URJ-UCCS
Supporting the Urge to
Research
WHAT IS THE URJ-UCCS?
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The Basics:
Open access (aka freely available online)
y Publishes high quality undergraduate research
across the campus
y Currently uses a “faculty” review process
y Completely online
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http://ojs.uccs.edu
The History:
First issue published in Fall 2008
y Published 6 issues featuring 33 undergraduate
papers
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SCREEN SHOT OF URJ-UCCS WEB SITE
The URJ-UCCS website is built using the Open Journal Systems software which
provides most of the functionality of the site. The site serves as the journal’s web site
and also contains a management system so all the work is done online.
BENEFITS OF THE URJ-UCCS
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Benefits for undergraduates as authors
Great experience for resume
y Makes research available via major web search
engines like Google and Google Scholar
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Improved web presence
| Prospective employers and grad. schools look for
| Sharing your knowledge and research!
| Don’t let your hard work go to waste
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This research is being used! Some URJ-UCCS
articles have been downloaded over 500 times!
WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
THE URJ-UCCS?
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Improving the journal
Overhaul current journal practices
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More student ownership
Redesign journal web site?
Make the journal more accessible to the students
Honors Students participation
Involved with the publishing process
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Take over editorship?
URJ-UCCS governance by the students
GETTING INVOLVED
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Roles required to publish a journal
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Editor(s?)
Reviewers
Copy Editors
Layout Editors
Advertising & Marketing
Other possible roles:
web/graphic designer?
y journal committee?
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Contains the most responsibilities.
Time commitment depends on the
journal.
EDITOR’S ROLE
Regular leader(s) that oversees the process of
putting an issue together
| Works with the other roles to complete editorial
and layout editing tasks
| Usually does the final reviewing of papers
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* There can be several editors (see chart below)
Head Editor
Social Science
Section Editor
Science Section
Editor
Reviewers
Humanities
Section Editor
REVIEWER’S ROLE
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Reviewers report to an editor and
review a paper within a deadline.
Time commitment tends to be a few
hours per issue.
Reviews papers assigned to them by an editor
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Note: Reviewers typically have formal guidelines to
critique paper on. These formal guidelines will come
from the editor.
Proofreads
| Judges the acceptability of the paper for
publication
| Recommends edits as necessary
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These are the most technical
aspects of journal publishing.
Requires attention to detail.
ADDITIONAL ROLES
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Copy Editors
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Checks for any typos
Verifies all requirements
are met for publication
Requirements are determined
at the publication level, but in
general involve:
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Works Cited
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Proper citations
throughout the paper
3.
Abstract
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Layout Editors
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Format the paper for
publication
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Usually requires
converting a MS Word
document to PDF
Formatting tables, charts
and images as necessary
Produce the finalized
version of the article for
publication
ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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Advertising to
Readers
Awareness campaign
in the University
y Promoting the journal
off campus
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This is a huge process in the
beginning, but after an official
campaign is set up, it requires
much less work.
Marketing to
prospective authors
Identify potential
authors or classes
y Working with
potential authors
(getting them through
the submissions
process)
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The Library will assist in the
technical maintenance of the
software and web site as well as
provide advising as necessary.
OTHER POSSIBLE ROLES
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Web/Graphic
Designers
Redesigning the
journal web site
y Research and
experiment with new
features to add
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Journal Advising
Committee
Advise the
creation/redrafting of
journal policies
y Oversees the Editor
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HOW THIS BENEFITS YOU
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Excellent experience in publishing
Great for continuing education (grad. school+)
y Management/leadership experience
y Resume builder (how it differentiates you from
others)
y Credit for your work!
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Promoting undergraduate research
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Networking with other students and faculty on
campus
GETTING STARTED
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Officially start in Fall 2010
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Preliminary work?
What needs to get done:
Meeting to confirm interests
¾ Assigning/Voting for roles
¾ Training/Introduction to the system
¾ Start working on an issue
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COMMENTS/QUESTIONS?
CONTACT INFORMATION
Tabatha Farney
Web Services Librarian & URJ-UCCS Manager
tfarney@uccs.edu
719-255-3079
Check out the journal at:
http://ojs.uccs.edu