Author Guidelines

All submissions to The Tower must adhere to the following guidelines. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned to authors for revision before review.

Eligibility

• The primary author must be a current undergraduate student at Georgia Tech.
• Faculty co-authors are permitted but the research must be led by the student author.

Manuscript Format

• Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF format.
• Length: 2,000–6,000 words for full research articles; 500–1,500 words for perspectives.
• Include an abstract of 150–250 words.
• Use APA or discipline-appropriate citation format consistently throughout.
• Figures and tables should be embedded in the document and captioned.

Types of Submissions

• Research Articles — Full-length scholarly papers presenting original undergraduate research.
• Perspectives — Shorter opinion or review pieces on topics in science, technology, or society.

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