STEM Fellowship Journal | Peer-Reviewed Student Research

Publish Your Research. Build Your Scholarly Record.

STEM Fellowship Journal

Publish peer-reviewed scholarly work

Receive a permanent DOI for published papers

Build a citable research portfolio

Gain experience with academic peer review

Share your research with a broader scholarly audience

Prepare Your Manuscript Publish Your Research

The STEM Fellowship Journal (SFJ), published in partnership with Canadian Science Publishing, provides a platform for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to publish peer-reviewed research, share their ideas, and build a lasting scholarly record. SFJ publishes two issues per year.

What Is the STEM Fellowship Journal?

3000+

students

350+

publications

42%

High school students

58%

university students

The STEM Fellowship Journal (SFJ) ISSN: 2369-0399, established in 2015 and published in partnership with Canadian Science Publishing (CSP), Canada’s largest scholarly publisher, serves as an academic engine that transforms early-stage student research into formal, citable scholarly work. As the only CSP-published journal dedicated specifically to supporting emerging researchers in high school and university, SFJ combines open-access publishing with a three-phase review process while helping high school, undergraduate, and graduate students gain experience in academic writing, peer review, scientific communication, and scholarly publication.

Expert Review and DOIs

Manuscripts are reviewed by qualified subject-matter experts, including PhD- and MD-level reviewers. Published papers are digitally archived and receive permanent Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), giving students a lasting, citable scholarly record they can include in their research portfolio.

Student Editorial Community

SFJ operates online with an editorial community across Canadian university campuses, including managing editors, student editors, associate editors, copy editors, layout editors, and external subject-matter reviewers.

Fellowship Research Pathway

SFJ also provides a publication pathway for research developed through STEM Fellowship programs, including HSBDC, IUBDC, and the Scholarly Writing Internship. Research does not need to originate from a STEM Fellowship program to be submitted.

What Makes SFJ Different

Open-Access Publishing

SFJ publishes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), making research freely accessible and reusable with appropriate attribution. Published articles are preserved through Canadian Science Publishing’s partnerships with CLOCKSS and Portico.

Rigorous Multi-Stage Review

Submissions undergo editorial screening by the Student Editorial Board followed by blind external peer review by an expert in the relevant field. Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts before final editorial approval, copy editing, and typesetting.

Focused on Emerging Researchers

SFJ provides an accessible pathway into academic publishing while maintaining established editorial, peer-review, research ethics, and publication standards.

Editorial Independence and Research Integrity

SFJ maintains editorial independence in selecting and processing manuscripts. Through Canadian Science Publishing, the journal follows COPE core practices and uses COPE guidance when addressing publication ethics and alleged misconduct.

Who Can Submit?

SFJ welcomes high school, undergraduate, and graduate researchers from Canada and internationally. Manuscripts may be submitted by individual authors or research teams, with or without mentor involvement.

Research is accepted across all areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and does not need to originate from a STEM Fellowship program.

Value for Students, Families, and Partners

High School Students & Parents

Value

Demonstrates initiative, research ability, and academic engagement for university applications and research portfolios

What They Gain

A peer-reviewed publication with a permanent DOI that can be cited and shared

Undergraduate Students

Value

Builds a scholarly publication record that can strengthen applications for graduate study, research opportunities, and lab placements

What They Gain

First-author or co-author experience in a peer-reviewed academic journal

Academic Institutions & Sponsors

Value

Provides visible evidence of student research, mentorship, and program outcomes

What They Gain

Published proceedings, student research outputs, and measurable scholarly participation

What We Publish

Original Investigations

Original student-led research that includes experimental data or collected information and reports novel results. Research may be completed with or without mentor support

Review Articles

Detailed critical reviews of a specific area of study based on existing literature, including meaningful synthesis.

Viewpoint Articles

Focused, well-informed perspectives on important or controversial topics within STEM fields, providing a clear point of view or direction.

Conference Proceedings

Abstracts from conference presentations, posters, and seminars.

How Publication Works

1. Prepare Your Manuscript

Follow SFJ manuscript guidelines and use the required templates.

Prepare Your Manuscript

2. Submit Through OJS

Create a free Open Journal Systems account and submit your manuscript and required supporting materials.

Submission Guidelines

3. Student Editorial Board Review

A Student Editorial Board member evaluates the manuscript and may request revisions before recommending it for peer review.

4. Blind Expert Peer Review

An expert in the research field reviews the manuscript and may recommend additional revisions.

Peer Review Policies

5. Revise and Respond

Authors address editorial and reviewer comments and submit revised versions as needed.

6. Final Review and Production

Approved manuscripts undergo copy editing, typesetting, and final editorial approval.

7. Publication and Post-Publication

Publication-ready manuscripts are posted as preprints and subsequently included in a final SFJ issue. Final issues are released twice annually.

Post-Publication Resources

Author Support

Academic publishing can be unfamiliar to first-time researchers. SFJ provides guidance and resources to help authors prepare manuscripts and navigate the publication process.

Author resources include:

Manuscript guidelines

Article templates

Overleaf / LaTeX template

Science communication resources

OJS submission guidance

Editorial and peer-review policies

Author resources include:

There is no fee to submit a manuscript. A $400 CAD open-access publication fee is charged only after a manuscript successfully completes peer review and is accepted for publication.

$400

publication fee

*All prices are in Canadian dollars

Published Student Research