Lucerna

Lucerna is the UMKC interdisciplinary research journal produced by the Honors Program. Introduced in 2006, the journal has published the scholarship of over 150 undergraduates and accepts papers that students in all UMKC programs have written for their classes. Each submission to Lucerna is evaluated in an anonymous review process by the student staff.  Papers are judged for clarity, originality, organization and argumentative qualities. Check out this video to learn more!

Lucerna is currently asking for submissions for possible publication in 2026.

Lucerna Submission Guidelines (PDF)

Lucerna Volume 18

The 2023-2024 volume of Lucerna is available now.

Read Volume 18 (PDF)

Lucerna Staff

2024-2025

Theo Raitzer Role: Editor-in-Chief

Lauren Ferguson Role: Senior Editor

Lilah Crum-Barnhill Role: Managing Editor

Tami Ayegbo Role: Co-Secretary

Candy Sarres Role: Co-Secretary

Olivia Carlson Role: Public Relations Supervisor

Maisy Blanton Role: Marketing & Design Coordinator

Aymen Abbood Role: Member

Lucerna Archive

Read past volumes of Lucerna.