Announcing a new online and print journal: Papers and Pub(lication)s: A Southeastern Interdisciplinary Journal of Undergraduate Research.
Papers and Pub(lication)s, a southeastern interdisciplinary journal of undergraduate research, has launched its inaugural issue. Papers and Pub(lication)s, or Papers and Pubs, is an online and print journal published by the University Press of North Georgia and supported by North Georgia College & State University’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities. It can be accessed through http://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/papersandpubs
During the 2011-2012 academic year, submissions from undergraduate students throughout the southeastern region were read and selected through a rigorous peer review process directed by the journal’s editors: Dr. Miriam Segura-Totten, Editor in Chief; Dr. Tanya Bennett, Humanities Editor; and Dr. Robb Sinn, STEM Editor.
The research topics of the finally-selected articles include eco-criticism, international economics, the Holocaust, African-American literature, sponge habitat, and elementary education. Their authors are undergraduates from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Davidson College, Hollins University, North Georgia College & State University, and Sewannee: The University of the South.
The mission of the journal is to promote student learning by disseminating undergraduate research and creative works that make an intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline or to applied practice. As Dr. Patricia L. Donat, NGCSU’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, writes in the first issue’s introductory Letter, “Papers and Pubs showcases some of the exceptional work of students who have conducted research as part of their undergraduate experience and who have benefitted from the mentorship and support of a dedicated group of advisors.”
The premier issue’s cover image showcases original artwork, entitled The Keyhole, by NGCSU Visual Arts student Tiffany McGrath. This image represents one of the journal’s main goals: to open doors and offer students life-changing opportunities. As Miriam Segura-Totten writes in her Letter from the Editor, “research experiences can help undergraduates learn more about themselves, discover how they can contribute to society, and get initiated in what could become their future career.”
The contents for the inaugural issue are as follows:
Letter from the Vice President of Academic Affairs
Patricia L. Donat PhD
Letter from the Editor in Chief
Miriam Segura-Totten PhD
Letter from the Humanities Editor
Tanya L. Bennett PhD
Letter from the STEM Editor
Robb Sinn PhD
Why Did the Trains Stop? The Two Year Cessation of Jewish Deportations from Slovakia
Anitra Van Prooyen, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Living in the Dark in Nepal
Raisha Kasaju, Hollins University
Ecology, Language, and Water/Land: Ambiguous Fenlands and Challenged Dichotomies of Enlightenment in Graham Swift’s Waterland
Camila Domonoske, Davidson College
Destruction as a Necessity for Creation in Ellison’s Invisible Man
Alyssa Sellers, North Georgia College & State University
Distribution and abundance of Ophiothrix suensonii on sponge vs. non-sponge habitat at Whale Shoals patch reef, Belize
Will J. Evans, Sewannee: The University of the South
Representing the Portrayal of Pilgrims in Elementary History Textbooks and the Myth of the Founding of the American Nation
Cecelia L. Parks, Hollins University
Papers and Pubswill begin accepting submissions for its second issue early in the Fall 2012. Students in the southeastern region and their faculty mentors may submit original work that has been presented at a conference, showcase, or capstone course either on their own campus or at a regional/national conference site. Original research papers are welcome from all departments and disciplines, including fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry (providing the creative work has been presented at a conference or in a class). Also welcome are original juried art works. All submissions will be reviewed by a faculty reviewer.
Submission guidelines and additional information about the journal and its scope can be found at:
http://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/papersandpubs/
Inquiries may be addressed to upng@northgeorgia.edu.