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Submission Guidelines

Original research articles, special feature articles, reviews of research produced by Emory undergraduates will be considered for publication. Specific guidelines should generally be followed to ensure proper consideration for publication. Your original manuscript might be read and edited by faculty, graduate students, post-doc fellows, or your peers. Any necessary changes must be fixed and returned by the author in a timely manner for consideration.

AUTHOR AGREEMENT FORM

A completed and signed author agreement form is required when submitting your manuscript. This form is your and your mentor's consent to publish your manuscript and to make sure that you are aware that many professional publications do not accept manuscripts or results that have been previously published. While EURJ is not a widely distributed journal, it is still advised that you and your mentor check and discuss the specific guidelines of other professional journals that you and your mentor might be interested in. The form will give permission for EURJ to publish your articles while allowing you to retain the copyrights to your work. Thus, EURJ will not be liable for any copyright infringements, plagiarism, or fabrication of data, or any other unethical actions committed by the author. It is strongly recommended that the author obtains the necessary consent of the mentor before producing the manuscript.

WRITING GUIDELINES

RESEARCH ARTICLE GUIDELINES

The original research manuscript should not be like a technical journal article. This will not only minimize conflict between professional publications and EURJ but also make it more appealing for the reader. Remember your audience! Your article will be read by mostly undergraduates (as well as scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines) and thus should be readable and comprehensible to anyone interested in the topic, regardless of their expertise. Yet, one should avoid devoting more than a few sentences towards the explanation of standard information that should be known to majority of the academia. Your manuscript should uphold a level of sophistication that represents the standards that Emory University strives to promote. For instance, it is tomfoolery to assume that the majority of academia will have an understanding of what is meant by the phrase ñcoarse-grain Monte Carlo simulations algorithms for matrix computation.î Such terms need to be clearly elaborated upon so that the pertinent research can be both understood and appreciated.

General guidelines are as follow:

• 1) Title: The title should, at once, adequately reflect upon the holistic nature of the idea behind the manuscript. The title should not be as generalized as to encompass myriad ideas. At the same time do not scare the reader away. Make the title appropriate yet appealing.
• 2) Abstract: A clear and concise yet engaging abstract that summarizes the author's research and conclusions. This section should be between 200-250 words.
• 3) Introduction: The manuscript should have a general introduction to the main topic of your paper. It should provide the necessary background information in order for the paper to be fully comprehensible. Include the purpose of your research, why it was conducted and what is important about it.
• 4) Methods section: Describe the main procedure used to perform your inquiry. Avoid listing out detailed step-by-step experimental procedures, but explain the main methods used and why that particular procedure was used as well as the advantages and disadvantages. This section should convey the general procedure behind the inquiry, yet any innovative techniques should be advertised yet not elaborated upon.
• 5) Results and Discussion: This section is the most important section of the manuscript; hence, this portion should be the most detailed. Do not focus too much on results; rather take this chance to examine the trends or implications in order to substantiate your conclusions. This is your opportunity to showcase the importance and fascination of your research. Your audience is more interested in the implications of the results and the conclusions you draw from them.
• 6) Conclusion. This relatively short section should be the closing paragraph of your manuscript. In few sentences, summarize the purpose of the study and the conclusions that you made. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the inquiry, so as to provide an insight into further studies. Though you already stated the importance of your inquiry in the introduction, here you are stating the importance of your findings and conclusions and their potential affect in your overall field of study.
• 7) Acknowledgement section: Include any relevant acknowledgements you would like to make.
• 8) References section: Make sure all references are cited within the manuscript at the end of the document. No footnotes are allowed. This section layout must follow EURJ Reference Guidelines. Failure to cite properly is a serious academic violation of Emory's Honor Code and will not be tolerated.
• 9) Please include pertinent illustrations, pictures, and graphs in order to make the article more visually appealing to the reader. Each figure should be labeled with an explanatory caption and must follow EURJ Figure Guidelines.
• 10) The manuscript should be no more than 3000 words (about 10 typed double-spaced pages). Special exceptions may be granted if there is difficulty in shortening the length. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief to obtain permission if this is a problem.
• 11) Include page numbers on each page submitted with your full name appearing only on the front page.
• 12) Complete and sign the Author Agreement form.
• 13) Submit manuscript via our online system

These guidelines are provided as a standard so that you have an idea of what the manuscript ought to look like. At the same time, this is your work. If you feel that the quality of your manuscript might be compromised due to the above guidelines, then feel free to make any minor changes to fit your expectations. Finally, the EURJ staff will work with you in order to create an article that suits our standards as well as yours, so feel free to submit what you think will work.

SPECIAL FEATURE ARTICLE GUIDELINES

The Special Features Section serves as a forum for scholarly discussion. The Special Feature Article topics are very broad. The only restriction is that the article provokes scholarly thought. This may concern an interesting view towards some current/historical event, a philosophical thought, or even a review of scholarly work/research (preferably conducted by Emory faculty/alumni)„anything that is of interest and involves an investigation or a great deal of thought. One interesting topic could be a psychoanalytical juxtaposition of political tyrants from both ancient and modern times, a review of America's research on alternate energy sources, an insight/survey into why drinking/smoking is so popular in college, or even Wal-Mart's effect on America. Your sources can come from published work or you might consider doing your own research (for instance, one might conduct surveys around campus or the city of Atlanta). Basically, this is the section to talk about an interesting question in a scholarly fashion.

• 1) This submission should be between 500-1500 words.
• 2) Complete and sign Author Agreement form.
• 3) Submit manuscript via e-mail our online system.

SPOTLIGHT GUIDELINES

This is an informal sub-section included within the Special Features Section to write about your personal account in your pursuit to obtain research experience. Talk about your current research proposal and what you are presently trying to accomplish in your research. Tell your story while providing information and background about your topic. Discuss your interest in this topic and how you found this particular research position. Give any advice to your fellow undergraduates who might be looking for research experience. This section does not require any results or conclusions. This section is ideal for students who have just started their research or do not have any concrete data/results. This area is also suitable for students who wish to publish their research experience in EURJ yet are not able to do so in the original research section due to copyright rules of other professional journals in which they plan on publishing.

• 1) This submission should be between 300-1500 words.
• 2) Complete and sign Author Agreement form.
• 3) Submit manuscript via our online submission system.

DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION

POST-SUBMISSION

After the submission of your manuscript, the section editors will contact you if any editing of the manuscript is required. These editing suggestions might be made by your peers, graduate students, post-doc fellows or even faculty and then relayed to you through the respective section editor. You will have a chance to include your input during this editing process. The section editors will work with you in order to produce a final manuscript that satisfies the expectations of both parties.

Once your manuscript has been approved for publication, the section editors will contact you once again informing you of your acceptance. Depending on the number and quality of research submissions, some research might only be published on the on-line version of the publication. The respective section editors, however, will inform you if this is the case.

RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2006

Near the end of the Spring semester, EURJ will be hosting a research conference for Emory undergraduates to present their research to the Emory community. Every student who has successfully published their research in EURJ is welcome to participate in the poster-board presentation. Exceptional publications will be invited to present their research on stage. Awards will be given out to the best presentations/research as judged by a panel consisting of the EURJ faculty board and Emory undergraduates.