Submission Guidelines

What is Prism?

Prism: Highlighting Diverse Voices is a new student-run and peer-reviewed open-access international journal that publishes writing by undergraduates in the Humanities. Prism aims to make academia more inclusive and accessible by centering diverse and underrepresented voices. Contributors of Prism should strive to push the boundaries of what is considered scholastic writing. We value interdisciplinary, critical, and multimodal works that showcase a robust engagement of student writers with a wide variety of audiences. Through rigorous peer review and mentoring, we aim to engage with global perspectives and foster a dialogic space for college undergraduates in the Humanities, especially underrepresented voices, to share their research work in varied formats. As an international undergraduate journal, we invite students from all countries to submit.

Interested in Submitting to Prism?

🖋️📚 Volume 2.0 Theme: Student Perspectives on AI in Higher Education 📖✏️

Recent discussions in higher education have frequently highlighted concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its role in plagiarism, academic dishonesty, and potential threats to student creativity and critical thinking (Coffey, 2024; Girdharry, 2025). While debates about AI’s ethical implications and educational impacts intensify, student voices remain notably absent from the conversation. Prism Volume 2.0 seeks to address this gap by amplifying undergraduate perspectives on how AI technologies influence their educational experiences, creative practices, and critical inquiries. We invite undergraduates worldwide to critically explore the complex intersections between AI and their academic, creative, and social lives.

Questions and Topics to Consider

Algorithmic Bias

Should AI systems be viewed as authoritative sources in society?
How do biases in AI systems affect the people who use them?
How can AI contribute to the spread of misinformation?

Ethics and Social Justice

Does AI reinforce or challenge existing forms of social injustice?
Does AI reinforce the standardization of language and the marginalization of linguistic voices?
What are the generational/cultural/racial/gender differences in how AI is perceived and used?

Creativity and Authenticity

To what extent should AI influence creative work, ideas, and storytelling?
How does AI shape or alter what writers, artists, and/or readers perceive as “real” and authentic in creative or academic work?

Teaching and Learning

How can AI support or hinder student learning?
How might AI technologies change teaching methods and the educational landscape?
How can students effectively defend themselves against false accusations involving AI-generated work?
In what ways can AI increase accessibility to education or improve daily life?
What are the potential dangers if individuals are uneducated about AI?

Representation of AI in the Media

How might AI representation in the media change societal perceptions about AI use?
How can AI contribute to the spread of fake news?
What significant consequences could arise from AI stealing or replicating identities of celebrities or prominent figures (e.g., deepfakes)?

References

Coffey, L. (2024, July 29). Students and professors expect More cheating thanks to AI. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2024/07/29/students-and-professors-expect-more
Girdharry, K. (2025, March 19). A professor's journey through grief over ChatGPT. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/03/19/professors-journey-through-grief-over-chatgpt-opinion

Important Dates

Call for Papers: April 1, 2025
Abstracts Due: June. 1, 2025
Accept/Reject: July 1, 2025
Draft Articles Due: Sept 1, 2025
Feedback: October 1, 2025
Final Drafts Due: November 1, 2025
Publication Date: January 2026

What Genres Can I Submit?

Paper or Project from College Course
Movie/Theater Review
Original Personal Essay, Fiction, Poem
Original Artwork
Research Paper based in the Humanities
Multimodal Project (i.e., blog, website, video, photo essay)

Please Submit the Following:

Up to 500 words abstract of essay, article, or project; include a title; remove name(s)
Up to 100 words short bio with contact information and name of university/college
Submit abstract and bio in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format, or weblink to Katie Noh (Editor in Chief) katienoh.prism@gmail.com; and faculty advisor msilva@ithaca.edu. Add “Prism Submission_Last name” to the subject line in the email.
Our editorial staff read, write, and speak English; however, we encourage students to play with language choices in their submissions.
If Accepted, submissions should not exceed 8000 words
Any included images need to be at least 300 DPI
Any included URLs need to be double-checked
Submissions must conform to current MLA guidelines (9th edition)

Editorial Team

Katie Noh (Editor-in-Chief) katienoh.prism@gmail.com
Percival Koontz (Assistant Editor) pkoontz@ithaca.edu
Malaika Menezes mmenezes@ithaca.edu
Daniel Irwin dirwin@ithaca.edu
Oslene Vanyanbah ovanyanbah@ithaca.edu

Faculty Advisors

Dr. Mary Lourdes Silva (Ithaca College) msilva@ithaca.edu
Dr. Sayanti Mondal (Ithaca College) smondal@ithaca.edu
Nitya Pandey (Ohio University) pandeyn@ohio.edu

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