Advancing original research by the next generation of scholars.
The Princeton Journal of Pre-Collegiate Research publishes original and peer-reviewed research by high school students across the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary fields.
JCPR is independently operated and is not affiliated with Princeton University.
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By the Numbers
Academic disciplines covered across STEM, humanities, and social sciences
Of published papers assigned a permanent DOI and indexed for academic citation
PhD Reviewers across Ivy League and Oxbridge institutions
Independent reviewers assigned to every submitted manuscript
About PJPCR
The Princeton Journal of Pre-Collegiate Research is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing original work by high school students across all academic disciplines. We hold student research to the same standards of rigor, clarity, and intellectual honesty expected in professional academic publishing.
Why Publish at PJPCR
Princeton JPCR is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research by high school students across STEM, humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields. We exist because exceptional student research deserves an exceptional platform.
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Princeton JPCR is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research by high school students across STEM, humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields. We exist because exceptional student research deserves an exceptional platform.
Our Mission
Beyond the noise. We write only about what matters.
Too many students complete serious, mentored research and never share it with the world. JPCR was founded to change that. We provide a rigorous, credible publication avenue for pre-collegiate researchers who are ready to contribute to real academic discourse -- not just earn a credential, but add something worth reading.
Every paper submitted to JPCR is evaluated on the quality of its ideas and methodology. Your school, country, and background do not factor into review.
What We Publish
We welcome original research across all disciplines, including:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Environmental Science; Psychology, Economics, Political Science, and Sociology; History, Philosophy, Literature, and Linguistics; Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics; and interdisciplinary work that doesn't fit neatly into one box.
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