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TopSCHOLAR Article Submissions


TopSCHOLAR® is a digital repository and publishing platform that provides open access to scholarly works created by faculty, students and staff of Western Kentucky University. It ensures that the intellectual output of WKU is archived and shared worldwide. 

Acceptable submissions include: articles, book information, book reviews, book chapers, editorials, letters to editors, news articles, presentations and reports. 

Submit pdf of article to topscholar@wku.edu 

Contact the TopSCHOLAR administrator for more information. 

Type of Document:

Additional authors in the order they should appear. Include email and university affiliations.

Include volume / number or season if relevant

3 - 5 keywords not included in title / abstract that uniquely describe content.

Select appropriate disciplines from <a href="https://digitalcommons.elsevier.com/en_US/dc-disciplines-taxonomy">list</a>.

Copyright Permission for TopSCHOLAR® (digitalcommons.wku.edu) 

I hereby warrant that I am the sole copyright owner of the original work.

I also represent that I have obtained permission from third party copyright owners of any material incorporated in part or in whole in the above described material, and I have, as such identified and acknowledged such third-part owned materials clearly. I hereby grant Western Kentucky University the permission to copy, display, perform, distribute for preservation or archiving in any form necessary, this work in TopSCHOLAR® institutional repository for worldwide unrestricted access in perpetuity.

I hereby affirm that this submission is in compliance with Western Kentucky University policies and the U.S. copyright laws and that the material does not contain any libelous matter, nor does it violate third-party privacy. I also understand that the University retains the right to remove or deny the right to deposit materials in TopSCHOLAR® institutional repository.

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