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Prepare · Grow · Achieve

Official Launch

&Information Session

Wednesday Oct. 6, 2010

http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wurjhns/

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Our Credentials/Experience

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STUDENT

RUN

• A journal created and run by Western students for Westernundergraduate students and their research

PEER

REVIEWED

• All articles are reviewed by trained students and Facultymembers to ensure scientific integrity in everything published

OPEN

ACCESS

• The WURJHNS is available online and open to anyone and canbe found at http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wurjhns/

What is WURJHNS?

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Goals of WURJHNS

• Showcase research at the undergraduate level

• Encourage undergraduate publications

• Help students get research placements

• Integrate students into the research community

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Our Team• We have a diverse team from Biology,

Chemistry, Health and Medical Sciences

comprised of:

- 19 Undergraduate Students

- 23 Graduate Students

- 11 Faculty Reviewers

- 13 Faculty Correspondents

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The Peer Review Process

Submit yourarticle

Revise and

Re-SubmitPublish

Reject Article

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Is your article eligible?

The FIRST author of all manuscripts

submitted to WURJHNS must be an

undergraduate student at Western.

We Accept:

Original Research Articles

Review Articles

Students in the Field

Course work (Original Research)

Articles from Biology, Chemistry, Medical

Sciences and Health Sciences

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Why submit an article?

• Gain Publication Experience

• Disseminate Your Research Globally

•Open-Access Publication

• Recognized by Faculty Members andResearch Community

• Good Addition to Your CV When Applying

to Graduate/Professional School

• It is NOT a Difficult Process

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The Submission Process

• WURJHNS accepts articles on a rolling

submission basis

• This means you can submit your article

whenever you want during the school

year, starting today!

• Submission guidelines:http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wurjhns/

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Testimonial from an author:

“The WURJHNS provides an extremely valuable resource for

undergrad students. Without this avenue I would not have been

able to publish my first scientific manuscript, which otherwise

would have been merely another grade on my transcript. Instead,

our group was able to submit our manuscript to the journal for

publication. Through this process we were exposed to the

submission process for publication, as well as the review process,

revisions, and responding to reviewers. This experience has not

only helped my work as a graduate student but also strengthened

my curriculum vitae and scholarship application.”

-Chantelle Nielson

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Academic Affairs Committee

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Upcoming Events

Workshops on Finding (& getting)Undergraduate Research Positions

What will I learn?

- When and how to contact a Supervisor (ie. a Professor)

- How to create a cover letter and resume

- Typical responsibilities of an Undergraduate Research Student- What a research position can do for you

Workshop 1: Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010

Workshop 2: Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010Both workshops will cover the same material

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Upcoming Events

Poster Competition: An opportunityto showcase your research

A great chance to…

- broadcast your hard work

- gain presentation experience; very useful for national research

conferences- add credentials to your resume

- receive valuable feedback from respected faculty and your

peers

March 15 2011

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How can I get involved?

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A Big Thank You

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We look forward to receiving your articles!

Contact us:

wurjhns@uwo.ca

http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wurjhns/

SUBMIT!

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