{"id":2298,"date":"2026-06-30T12:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/?page_id=2298"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:31:51","slug":"submit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/students\/qajournal\/submit\/","title":{"rendered":"Submit Your Research to Q+A"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section section-white body-section-wrapper alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-body-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"body-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submission Components<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensure you have all of the following ready to upload:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A completed research paper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An appendix that includes any consent forms or IRB approval<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A signed letter of recommendation\/support from a current BC professor indicating 1) they have overseen this project as your instructor or given you direct guidance on this project and 2) would recommend it for publication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/current-students\/records-grades\/view-unofficial-transcript\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/current-students\/records-grades\/view-unofficial-transcript\/\">unofficial transcript<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A statement indicating that the submission was written by you without any writing assistance from a generative-AI platform outside of reviewing your grammar and spelling or checking for alignment with the rubric<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-wrapper col\">\n\t<aside class=\"callout text-margin-reset \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__heading card-title-small\">Does your paper fit the rubric?<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Take careful note of the rubric. Make sure your paper contains all the required sections and information as well as follows formatting and style guidelines.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section \n\tclass=\"checkerboard section section-white checkerboard-section\"\n> \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-heading\" >\n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n               <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 small-order-1 medium-order-1\">\n         <h2  class=\"section-heading__heading oho-animate oho-animate-single\">\n          Submission Steps\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"checkerboards container-xl mt-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"card border-0 mb-5 card--checkerboard\">\n\t<div class=\"row g-xl-5\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 col-lg-7 card-img--checkerboard\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: .74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/457\/2026\/06\/ux-indonesia-4FCkpfGIIJg-unsplash-660x550.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"woman in headscarf at a desk on a laptop with notebooks, papers, and a phone\" data-id=\"2355\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body p-0 p-sm-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3\">Step 1: Conduct Research and Write the Paper<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Writing Lab in the Academic Success Center is a great resource for this project.<\/p>\n<p>Remember if it&#8217;s a study with human subjects, you must have IRB approval (Institutional Review Board) before you begin any research.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"checkerboard__links mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/irb\/review\/\"  class=\"link-accent-lg\">Check to see if your work needs IRB approval<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-right-long \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"card border-0 mb-5 card--checkerboard\">\n\t<div class=\"row g-xl-5\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 col-lg-7 card-img--checkerboard\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: .74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/457\/2026\/06\/glenn-carstens-peters-RLw-UC03Gwc-unsplash-660x550.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"person marking things off a checklist in a journal\" data-id=\"2345\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body p-0 p-sm-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3\">Step 2: Collect Remaining Submission Components<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An appendix? Letter of recommendation? Unofficial transcript? Signed statement about the originality of your work? Make sure you have what you need.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"checkerboard__links mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"card border-0 mb-5 card--checkerboard\">\n\t<div class=\"row g-xl-5\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 col-lg-7 card-img--checkerboard\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: .74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/457\/2026\/06\/mike-van-den-bos-jf1EomjlQi0-unsplash-660x550.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"&quot;loading...&quot; and a progress bar halfway full on a black screen\" data-id=\"2346\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body p-0 p-sm-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3\">Step 3: Submit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use the form at the bottom of this page<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"checkerboard__links mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"card border-0 mb-5 card--checkerboard\">\n\t<div class=\"row g-xl-5\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 col-lg-7 card-img--checkerboard\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: .74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/457\/2026\/06\/hannah-wei-aso6SYJZGps-unsplash-660x550.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"silhouette of a person in a beanie sitting in a cafe with their laptop and a mug\" data-id=\"2348\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body p-0 p-sm-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3\">Step 4: Review Stage<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A panel of reviewers, including one from the discipline(s) of the project, will review the submission. Reviewers can accept the paper as-is for publication, suggest edits (starting the revise and resubmit process (R+R)), or reject the paper. This step can take up to five weeks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"checkerboard__links mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"card border-0 mb-5 card--checkerboard\">\n\t<div class=\"row g-xl-5\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 col-lg-7 card-img--checkerboard\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: .74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/457\/2026\/06\/lidia-longorio-VQDxt4aInd4-unsplash-660x550.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"metal typewriter keys spelling &quot;write&quot; on a wooden surface\" data-id=\"2350\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body p-0 p-sm-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3\">Step 5: Revise and Resubmit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Look over the suggestions made by reviewers. Make changes and resubmit via email to the Editor. <\/p>\n<p>It is possible that not all papers will reach the R+R stage. Ensuring you have a high quality paper with your own original ideas and words along with faculty mentoring will dramatically improve your chance of publication.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"checkerboard__links mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"card border-0 mb-5 card--checkerboard\">\n\t<div class=\"row g-xl-5\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 col-lg-7 card-img--checkerboard\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: .74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/457\/2026\/06\/ian-stauffer-bH7kZ0yazB0-unsplash-660x550.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"man sitting on a mountaintop above the clouds at sunset\" data-id=\"2353\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body p-0 p-sm-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3\">Step 6: Publication<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once enough submissions have been approved, the issue will be designed and published online.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"checkerboard__links mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\">\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-alert alert alert-info\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Haven&#8217;t started yet?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many classes offer opportunities for research paper writing. If you already did the research but haven&#8217;t written the paper, make sure you check out the Writing Lab in the ASC. Don&#8217;t forget all submissions require a faculty recommendation as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use the Form Below to Submit<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\"><p>Please log in to your Bellevue College account to enable submissions<\/p><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"section section-white body-section-wrapper alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-body-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"body-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reach out to Dr. L\u00ea, the Editor in Chief of <em>Q+A<\/em>, for questions related to the submission process, publishing, or your individual submission. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-wrapper col\">\n\t<aside class=\"callout text-margin-reset \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__heading card-title-small\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a href=\"mailto:jennifer.le@bellevuecollege.edu\"  class=\"link-accent-lg\">Email the Editor<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-right-long \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the Form Below to Submit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":241,"featured_media":0,"parent":2208,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template--no-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2298","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/241"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2298"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2298\/revisions\/2386"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}