Authorship of Scholarly Articles

Evidence of the beneficiary’s authorship of scholarly articles in the field, in professional journals, or other major media.

USCIS determines whether the person has authored scholarly articles in the field.

Examples of relevant evidence may include, but are not limited to:

• Publications in professionally-relevant journals; and
• Published conference presentations at nationally or internationally recognized conferences

In order to meet this criterion, the beneficiary must be a listed author of the submitted article or articles but need not be the sole or first author. The articles must be scholarly. In the academic arena, a scholarly article reports on original research, experimentation, or philosophical discourse. It is written by a researcher or expert in the field who is often affiliated with a college, university, or research institution. The article is normally peer-reviewed.