Journal profile
Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
ISSN 2158-4044 · eISSN 2158-4052 · Purdue University Press · United States
Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research is published by Purdue University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educational research suggests that undergraduate and professional student research is one of the practices that contributes to student retention and engagement, a proven and powerful practice for enhancing educational outcomes and expanding frontiers of knowledge. There is a vibrant culture of undergraduate and professional student research at Purdue with almost 2,000 research projects completed every year. An emphasis on experiential learning and the real-world application of knowledge are two distinguishing characteristics of the Purdue student experience. The aim of establishing JPUR is to further encourage the development of undergraduate research at Purdue by showcasing the best work in a tangible, centralized, and public way. JPUR will be of benefit to students, faculty, and administration: Student authors will benefit from experiencing the scholarly publishing process; from submission, through review and development, to formal publication. They will learn valuable lessons in scientific writing and publication ethics. Published articles will be tangible evidence of achievement, valuable for their future careers. Student editors will learn about the publishing process from behind the scenes, better preparing them to be the academic authors of the future. Faculty will be encouraged by the richness of undergraduate research activity in the University, and motivated to act as mentors. Working toward an end goal of publication, whether it is in JPUR or the journal of a disciplinary society, provides teaching moments to develop information literacy knowledge. For University Administration, the journal will provide an undergraduate recruiting and retention device, K-12 outreach material, and a fund raising tool. JPUR will advertise Purdue as a place where undergraduates are involved with innovative research early and often. The professional electronic edition of the journal will reach global audiences (this impact will be tracked using usage analysis tools), strengthening Purdue's ability to attract outstanding international students. There are two options for submissions to the annual volume: The first deadline is November 15; the second deadline is February 15 of each year. The ISSNs for this journal are 2158-4044 (Print) and 2158-4052 (Online).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences13%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences5.3%
- Engineering Education and PedagogyEngineering4.9%
- Zebrafish Biomedical Research ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences4.5%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 682 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 25 |
| 2024 | 111 | 111 | 29 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 20 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 22 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- full articlereview the differences between full articles and research snapshots on the Policies pageLength not stated
- research snapshotreview the differences between full articles and research snapshots on the Policies pageLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
APA style required for writing and citing works Model summary
JPUR uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style for writing and for citing works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2158-4044
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-4052
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .