How do I get involved?
If you are interested in submitting an article for consideration for publication in The Triple Helix, please see the next frequently asked question.
The Triple Helix aims to involve as many students as possible in the management and production of our journal nationwide to increase our educational impact. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact the chapter president at your university for more information on ways you can contribute and make an impact in our organization. If no chapter exists at your university, please contact our CEO at kevin.hwang@thetriplehelix.org for possible opportunities to start a chapter or to join our international management team.
We will do our best to accommodate students from non-chapter universities, but our resources (both human and financial) are aimed for those students who are affiliated with a chapter.
Can I submit an article to The Triple Helix if no chapter exists at my university?
If no chapter of The Triple Helix exists at your university and you are interested in publishing in one of our editions, please contact our Executive Editor-in-Chief at hq23@cornell.edu. We will do our best to accommodate your interest, but we cannot guarantee a publishing opportunity.
You can also submit your article to our E-publishing division and publish your article on our website. Articles on our website are viewed by the thousands of visitors we receive each week. Please contact the E-publishing Editor-in-Chief at kjn23@cornell.edu
A chapter exists at my university. Who do I contact in the chapter?
Contact the chapter President. Their contact information is listed on their chapter website or on the staff page under literary. If no chapter website exists, contact kevin.hwang@thetriplehelix.org for contact information.
Can only undergraduates participate in The Triple Helix?
The Triple Helix does not actively discriminate on the basis of age. Although the nature and primary purpose of our journal serves to educate undergraduate students (see Mission) on a variety of issues and experiences, we do not formally limit our membership and staff to undergraduate students. We will gladly consider interest in participation from high school students, graduate students, and others, and we will do our best to accommodate you in our educational mission.
I want to read a copy of The Triple Helix. Where can I get one?
If a chapter exists at your university, please contact the chapter president for a copy. If no chapter exists and you are interested in a hard copy, please contact our CEO at kevin.hwang@thetriplehelix.org and we will make every effort to mail you a copy. Alternatively, all of our issues are available in PDF in our archives for viewing.
What is the difference between the articles posted online on the home page of the website and the print edition of the journal?
Articles posted online on the home page of our national website are written on a more frequent basis by our E-publishing division. The E-publishing division consists of student writers and editors from all over the world who may or may not be affiliated with a chapter. The division reviews topics in academic journals and prepares brief news analysis of current events, all of which are posted on a bi-weekly basis on the home page throughout the year. These articles are shorter pieces written to stimulate discussion and dialogue on a more frequent basis. Feel free to submit responses to these articles to the editor at kjn23@cornell.edu. If you’re interested in joining the E-publishing division, please contact the E-publishing Editor-in-Chief at kjn23@cornell.edu
The print edition is currently published twice a year and consists of longer and more analytical articles meant to review and discuss issues in more depth. The print edition is also distributed at universities and also follows a more rigid schedule of literary deadlines.
How did The Triple Helix get started?
Please see our history.
How old is The Triple Helix?
The Triple Helix was founded in October 2004 by Kevin Hwang, then a sophomore at Cornell University. However, the organization did not begin considering national/international expansion until December 2004. As of this update, The Triple Helix as a national organization is 1 year and 7 months old.
Are all the chapters the same in terms of how they operate?
Each chapter maintains a great deal of autonomy and makes many decisions on their own. They receive close guidance and advice from the Regional Management Team and from other chapters in a collaborative manner on a fairly frequent basis. Most chapters do choose to operate similarly because it has been a proven model for success. However, each chapter varies slightly on issues such as management and the editing cycle.
Why does each chapter produce their own edition of the journal?
Each edition of our journal is half internationally standardized and half variable. The design, theme, cover, and certain national feature articles (qualified through a selection process) are standardized across every chapter’s issue. However, additional articles will vary across chapter editions.
Because our history has demonstrated an exceptionally large interest in participating in our organization, we have decided that the only way to reasonably accommodate this interest is to have each chapter publish their own edition of the journal while maintaining certain internationally standardized features.
We feel that our solution provides the perfect balance between a constructive international dialogue and inclusivity to achieve our deep and broad educational mission. Standardized international features across all editions as well as electronic access to all editions at every university provides the necessary structure for an international dialogue while including as many contributors as possible. Additionally, allowing each chapter to produce their own edition empowers them as real leaders developing real skills instead of being pawns in a larger organization. Local autonomy is an important component in reaching our mission and it provides a genuine sense of responsibility and satisfaction for one’s own accomplishments. Lastly, local editions can adapt to their own university, for example, by publishing certain articles analyzing campus-related issues.
If I have more questions not covered in the FAQ, who do I contact?
kevin.hwang@thetriplehelix.org