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New Jersey English Journal

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Philosophy of New Jersey English Journal

For more information, please see New Jersey English Journal Aims and Scope page.

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in New Jersey English Journal provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to New Jersey English Journal, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at New Jersey English Journal. If you have concerns about the submission terms for New Jersey English Journal, please contact the editors.

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Formatting Requirements

See Submission Guidelines for details. Although bepress can provide limited technical support, it is ultimately the responsibility of the author to produce an electronic version of the article as a high-quality PDF or a Microsoft Word file.

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Rights for Authors and Montclair State University Digital Commons

As further described in our submission agreement (the Submission Agreement), in consideration for publication of the article, the authors assign to Montclair State University Digital Commons all copyright in the article, subject to the expansive personal--use exceptions described below.

Attribution and Usage Policies

Reproduction, posting, transmission or other distribution or use of the article or any material therein, in any medium as permitted by a personal-use exemption or by written agreement of Montclair State University Digital Commons, requires credit to Montclair State University Digital Commons as copyright holder (e.g., Montclair State University Digital Commons © 2026).

Personal-use Exceptions

The following uses are always permitted to the author(s) and do not require further permission from Montclair State University Digital Commons provided the author does not alter the format or content of the articles, including the copyright notification:

  • Storage and back-up of the article on the author's computer(s) and digital media (e.g., diskettes, back-up servers, Zip disks, etc.), provided that the article stored on these computers and media is not readily accessible by persons other than the author(s);
  • Posting of the article on the author(s) personal website, provided that the website is non-commercial;
  • Posting of the article on the internet as part of a non-commercial open access institutional repository or other non-commercial open access publication site affiliated with the author(s)'s place of employment (e.g., a Phrenology professor at the University of Southern North Dakota can have her article appear in the University of Southern North Dakota's Department of Phrenology online publication series); and
  • Posting of the article on a non-commercial course website for a course being taught by the author at the university or college employing the author.

People seeking an exception, or who have questions about use, should contact the editors.

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General Terms and Conditions of Use

Users of the Montclair State University Digital Commons website and/or software agree not to misuse the Montclair State University Digital Commons service or software in any way.

The failure of Montclair State University Digital Commons to exercise or enforce any right or provision in the policies or the Submission Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any term of the Submission Agreement or these policies is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Submission Agreement and these policies remain in full force and effect. These policies and the Submission Agreement constitute the entire agreement between Montclair State University Digital Commons and the Author(s) regarding submission of the Article.

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A.I. Policies for Authors

Effective immediately, all submissions must include transparent disclosure of AI tool usage:

Prohibited Uses: AI cannot be listed as an author or co-author. AI tools may not be used to generate fraudulent data, fabricate citations, or create deceptive content.

Permitted Uses: AI may be used for language editing, formatting, literature searching, preliminary analysis, or other supportive tasks that do not involve original thinking or data interpretation.

Required Disclosure: Authors must declare any AI tool usage in their submission, specifying which AI tools were used (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, Claude), specific tasks for which AI was employed. and how AI outputs were verified and validated by human authors.

Responsibility: Authors remain fully responsible for all content, including any AI-assisted portions, and must verify the accuracy of all AI-generated text, citations, and analysis.

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A.I. Policies for Peer Reviewers & Editors

Editors and reviewers will treat manuscripts under review as confidential, recognizing them as intellectual property of the author(s). Accordingly, editors and reviewers must not upload any part of a manuscript to an AI tool, as this violates the confidentiality of the peer review process, the copyright of the manuscript under review, and the privacy of the authors and reviewers. Editors and reviewers are permitted to use AI tools for the sole purpose of improving the quality of their written comments and must declare this upon submission of their review.

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