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Research Symposium Information

USFSP Research Symposium

17th Annual Student Research Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2020

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m

University Student Center Ballroom

Deadline for submission of student proposal and posters is Thursday, April 2, 2020.

USFSP Digital Archive

After the Research Symposium, continue to showcase you work in the USFSP Digital Archive in the Research Symposium’s Special Collection.

These collections in the USFSP Digital Archive contain papers, presentations, and posters that students have produced as part of the Undergraduate Research Symposium. It also contains background information and materials on past symposia. For information on how to submit to the collection, contact digcol @nelson.usf.edu or view HOW TO SUBMIT TO THIS COLLECTION

Undergraduate Research Journals

After submitting your research to be presented at the USFSP Student Research Symposium, consider also submitting your work to one of the following undergraduate research journals. Publishing your research allows you to share the results of your research with a wider audience and contribute new knowledge to your field. Having your research published also builds your CV/portfolio for graduate school or employment opportunities and serves as a networking opportuniy. Publishing your research may also allow you to acquire grant funding for additional research.

Journal of Undergraduate Research
"JUR is a peer-reviewed, undergraduate journal registered with the Library of Congress that accepts submissions of any subject, from any undergraduate institution. We receive hundreds of submissions for publication every year, from institutions ranging from small liberal arts colleges to international institutions. The review process for publication includes peer, graduate, and faculty referees, ensuring that the Journal publishes competitive material that follows the Journal’s standards for academic, creative, and passionate work." Submissions are always accepted.
American Journal of Undergraduate Research
"American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) is a national, independent, peer-reviewed, open-source, quarterly, multidisciplinary student research journal.” Graduate students and faculty are allowed as co-authors. Submissions are accepted anytime.
Apollon Digital Journal
Apollon is "an undergraduate ejournal in the humanities focused on producing annual issues of excellent, peer reviewed work from participating colleges and universities across a range of disciplines and embracing the array of intellectual approaches valued by humanistic inquiry. We maintain a broad definition of the humanities by including within our purview English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Music, Theater, History, Classics, Art History, Design, Philosophy, Religion, Peace and Social Justice Studies, Women's Studies, and regional studies, as well as papers from associated disciplines that engage in humanistic forms of inquiry such as qualitative and theoretical work in Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, among others."
Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research
"The Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research (BJUR) publishes original, scholarly research undertaken by undergraduates from any college or university. BJUR builds upon and strengthens Butler’s commitment to quality undergraduate research by providing an outlet for the publication of outstanding undergraduate scholarship across the humanities, social and natural sciences."
Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development
"Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development is the first student-founded journal of its kind. Its mission is to juxtapose different disciplinary approaches in order to confront challenges of sustainable development in an innovative and creative manner. The field of sustainable development is broad and can encompass a wide variety of topics, related to the environment, economics, politics, and social life. As an interdisciplinary journal, Consilience encourages its contributors to submit articles of relevance to many fields related to the study and practice of sustainable development. It also welcomes articles from students and other authors who have never previously been published in academic journals." Articles may take the following forms: scholarly articles, opinion pieces, field notes, and photo essays.
Inquiries Journal
"Inquiries Journal, formerly Student Pulse, is an open-access academic journal that highlights the work of students at the undergraduate level and above. The journal publishes work across a range of academic disciplines with a particular focus on the social sciences, arts, and humanities." Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
"International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the publication of outstanding scholarship by undergraduates and their mentors. The Journal accepts submissions of research articles, fiction, poetry, photography, videos, and other creative works from undergraduate students in all academic disciplines." Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
Reinvention: A Journal of Undergraduate Research
"Reinvention is an online, peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to the publication of high-quality undergraduate student research. The journal welcomes academic articles from all disciplinary areas and all universities. All articles undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by two or three anonymous referees. Reinvention is published bi-annually and only houses papers written by undergraduate students or papers written collaboratively by undergraduate students and academics."
Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research
The Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research is a "refereed, multidisciplinary, online undergraduate journal that will advance knowledge in new scholarly arenas by presenting intellectual and reflective work by undergraduates. We seek undergraduate contributions to the burgeoning academic conversation on service learning and community-based research." Submission deadlines January 15 and June 30.