Publish with Us

The minimum publication goal is 6 publications/articles per year (one every other month). More are welcome. The contributions will be ad hoc with individual projects emerging as students, partners, and research manifests into shareable stories. 

All file formats, including text, tables, images, graphics, audio, and video. Current tools (2025) will be used primarily. Files for submission to the journal will be in PDF format, exported from Google Docs. These Google Doc Files will include heavy use of tables to organize the document for easy reading as a policy document. Interviews in the form of podcasts. And videos from schools may also be archived in the journal. 

1. Articles will be drafted in the author's chosen software and submitted to the editors. 
2. Articles will be reviewed (see below) and either accepted or rejected for publication. There will not be a peer-review process. Editors will determine inclusion for publication. 
3. Reviews and edits will be provided to the authors. 
4. Authors will make final changes and resubmit. 
5. Editors (or Center staff) will typeset and add images to the article. 
6. Authors will do a final review of the Proofs. 
7. Documents will be converted to PDF and published to the Center for Next Generation Leadership website: 
   1. nextgen.uky.edu 
8. Documents will be sent as PDFs to UKnowledge staff (or uploaded directly to UKnowledge platforms) for archiving and scholarly search. 

1. Authors will submit (non-blinded) articles to the Editorial staff of Upgraded. 
2. Editorial staff will review submissions for alignment with the publication's aims/purpose as well as for quality. 
3. At least 2 editors (one may be a student editor) must confirm the acceptance of each article for inclusion. 
4. If at least 2 editors confirm acceptance, authors will be notified and assigned an Article Co-Pilot to assist in navigating the publication process.