Founded in 2012 by Ms. Shuangli (Lily) Su with the goal of advancing research in the social sciences, Untested Ideas (UI) Research Center provides the researchers and scholars worldwide with resources, grants, and academic exchange platforms and channels through research interest sections, funded research projects,annual conferences, training workshops, and publications.

UI Research Center serves the social sciences researchers and scholars in the world and aims to promote advanced and cutting-edge research methodology, publish investigations on new and untested ideas, and disseminate research findings that make original and significant contributions to the social sciences.

UI Research Center publishes a variety of works including scholarly journals, books and monographs, conference proceedings, and occasional papers. Currently, UI Research Center publishes six international blind peer-reviewed refereed journals: Language and Communication Quarterly (LCQ), Leadership and Policy Quarterly (LPQ), International Journal of Education and Culture (IJEC), International Journal of TESOL and Learning (IJTL), International Journal of Social and Educational Rankings (IJSER), and China-US Education (CUED). LCQ, LPQ, IJEC, and IJTL are published quarterly in March, June, September, and December. IJSER is published semi-annually in March and September. CUED is published bi-monthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December. Please see the instructions page for further information.