Academic Journal

Student Published

Published Annually

An Academic Journal by the Liberal Arts Gateway Program at Austin Community College

Curiositas Academic Journal

A student-run journal dedicated to showcasing student work from Austin Community College that demonstrates the curiositas, an intense, almost meddlesome curiosity at the heart of courses dedicated to studying the liberal arts.
** Supported by the Liberal Arts Gateway **

Curiositas accepts the types of work below from ACC students.

Academic Essays

(Rhetorical, Referential, & Research)

Artwork

(Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, & Photography)
*Accompanied by reflection essay

Digital Artifacts

(Podcasts, Videos, & Websites)

Class Projects

(Presentations, Performances, & Multimodal Speeches)

Musical Compositions

(Originals & Classical Productions)
*Accompanied by reflection essay

Submission Guidelines

  • Submit a clean, ungraded, high-resolution copy.
  • Essays: PDF or DOCX
  • Poems and short fiction will be considered only if accompanied by an academic essay.
  • Submit art & music with reflective essay
  • Artwork: JPG or PNG
  • ACC assignments only

 

  • Maximum file size: 256 MB
  • Presentations: PDF or PPTX
  • Submit using our form.
    • Maximum number of files: 2
    • Audio: MP3; Video: MP4
    • Professors may submit student work.

    Journal Information

    Curiositas is an academic journal published by the Liberal Arts Gateway program at Austin Community College

    Our Mission

    We publish academic work produced by students that demonstrates a unifying vision of the creative and intellectual worlds. These might include critical essays, podcasts, or videos that are academic in scope.

    Curiositas accepts from ACC students:

    • Academic essays
    • Artwork & music related to course materials
    • Digital artifacts, such as podcasts, videos, or websites
    • Class projects or presentations

    The premiere issue of Curiositas is slated for publication in April 2023. While our focus is on the liberal arts, we will consider submissions from other disciplines if they meet our Liberal Arts Gateway Principles. You can see an example of the type of work we are looking for below.

    Publishing in Curiositas

     Info, Guidelines, & Links

    Submit to Curiositas

    Before you submit, please check out our Submission Guidelines.
    Submissions will be accepted through January 14, 2025.

     What to Expect after Submitting 

    Submissions will be reviewed from January through February.
    If your submission is accepted for publication, an editor will be in touch to discuss any changes, edits, or revisions.

    Submission Examples

    The following assignments are examples of work that may qualify for publication in Curiositas.

    Example #1

    Artwork and Accompanying Reflective Essay

    "Pitted" by Rose Shell

    This artwork and the accompanying reflective essay were produced in Professor Arun John’s ENGL 2333 class–World Literature 18th Century to the Present–by Rose Shell. We include it here as an example of the kind of work that could potentially be published in Curiositas.

    La Llorona Through the Centuries
    A Podcast by 
    Lesley Puga

    This podcast was produced in Professor Alex Watkins’  ENGL 2323 class–British Literature 18th Century to the Present–by Lesley Puga and has been included here as an example of the kind of work that could potentially be published in Curiositas.

     Example #2

    A Podcast