Peersourcing is an innovative and experimental approach to undergraduate scholarship designed to provide students with a more authentic rhetorical situation for their research and writing. This goal is accomplished in two primary ways: first, students write for an authentic public audience and second, students engage in peer review in a way that resembles the practices of professional scholars.

Students in most typical required composition courses write for the teacher as their primary audience. Students enrolled in specially designated research exposure courses linked to the PIT Journal write not primarily for their instructor but instead write to and for other UNC students. Using the peersourcing submission stream, these students share their work with others to get feedback before going through the editorial review process; and students can read one another's work on this platform as well. When students read, rate, and review other submissions, they serve as a vital member of the audience for other undergraduate scholars drawn from across the campus community. Some of the peersourcing students are enrolled in required composition courses, others simply want to be part of an intellectual community of like-minded peers who see value in exploring and discussing the ideas produced by undergraduate scholars.