Journal of Undergraduate Research (JUR)

The Journal of Undergraduate Research is open to all undergraduates!

Check out the latest issue of JUR!

About JUR

Focus and Scope

UFJUR is published once per year. UF JUR gives scholars a voice for their research in the arts and humanities, social, behavioral, education, STEM and medicine. Students submit their work with faculty/mentor approval.

Peer Review Process

Each paper goes through a double blind peer-review process with experts in the discipline of the article topic. If the article is selected, the author will be asked to submit a revised version of the work before being accepted for publication. For this reason, it is important that authors provide up-to-date contact information.

Publication Frequency

This journal is published once a year in the fall. Submissions open on March 1st and are due on April 1st of any given year.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Journal History

UF JUR publishes one issue per year. Current undergraduate students from all majors who work with a faculty mentor are welcome to submit their article for publication.

Submission Guidlines

JUR Submission Workshop

In January of 2020, CUR along with the former JUR Editor, Michelle Leonard, conducted a workshop on how to submit to JUR. Please watch the video below to learn about the submission process.

Watch the 'How to Submit to JUR Workshop' Video Here!

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission’s compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The author must use the UFJUR template, and adhere to the APA format. Graphics, including figures and tables, should appear within the manuscript rather than at the end. All graphics, including figures and tables must be in JPEG format; 300 DPI; maximum 1000 pixels wide x 2600 pixels high. Captions with credits must be included for each figure, and all tables labeled. All citations must be complete in text and in the bibliography. All copyrighted issues must be settled.
The author has removed any identifying information in the paper. Do not include your name or that of any authors or faculty mentor on the article submission.
Faculty Mentor Approval Form is completed by the faculty/mentor. This form is uploaded in the 'Other" field when submitting your research article. Note: The faculty's department information is required. Be sure the boxes must be checked.
If submitting to another journal, verify the journal will accept a submission already published in UF JUR. If your work is previously published, you must notify the UFJUR prior to submission.
Failure to follow all author submission guidelines will result in the article being declined. If the article is accepted, the author must adhere to the deadline for revisions. The editor has the final approval of all articles.
The author must submit article in Word as a .doc or .docx
Use 3rd person when writing the article

Author Guidelines

Eligibility

Any undergraduate student at the University of Florida may submit a paper to UF JUR. To be eligible for publication, the research must be faculty mentored.

Types of Papers

UF JUR publishes original work only, including scholarly research papers as well as fine and performing arts projects that are accompanied by a project summary addressing, among other issues, influences, process/methodology, technique, and impact. Reviews are not accepted.

Length

Papers should be between 1500 and 4000 words, including references and abstract. There is no limit on the number of figures and tables in a paper, though their placement and quality must conform to UF JUR guidelines.

Format

For manuscript formatting (margins, fonts, headings, labeling and construction of figures and tables, etc.), use of the UF JUR template is required. (NOTE: ignore the template header for author name. This task will be completed during copy-editing.)

Graphics, including figures and tables, should appear within the manuscript rather than at the end. All graphics, including figures and tables must be in JPEG format; 300 DPI; maximum 1000 pixels wide x 2600 pixels high. Captions with credits must be included for each figure, and all tables labeled.

All citations must be complete in text and in the bibliography.

NOTE: The template is justified and the instructions state left aligned. Either is fine and will be fixed during the copy editing phase.

All copyrighted issues must be settled.

Author Registration Tutorial

https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/learning-ojs/en/authoring

Deadlines

Papers may be submitted beginning March 1. The final deadline to submit a paper is April 1. Papers submitted outside of this window will not be considered for publication.

Copyright Notice

Some journals stipulate that submitted articles cannot be under consideration for publication or published in another journal. The student-author and mentor have the option of determining which journal the paper will be submitted to first. UF JUR accepts papers that have been published in other journals or might be published in the future. It is the responsibility of the student-author and mentor to determine whether another journal will accept a paper that has been published in UF JUR.

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