Undergraduate research journal

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Short description: Academic journal that publishes undergraduate student research

An undergraduate research journal is an academic journal dedicated to publishing the work of undergraduate research students. Such journals have been described as important for the professionalization of students into their academic discipline and a more substantive opportunity to experience the publication and peer review process than inclusion in the acknowledgments or as one of many authors on a traditional publication.[1] The model has been described as well established in the United States and as a potential extension to the traditional undergraduate dissertation written by students in the United Kingdom.[2] A case study of student participation in the journal Reinvention: A Journal of Undergraduate Research, found that the process challenges the "student as consumer" model of higher education.[3]

Examples

Many universities maintain such journals for their own undergraduates, such as the Beloit Biologist, a Beloit College publication that launched in the early 1970s.[4] Some scholarly societies also maintain venues for the dissemination of undergraduate research, for example as special sessions at academic conferences.[1] Non-institutional journals may be sponsored by professional societies — for example, the American Institute of Physics published the undergraduate-peer-reviewed Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics starting in 1981, with a temporary hiatus beginning in 2014.[5] The Journal of Young Investigators, which has received support through science-education grants from the United States National Science Foundation, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and Duke University, is managed primarily by undergraduates[6][7] and is regarded as innovative because students are involved in reviewing and editing papers for publication.[8] A similar model exists for the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research, published at Monmouth College since 2010.[9]

Variations on the model may accept work from even younger students; for example, the Journal of Emerging Investigators, managed by graduate students at Harvard University, publishes work by middle school and high school students under the guidance of a teacher or mentor.[10][11] In 2014, a JEI paper gained widespread international media attention for its recommendation that the United States government save money on ink by changing official fonts.[12]

Journals by topic

This is a list of notable peer-reviewed academic journals of undergraduate research. Undergraduate research journals listed should be published by accredited colleges and universities, professional associations, or notable independent academic publishers. Periodicals published by non-academic government entities should not be included.Journals previously published under a different name or by a different publisher should be footnoted.

Journals listed must be open to reviewing and potentially publishing the work of undergraduates from at least ten colleges or universities as this list is not a platform for providing information about institution-specific journals (journals that only publish the work of their institution's undergraduates).

The following is a partial list of undergraduate research journals, their dates of publication (when available), and their publisher or publishing institution, and ISSN(s) (when available).

Multidisciplinary

Science

  • Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal[19][14] (2006–present); published by Columbia University
  • Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science[20][14] (1998–present); published by Dartmouth College
  • Journal of Young Investigators[21][14] (1997–present); published by Journal of Young Investigators (ISSN 1539-4026)

Arts and Literary

English

History

International Studies

Mathematics

Music

  • Nota Bene;[29][14] published by Western University Canada (ISSN 1920-8987)

Philosophy

  • Episteme;[30][14] published by Denison University

Physics

Political Science and Government

  • Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics[32][14] (2001–present); published by Elon University (ISSN: 1556-2034); funded by Pi Sigma Alpha honorary society

