Can I submit to The Vernal Pool even if I am not a UC Merced student?
At the time, we only accept submissions from UC Merced students. Transfer students who are UC Merced students at the time of submission are still eligible for publication.
Do you publish physical copies of The Vernal Pool?
We have published physical copies of The Vernal Pool every semester so far starting in the Fall of 2022. However, whether an issue of the journal is printed or not is a decision each semester’s team makes. We will try to let you know of our decision about printing in any given semester as soon as it is made.
Can I buy a physical copy of The Vernal Pool?
We currently have extra copies of both the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 issues that make up the 10th edition (and 10th anniversary) of The Vernal Pool if you would like to have your own copy or give one to a friend! If you’re interested in purchasing a copy or inquiring about prices, you can email us at thevpjournal@ucmerced.edu.
If my piece gets published somewhere else before The Vernal Pool publishes it, what happens?
Please let us know as soon as possible if this is the case! Email us at thevpjournal@ucmerced.edu. We cannot publish anything that has previously been published, even if it had not been at the time of submission to The Vernal Pool. However, any pieces published in The Vernal Pool can be published elsewhere afterward, as you retain all rights to your work
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