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SMU Journal of Undergraduate Research

Publish Your Research

The SMU Journal of Undergraduate Research (JoUR) publishes original undergraduate scholarship from students across all disciplines.

Why publish?

  • • Gain professional publication experience
  • • Strengthen graduate school applications
  • • Share your work with a wider audience
  • • Receive a DOI and citable publication
  • • Work through a peer-review process

Who can submit?

Any SMU undergraduate conducting original research or scholarship with faculty mentorship.

How do I start?

When your article is ready, go to the Submit Article link and follow the instructions. You will need to have your article in Word format, an abstract, keywords, and list of co-authors (if applicable).

Current Issue: Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)

Articles

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Developing a Natural Language Interface for Knowledge Graphs
Ruth Assefa, Sarah Mendoza, Luke Voinov, Oyku Serap Ogut, and Nurcan Yuruk