Social Science

  • Student Spotlight [34][14] published independently by Student Spotlight

Criticism

The model of separate journals specifically for undergraduates has been criticized for several reasons. Such journals may not be indexed in common literature databases and publishing research in an undergraduate-only venue may make it difficult for others to find the work.[35] Concerns have also been expressed that the process could increase stress and competitiveness in undergraduate research.[36]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jungck, J. R.; Harris, M.; Mercuri, R.; Tusin, J. (1 March 2004). "Points of View: Should Students Be Encouraged To Publish Their Research in Student-Run Publications?: Undergraduates: Do Research, Publish!". Cell Biology Education 3 (1): 24–26. doi:10.1187/cbe.04-01-0022. PMID 22031793. 
  2. ↑ Walkington, Helen; Jenkins, Alan. "Embedding Undergraduate Research Publication in the Student Learning Experience". Oxford Brookes University. http://bejlt.brookes.ac.uk/paper/embedding_undergraduate_research_publication_in_the_student_learning_experi-2/. 
  3. ↑ Taylor, Paul; Wilding, Danny. "Rethinking the values of higher education - the student as collaborator and producer? Undergraduate research as a case study". University of Warwick. http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/433/2/Undergraduate.pdf. 
  4. ↑ Omans, Nathaniel (25 March 2014). "The Final Steps of Your Undergraduate Research Experience: Peer Review and Publishing". PLOS Blog. http://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2014/03/25/final-steps-undergraduate-research-experience-peer-review-publishing/. 
  5. ↑ "Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics". http://www.jurp.org/. 
  6. ↑ "Journal of Young Investigators". http://www.jyi.org. 
  7. ↑ Pollak, Michael (1999-02-17). "NOTEBOOK; On-Line Research Papers" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/17/us/notebook-on-line-research-papers.html. 
  8. ↑ Jenkins, Alan (2003). Reshaping Teaching in Higher Education: Linking Teaching with Research. Psychology Press. ISBN 0749439033. 
  9. ↑ "Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research – at Monmouth College". http://research.monm.edu/mjur/. 
  10. ↑ "About JEI". emerginginvestigators.org. http://www.emerginginvestigators.org/story. 
  11. ↑ Kelsey, Ilana; Pasquina, Lincoln (January 2015). "Next-generation training: publishing student scientists' research". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 36 (1): 3–5. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2014.10.004. PMID 25557143. http://www.cell.com/trends/pharmacological-sciences/fulltext/S0165-6147(14)00169-2. Retrieved 13 April 2015. 
  12. ↑ "Pa. Teen Says Typeface Change Could Save Millions". New York Times. AP. 28 March 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/03/28/us/ap-us-odd-typeface-saving-ink.html. 
  13. ↑ "History and Editors". http://www.ajuronline.org/about/. 
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 Looney, Lori. "Subject & Research Guides: Publishing Opportunities for Undergraduates: Home". Connecticut College. https://conncoll.libguides.com/c.php?g=1279044&p=9385837. 
  15. ↑ "Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research | Undergraduate Scholarship | Butler University". https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/bjur/. 
  16. ↑ "Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research – at Monmouth College". http://research.monm.edu/mjur/. 
  17. ↑ acmedu (2015-10-21). "Monmouth's Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research Seeks Student Papers" (in en-US). https://acm.edu/features/feature/619/. 
  18. ↑ "About the Journal | Canadian Journal for the Academic Mind". https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/CJAM/about. 
  19. ↑ "About the Journal | Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal". https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cusj/about. 
  20. ↑ "About – Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science". https://sites.dartmouth.edu/dujs/about/. 
  21. ↑ "What We Do". https://www.jyi.org/overview. 
  22. ↑ "About Mosaic" (in en). 2012-11-20. https://mosaiczine.com/about-mosaic/. 
  23. ↑ "The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | University of South Carolina". https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/tor/. 
  24. ↑ "About" (in en-US). https://columbiahistoryjournal.com/about-us-1. 
  25. ↑ "History" (in en). 2012-04-04. https://tuftshemispheres.org/about/. 
  26. ↑ "About" (in en-US). https://juis.global.wisc.edu/about/. 
  27. ↑ "About 1" (in en-US). https://www.uscir.org/about. 
  28. ↑ "About the Journal | Minnesota Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics". https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/mjum/about. 
  29. ↑ "About Nota Bene". April 4, 2023. https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/notabene/about. 
  30. ↑ "Episteme | Philosophy | Denison University". https://digitalcommons.denison.edu/episteme/. 
  31. ↑ "Journal of Undergraduate Reports in Physics (JURP)". 2018-02-27. https://www.spsnational.org/jurp. 
  32. ↑ "About the Journal » PSA Journal" (in en-US). https://www.psajournal.org/about/. 
  33. ↑ "About the Journal | Intersect: The Stanford Journal of Science, Technology, and Society". https://ojs.stanford.edu/ojs/index.php/intersect/about. 
  34. ↑ "Student Spotlight | Student Spotlight". https://www.studentspotlight.ca/p/about-us.html. 
  35. ↑ Siegel, V. (1 March 2004). "Points of View: Should Students Be Encouraged To Publish Their Research in Student-Run Publications?: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Undergraduate-only Journal Publications". Cell Biology Education 3 (1): 26–27. doi:10.1187/cbe.04-01-0021. PMID 22031794. 
  36. ↑ Gilbert, S. F. (1 March 2004). "Points of View: Should Students Be Encouraged To Publish Their Research in Student-Run Publications?: A Case Against Undergraduate-only Journal Publications". Cell Biology Education 3 (1): 22–23. doi:10.1187/cbe.04-01-0023. PMID 22031792. 



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