curca and the university press of north georgia presents: the art of creating an undergraduate...
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CURCA and The University Press of North Georgia Presents:
The Art of Creating an Undergraduate Research
Journal
TODAY, WE WILL TALK ABOUT:DEVELOPING AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNALWhy do you want to start an undergraduate research journal?What is the journal going to look like?When is the right time to start an undergraduate research journal?
GROUP COLLABORATION DISCUSSION (10 minutes for people to brainstorm. 10 minutes for general conversation.)Those who are interested in starting an undergraduate research journalThose who are in the process of starting an undergraduate research journalThose who already have an undergraduate research journal
SETTING UP A SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNALMission/VisionSubmission requirements and review guidelinesTimeline
PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS AS AN EXAMPLE
WHYSTART AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
JOURNAL?
WHATIS THE JOURNAL GOING TO LOOK LIKE?
WHENIS THE RIGHT TIME TO START A JOURNAL?
HOWDO YOU GO ABOUT STARTING A
SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH JOURNAL? ?
WHY?
Why do you want to start an
undergraduate research journal?
Design
Mission
Vision
WHAT?Interdisciplinary Regional
Open Access
Web-Based
Post-Publication Review
HOW TO SHAPE YOUR JOURNAL
“In House” VS Regional VS National
In Print VS Digital
Single Discipline VS Interdisciplinary
Possible Competition
Researchers to Explore the Competition
WHEN?When support from the administration and
leadership is present.
When there is a need for this type of journal.
When at least part of the existing infrastructure necessary for the journal is
in place.
GROUP COLLABORATION AND DISCUSSIONThinking of Starting a Journal:Do you have the resources to start a journal right now?
If so, what are some key resources that will help you do this?If not, what do you need?
How might you build up an infrastructure from what you have currently in place?What needs would a journal fill for you?
Why?How?
Are in the Process of Starting a Journal:Do you have all the support and infrastructure in place already?
If not, what are some challenges you have faced in the process of starting the journal?What resources might you develop and how?Who is your target audience?
Why?How will you reach them?
Is the journal sustainable in terms of indirect and direct costs/resources?
Have a Journal Already in Place:What were some challenges you faced when starting an undergraduate research journal?What are some of the best practices that helped you establish a journal?What would you do differently?What audience(s) does it serve?How does the scholarship contribute to respective research fields?How do students and faculty mentors benefit?How is the faculty mentor’s work evaluated in annual review?
HOW TO SET UP A SUCESSFUL JOURNAL
Walk in the submitter’s shoes.
IMPACT FACTORS
VISION
GUIDELINES
IMPACT FACTORS
TIMELINE
IMPACT FACTORS
WHY DID WE GO WITH BEPRESS?
PEER REVIEW OPTIONS
Bepress is the one we’ve used. Other peer review management systems that are available are Temple Peer Review Manager (http://peerreview.temple.edu/), Scholar
One (http://scholarone.com/about/), and Rapid Review (http://www.cadmus.com/online-submission-and-manuscript-tracking.htm)
Why do you want to start a UR journal?
What will the journal look like?
When is the right time to start a journal?
How do you go about setting up a UR journal?
List the motivations for creating a UR journal:
Use motivation on the left to craft a vision of the journal:
Do you have the resources/infrastructure/need
necessary? List the infrastructure that is available or that could be ‘repurposed’:
Mission/vision of journal based on the “Why” and “What” columns:
List the infrastructure/leadership support/resources needed:
Incorporate important “impact factors” into the submission and review process. What is a reasonable timeline for the publishing process? How will the workflow and milestones be established? Who will manage production?
BEST PRACTICES AND CONCLUSIONS
RESOURCES FOR JOURNALS Papers & Publications http://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/papersandpubs/
How to start a peer reviewed journal pkp.sfu.ca/files/OJS_Project_Report_Shapiro.pdf
Texas Digital Library http://www.tdl.org/journals/
Bepress http://www.bepress.com/
Temple Peer Review Manager http://peerreview.temple.edu/
Scholar One http://scholarone.com/about/
Rapid Review http://www.cadmus.com/online-submission-and-manuscript-tracking.htm
Undergraduate Journals and Publications http://www.cur.org/ugjournal.html
THANK YOU!
CONTACT USDr. Miriam Segura-Totten
Matthew Pardue [email protected]
Dr. Bonnie Robinson [email protected]