Get Involved with EUPM!
Write for us!
Our writing contributors are the most important part of the EUPM.
If you are interested in writing for us, there are two ways you can get involved:
The EUPM Blog
We are open to submissions for the EUPM blog year-round. This involves submitting a short article (max 1000 words) on any psychology-related topic. Shoot us an email at '[email protected]' if you have an idea for our blog or would like guidance from us on how to pick a topic for an article. Please include your name, year, course of study, date, and contact details when emailing us.
EUPM Journal Issues
The theme for our 2022/23 issue will be released soon.
If you’re interested in having an article for this issue, please send your article ideas to [email protected].
Your finished article will be due April 2023 and will go through our collaborative editing process before being published in May 2023. Submissions should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words. If you want to write a piece but don’t have an idea, pop us an email! We’ll help you figure out what to write.
Our theme will be a general guide, so are excited to hear what you come up with on your own, too!
You don’t need to be a psychology student to write for either our blog or journal! Students from any discipline and year are welcome to write for us, as well as UofE alumni. This a great opportunity to improve your writing skills, get your work published and explore areas of psychology that interest you in greater depth so get in touch with us now.
If you are interested in writing for us, there are two ways you can get involved:
The EUPM Blog
We are open to submissions for the EUPM blog year-round. This involves submitting a short article (max 1000 words) on any psychology-related topic. Shoot us an email at '[email protected]' if you have an idea for our blog or would like guidance from us on how to pick a topic for an article. Please include your name, year, course of study, date, and contact details when emailing us.
EUPM Journal Issues
The theme for our 2022/23 issue will be released soon.
If you’re interested in having an article for this issue, please send your article ideas to [email protected].
Your finished article will be due April 2023 and will go through our collaborative editing process before being published in May 2023. Submissions should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words. If you want to write a piece but don’t have an idea, pop us an email! We’ll help you figure out what to write.
Our theme will be a general guide, so are excited to hear what you come up with on your own, too!
You don’t need to be a psychology student to write for either our blog or journal! Students from any discipline and year are welcome to write for us, as well as UofE alumni. This a great opportunity to improve your writing skills, get your work published and explore areas of psychology that interest you in greater depth so get in touch with us now.
Writing Tips
Writing for a magazine can be challenging so here are some helpful tips to keep in mind when writing for the EUPM:
Writing for a magazine can be challenging so here are some helpful tips to keep in mind when writing for the EUPM:
- Blog articles should be accessible to an intelligent lay audience, who do not have expertise in psychology.
- Journal articles are aimed at an audience who have some expertise in psychology, but not necessarily the areas of focus in your article.
- Look at previous EUPM blog articles and journal issues to understand what we are looking for from you.
- Ensure that your article is clear, well-structured, and easy to follow.
- Scientific jargon should be avoided or explained clearly. Jargon may include terms used to describe psychological phenomena, concepts and theories e.g. ‘cognitive dissonance’ or ‘classical conditioning’. Jargon may also include research terminology e.g. ‘Type I errors’ or ‘significance’.
- Ensure that the content of your article is not misleading or misrepresentative of current psychological research and/or theories. Check the facts!
- Ensure that your arguments are not based on poor or irreplicable research. It is ok for to talk about research which hasn’t been replicated but you should clearly state the limitations of this research and highlight that we cannot draw solid conclusions form research which hasn’t been replicated.
- Ensure that the importance, or implications, of psychological research is not overextended.
- Ensure that there is a clear introduction and conclusion to your article.
- Catchy titles are good for encouraging an audience to read further.
- Try to use an active voice instead of a passive one where possible. For example, "the door was left open" is passive whereas "he left the door open" is active.
- Ensure that citations are included where they are needed and that they follow APA 7th ed. guidelines.
- Ensure that a reference list is included at the end of your article and that all references meet APA 7th ed. guidelines. Details on referencing, with examples, can be found here.
- Ensure that there are no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors.
- Read and re-read.
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Edit for us!
Applications are now closed.
Editors help make the the pieces from our writers shine all year round.
We are a multidisciplinary team and will teach you everything you need to know. Editing for us is a great opportunity to hone your editing skills and learn loads about different areas of Psychology (it also looks great on your CV).
We are a multidisciplinary team and will teach you everything you need to know. Editing for us is a great opportunity to hone your editing skills and learn loads about different areas of Psychology (it also looks great on your CV).
Editing Tips
- Ensure that the language is clear and concise, avoiding unnecessarily long sentences or confusing sentence structure.
- Scientific jargon should be avoided or explained clearly so that a general audience, who do not have expertise in psychology, can understand the article. Jargon may include: Terms used to describe psychological phenomena, concepts and theories e.g. ‘cognitive dissonance’ or ‘classical conditioning’; Research terminology e.g. ‘Type I errors’ or ‘significance’.
- Ensure that the content of articles is not misleading or misrepresentative of current psychological research and/or theories. Check the facts!
- Ensure that the importance, or implications, of psychological research is not overextended.
- Ensure that there is a clear introduction and conclusion to the article.
- Catchy titles are good for encouraging an audience to read further.
- Writer’s should use an active voice instead of a passive one where possible.
- Ensure that citations are included where needed and that they follow APA 7th ed. guidelines.
- Ensure that there are no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors.
- Read and re-read.