Undergraduate Research Journal Established

The Keystone Journal of Undergraduate Research (KJUR), a journal focused on undergraduate research, has been created and will interest faculty at Millersville who have students engaged in innovative research projects and who are searching for a suitable outlet for publication.

KJUR is designed to showcase outstanding scholarship of undergraduates attending Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities and serves as a means to foster scholarship of undergraduate students by providing them with an opportunity to publish their work in a statewide forum.

“Publication of one’s intellectual work is the desirable final outcome for anyone engaged in research work,” said Dr. Robert Vaillancourt, earth sciences. “Research results are of no use to society if they are kept locked up in your notebooks and never see the light of day. Publishing your results is great for your career, too, as it demonstrates perseverance by your ability to see a project through to its completion.”

Student authors are eligible to submit articles to KJUR if they have completed their projects under the direction of a faculty member when the authors were undergraduates. Students have up to one year after graduation to submit a manuscript to KJUR. Submissions can be made at any time. The anticipated publication of the inaugural print issue for KJUR is winter 2011.

“We’re hopeful that our first edition will include some interesting articles from some of Millersville University’s brightest students,” said Vaillancourt.

KJUR recently received an International Standard Serial Number from the Library of Congress for the journal’s online edition as well as its print edition. The first article was published online in September and additional articles will be published on the website after passing through a review process.

University faculty or students interested in publishing in KJUR should contact Vaillancourt, Millersville’s campus editor, in the earth sciences department, at 717-872-3294 or by email, at Robert.Vaillancourt@millersville.edu.