Journal · All sciences (high-school authors)

How to submit to NHSJS (2026)

Peer-reviewed journal written by and for high-school students. Strict, published formatting rules — which means most rejections here are avoidable before you submit.

Key facts

Full name
National High School Journal of Science
Kind
Journal
Field
All sciences (high-school authors)
Submissions
Rolling
Page limit
20 pages including figures, tables and appendix
On Lumina
$149 per paper

Deadlines

NHSJS publishes no submission deadline. Pick your own target date and the roadmap counts back from it.

As recorded in Lumina's venue data on 9 September 2026; confirm on the venue's site.

Formatting and submission rules

  • Hard cap: 20 pages including figures, tables and appendix
  • Abstract 200-250 words
  • Size 12 font, single spaced
  • Fixed section order: Title, Authors and affiliations, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References
  • Two citation formats required: superscript numbers before the punctuation with no space, plus their online format in double parentheses
  • Word: submit at least 2 versions (one per citation format)
  • LaTeX: submit at least 3 (PDF with standard citations, a Word conversion with online citations, and the LaTeX source as supplementary)

A roadmap that counts back from the deadline

NHSJS has no fixed deadline, so pick your own target date; each step counts back from it.

  1. 12 weeks beforeFix the question and the claim

    One sentence: what you tested and what would have proved you wrong. Check the journal actually publishes your field.

  2. 11 weeks beforeGather approvals and paperwork

    Human subjects or vertebrate animals mean extra forms at submission. Get them now: you cannot obtain consent or approval after the fact, and it is the most common reason a finished student paper cannot be published.

  3. 10 weeks beforeBackground reading

    8-15 sources you can actually cite. Two lines each on what they found and how yours differs.

  4. 9 weeks beforeWrite Methods while you remember them

    Enough detail that another student could repeat it: quantities, models, settings, dates, how many trials.

  5. 8 weeks beforeResults and figures

    Every figure needs a caption that stands alone. State the test you ran and the exact numbers, not just "significant".

  6. 7 weeks beforeFull draft on the venue template

    Start from the journal template rather than reformatting later. Section order is fixed and reordering a finished draft is where students lose a weekend.

  7. 2 weeks beforeMentor read

    A teacher or mentor reads it end to end. Some journals require an adult to submit on the student's behalf, so this is a hard dependency, not advice.

  8. 1 week beforeFormat pass against the venue rules

    Page cap, abstract word count, section order, citation style, file formats. These are machine-checkable and they are what gets a student paper desk-rejected.

  9. Deadline weekSubmit

    Upload through the journal's system, pay or request a waiver for any fee, and keep the confirmation.

What Lumina does for a NHSJS submission

Venue Fit checks that NHSJS is the right target for the paper. The Guided Builder writes it in NHSJS's format, the Manuscript Audit re-checks the statistics and the claims the way a reviewer would, the Submission Checklist runs the venue's rules before you upload, and deadline reminders keep the roadmap above honest. Every tool needs a free account; preparing a paper for NHSJS is $149, paid once per paper.

Format your paper for NHSJS — free to start See the roadmap

Questions

Is there a page limit?

20 pages including figures, tables and appendix. As recorded in Lumina's venue data on 9 September 2026; confirm on the venue's site.

When is the deadline?

NHSJS publishes no submission deadline. Pick your own target date and the roadmap counts back from it. As recorded in Lumina's venue data on 9 September 2026; confirm on the venue's site.

Does Lumina submit for me?

No. You submit through NHSJS's own system; Lumina prepares and checks the paper.

Lumina is not affiliated with National High School Journal of Science; submission decisions are the venue's alone.

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