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Undergraduate E-Journals:

Undergraduate E-Journals:. Dr Cheryl Hurkett, Prof Derek Raine Centre for Interdisciplinary Science Dr Mervyn Roy Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Leicester. Physics and Astronomy https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/ index.php / pst /issue/current. Natural Science

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Undergraduate E-Journals:

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  1. Undergraduate E-Journals: Dr Cheryl Hurkett, Prof Derek Raine Centre for Interdisciplinary Science Dr Mervyn Roy Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Leicester

  2. Physics and Astronomy https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/ index.php/pst/issue/current Natural Science http://www.physics.le.ac.uk/jist/ index.php/JIST/issue/current

  3. Motivation for this module: • Introduce students to professional (academic) scientific communication skills & the peer review process. • Enhance collaborative working skills. • Using scientific concepts outside the context in which they are initially taught. • Develop creativity, formulation of problems & mathematical modelling. • Media exposure: publications indexed on Google Scholar (etc)!

  4. Motivation for this module: • Introduce students to professional (academic) scientific communication skills & the peer review process. • Enhance collaborative working skills. • Using scientific concepts outside the context in which they are initially taught. • Develop creativity, formulation of problems & mathematical modelling. • Media exposure: publications indexed on Google Scholar (etc)!

  5. A Brief History

  6. A Brief History

  7. Current Formats • PST: 10 credits (~75 hours) in year 4 of the four-year MPhys degree • JIST: 5 credits (~38 hours) in year 3 of Natural Sciences degree, BSc & MSci + McMaster (Canada)

  8. Current Formats • PST: 10 credits (~75 hours) in year 4 of the four-year MPhys degree • JIST: 5 credits (~38 hours) in year 3 of Natural Sciences degree, BSc & MSci + McMaster (Canada)

  9. Student roles • Run in exactly the same way as a professional journal: • Author: write original, quantitative articles (1-2 pages). • Referee: critically review each others articles. • Editorial Board: review referee reports & make final decisions whether to publish or not. • Opportunity to work with the University Press Office: Writing a press release, podcast and/or short films (Physics) or being interviewed (Natural Science).

  10. Student roles • Run in exactly the same way as a professional journal: • Author: write original, quantitative articles (1-2 pages). • Referee: critically review each others articles. • Editorial Board: review referee reports & make final decisions whether to publish or not. • Opportunity to work with the University Press Office: Writing a press release, podcast and/or short films (Physics) or being interviewed (Natural Science).

  11. The Process Paper is published Referee reviews paper and submits a decision of accept/reject (etc) to the website along with a referees report explaining their choice Editorial board assigns referees to the paper Submit a paper to the journal website Editorial board considers all referee decisions Accept Reject Minor revisions Authors correct paper Author resubmits a new version of the paper to the website which addresses the points raised by the previous referees. Another round of refereeing is recommended; author is invited to submit a new version of the paper. Resubmit for review

  12. The Process Paper is published Referee reviews paper and submits a decision of accept/reject (etc) to the website along with a referees report explaining their choice Editorial board assigns referees to the paper Submit a paper to the journal website Editorial board considers all referee decisions Accept Reject Minor revisions Authors correct paper Author resubmits a new version of the paper to the website which addresses the points raised by the previous referees. Another round of refereeing is recommended; author is invited to submit a new version of the paper. Resubmit for review

  13. Examples of papers Natural Sciences: • Does Winnie the Pooh have a B12 Deficiency? • The Viability of coming in like a Wrecking Ball. • A Wild Magcargo Appeared! • Slapping Someone into Next Week • Can Nyan Cat Escape the Moon? Physics: • Relativistic Optics & Relativistic Optics Strikes Back • Harvesting the Gas Giants • Could Bruce Willis Save the Earth? • Trajectory of a Falling Batman

  14. Examples of papers Natural Sciences: • Does Winnie the Pooh have a B12 Deficiency? • The Viability of coming in like a Wrecking Ball. • A Wild Magcargo Appeared! • Slapping Someone into Next Week • Can Nyan Cat Escape the Moon? Physics: • Relativistic Optics & Relativistic Optics Strikes Back • Harvesting the Gas Giants • Could Bruce Willis Save the Earth? • Trajectory of a Falling Batman

  15. In the Press • http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/physics/physics-special-topics/news

  16. Going Viral!

  17. Marking • Assessed by the number and quality of referees reports, publications and press releases. • Points scaled to % at the end of module based on cohort’s overall submissions. Natural Sciences: • Papers = 0-3, Referee report = 0-1. • Referees reports marked by staff as the journal progresses. • Papers reviewed by staff at the end. Physics: • Submission = 1, Referee report = 0-1, Publication = 2, Press Release = 1-3. • Papers and press release re-reviewed by staff at end, simple ABCD grading. • +3 marks for A-graded papers, - 3 marks for D-graded papers (and -1 for reviews of these papers).

  18. Marking • Assessed by the number and quality of referees reports, publications and press releases. • Points scaled to % at the end of module based on cohort’s overall submissions. Natural Sciences: • Papers = 0-3, Referee report = 0-1. • Referees reports marked by staff as the journal progresses. • Papers reviewed by staff at the end. Physics: • Submission = 1, Referee report = 0-1, Publication = 2, Press Release = 1-3. • Papers and press release re-reviewed by staff at end, simple ABCD grading. • +3 marks for A-graded papers, - 3 marks for D-graded papers (and -1 for reviews of these papers).

  19. Feedback from students Was quite fun Was quite time consuming • The module has helped me: 1. Understand more about science publishing 2. Practice transferable skills 3. Induction was useful 4. Instructions were useful 5. Web site guidelines were useful 6. Regular e-mail updates were useful 7. Academic support was available 8. Science Communication session was useful 9. Good that work is available worldwide It prepared me for publishing during my PhD Good experience The panel was particularly impressed by the Journal of Special Topics… The finished journal was found to be very impressive… …a valuable piece of work that the students could show prospective employers

  20. Feedback from students Was quite fun Was quite time consuming • The module has helped me: 1. Understand more about science publishing 2. Practice transferable skills 3. Induction was useful 4. Instructions were useful 5. Web site guidelines were useful 6. Regular e-mail updates were useful 7. Academic support was available 8. Science Communication session was useful 9. Good that work is available worldwide It prepared me for publishing during my PhD Good experience The panel was particularly impressed by the Journal of Special Topics… The finished journal was found to be very impressive… …a valuable piece of work that the students could show prospective employers

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