission Checklist
• Include a 200–250-word abstract
• Submit manuscripts (with abstract) and bio, as attachments. Submit Here.

Submissions should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seventh Edition, including title page, abstract, keywords, in-text citations, pagination, headings, tables, figures, and reference list. Title page, references, tables, and figures are not included in the word count.

Submission length:

• Undergraduate Research (3000-4000)
• Graduate Research (4000-5000)
• Literature Review/Book Review (3000-4000)
• Theoretical analyses/meta-analyses (3000-4000)
• Literature Supported Student Topic Papers (2000-3000)

Author is responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce tables and figures. A copy of the permission(s) should accompany the manuscript submission.