Eidos Journal

About Eidos

Eidos is a student-run journal and salon series bringing undergraduate work across the sciences, humanities, arts, and social sciences into conversation.

Plato and Aristotle at the center of Raphael’s School of Athens; Plato points upward while Aristotle gestures toward the world.

The Name

Eidos Means “Form.”

In ancient Greek, eidos can mean form or shape. In Plato, it also names the form through which something becomes intelligible. The name fits a journal that asks how different fields identify, describe, and argue about the same subject.

Why Eidos Exists

Different Fields, One Clear Conversation

Eidos gives undergraduates a place to compare how different fields approach the same question—and to show where their conclusions differ.

How We Edit

Selection Comes First

We accept work only when its central question, evidence, and argument are already strong enough to enter review.

Editors Give Focused Notes

Editors identify specific issues in evidence, structure, citations, and clarity. The author makes the revisions.

Revision Has Clear Limits

Accepted work goes through a limited number of revision rounds. If essential concerns remain unresolved, Eidos may decline to publish it.

Raphael, The School of Athens (detail), 1509–1511 · Vatican Museums · Public Domain

Our Team

Three students are currently building Eidos.

Anaya Lin

Founder

Jimmy Ouyang

Technology Lead

Jaclyn Hamai

Editorial Lead