An Open-Access Peer-Reviewed Journal
The Student Journal of Business & Economics
Original research, written by high school students.
We publish peer-reviewed research and review articles in business and economics, written by high school students, evaluated by editors from Ivy+ institutions, and issued an original, permanent DOI.
Free to submit Pay only on acceptance
I · The Journal
Why publish with us
Most high-school journals are general or STEM-focused. We are the journal where work in business and economics is taken seriously on its own terms.
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A focused journal for business and economics.
We publish original research and review articles in business and economics. Nothing else. Your work is read by editors with graduate-level training from Ivy+ institutions.
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Reviewed by editors from Ivy+ institutions.
Each submission is read by an editor on our board, every one of whom holds a graduate degree (MBA or M.S.) from NYU, Johns Hopkins, or Cornell.
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A permanent, citable record.
Every accepted paper receives its own original, permanent DOI, registered through Crossref. The journal is registered under ISSN 3144-0363. Your work is citable and discoverable, indefinitely.
II · The Case for Research
Why top students do research
28%
of Harvard freshmen conducted research in high school.
Only about 5% of U.S. high schoolers do any formal research at all. Among admitted students at top schools, research is roughly five to six times more common than in the general population.
The Harvard Crimson, 2023
3-4×
more likely to be accepted to a top-30 university.
Students with published or award-winning research were three to four times more likely to be admitted to a top-30 university than peers with similar credentials but no research record.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2022
№2
most-valued extracurricular by admissions officers.
In a survey of admissions officers, “research experience” was ranked the second most valuable extracurricular, behind only national-level awards.
Crimson Education, 2021
IV · An Invitation
Submit your best work.
We accept original research and review articles in business and economics from high school authors anywhere in the world. Submission is free; the publication fee ($300 standard, $325 fast track) is charged only after a paper is accepted.
Free to submit · Pay only on acceptance · Permanent DOI