Young Scholars in Writing

Young Scholars in Writing: Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric publishes research articles written by undergraduates on topics related to rhetoric and writing. Articles integrate secondary sources from the area under investigation and offer primary research conducted by the writer(s) and/or ground inquiry in a defined theoretical framework. Articles make an intellectual contribution to their respective fields. Young Scholars in Writing also publishes collaborative manuscripts and research by or about historically or currently marginalized or underrepresented peoples and cultures. Young Scholars in Writing is peer-reviewed by undergraduate students from a range of two- and four-year colleges from across the U.S. and former contributors to the journal. It is also faculty-reviewed by editorial board members from higher education institutions across the US.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 22 (2025): Editors' Introduction by Emily Murphy Cope, Gabriel Cutrufello, and Kim Fahle Peck | Incoming Editors' Note by Colin Charlton, Crystal Bazaldua, Bonnie Garcia, Tomas Guerreo, Marcela Hebbard, Cyndy Lopez Guerrero, and Charles McGregor | ARTICLES: But You Are a Writer - Analyzing First Year Composition Courses to Foster Student Confidence in Writing by Allyn Del Rio | Bridging the Gap: Adapting IMRaD to Meet Student Needs by Kayleigh Di Brico and Katerina Zakonova | "This feeling did not pass": The Emotional Labor of Multilingual Undergraduate Peer Tutors by Nurzhan Asanov | The Construction and Functions of Value Arguments in Scientific Literature of the SARS and COVID-19 Pandemics by Delia Savin | Death Is Violent: Not-Violent Sit-Ins and Embodiments of Victimhood in Anti-Police Protest Rhetorics by Kylie Rowland | Contributors