Please direct any questions not covered on our website to the Editor-in-Chief: drricket@iusb.edu
1. Why submit my work to the URJ?
2. Who can submit to the URJ?
4. Can I have a co-author
for my work?
5. When is the deadline for
submissions for the 2008-09 year?
6. May I request an
extension for submitting my paper?
7. What are the selection
criteria?
8. How will I know if my
work has been accepted?
9. What style should be used for submissions and
citations?
10. Can I make revisions to
my work after it has been submitted?
12. In general may I submit to
the URJ and to any other journal?
13. I would like to serve as
an editor. How do I join the Student Editorial Board?
14. Where do the hard copies of the Journal get distributed?
Why submit to the
URJ?
Conducting research is one of the most rewarding ways to contribute to your field’s academic community. As a student going through the process of research, from initial ideas to actual data collection and analysis, publication is the final step in gaining the recognition you need for your work. In addition, publishing will help you gain insight into the professional world of your individual field, and it prepares you for further work at the graduate level. It is also an excellent way to add to your curriculum vitae or resume when applying for professional positions. The presence of an undergraduate research journal on campus also reinforces IU South Bend's status as a major research university and helps in it's accreditation.
Any student who has completed undergraduate research or a mentor-based program or fellowship can submit to the URJ. We accept and encourage submissions from all the schools at IUSB. The work must be approved by a faculty mentor prior to submission.
Submissions are best made via
email. The text should be in a word document containing the title page and
manuscript body. All graphics and should be high reslution to ensure quality printing and should either appear in the document or contain instructions as to where in the document they should be placed.
Can I have a co-author for
my work?
Yes. In fact, most papers do. The
co-authors may be fellow undergraduates, graduate students, or the faculty
mentor.
When is the deadline for
submissions for the 2008-09 year?
The deadline for the next volume is still to be determined, however, you can submit your research at any time.
May I request an extension
for submitting my paper?
Accommodations may be made for
late submissions. If you would like to submit your paper after the deadline,
please contact the editor in advance so that we can get it included in time.
What are the selection
criteria?
The URJ aims to publish the best of undergraduate research in each Issue. It is expected that the article should convey the subject matter as clearly as possible and keep terminology to a minimum. the editors read each submission first for both substance and clarity. We ask if the paper poses a research question that is investigated with both data and argument. We see if the author arrives at valid conclusions given the data and evidence presented. For a statement of expectations on each piece of a research paper, see the suggestions for the submission of a research paper page. Research papers are evaluated specifically according these criteria.
How will I know if my work
has been accepted?
You will be notified via email
that your paper has been accepted for publication.
What
style should be used for submissions and citations?
Authors should format their work according to the appropriate style (APA, MLA or Chicago) in their disciplines. The principal aim is to standardize the use of references and citations.
Can I make revisions to my
work after it has been submitted?
Submitted papers should be
complete in their entirety. If there are items that need clarifying or you would
like to make minor changes, please contact the editors as soon as possible so
that the changes can be included. Due to time constraints with publishing,
revisions cannot be guaranteed.
My mentor would like to
submit our paper to a professional journal. May I still publish in the URJ?
No. Some universities allow this,
and others do not. While this is an ongoing concern with copyright ownership,
our recommendation is that you submit a
summarize or shortened version of your work to the URJ. You can then expand or
add to your original work and publish the more
detailed paper in the professional Journal.
In general may I submit to
the URJ and to any other journal?
Again, no. if you think there may be a conflict between publishing your article
in a professional journal and our Journal, we encourage you to
make minor changes or lengthen your work into a larger article. This allows you to publish the more
detailed paper in the professional Journal.
I would like to serve as an
editor. How do I join the Student Editorial Board?
The URJ would be pleased to have you on it's staff! Please contact the editor-in-chief to see what positions you can fill. A copy editor is responsible for providing commentary and review on an article. Layout editors are responsible for the overall look of the journal, and the most needed positions are often referees. Referees simply review submissions to verify that they are unique and novel ideas worth publishing. All editing is done in conjunction with other editors and the editor-in-chief.
Where do the hard copies of
the Journal get distributed?
The URJ is
distributed to the student body, faculty, and administrators at the end of the
Spring Semester. They can be picked up at most tables on campus.
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