Bioscience Horizons – the national undergraduate research journal生物科学的视野–全国大学生的研究杂志.pptVIP

Bioscience Horizons – the national undergraduate research journal Dr Celia Knight Faculty of Biological Sciences Talk outline Journal aims How it started How it runs Evaluation Future prospects The journal as a learning tool Journal aims To showcase the skills potential of undergraduates and especially to future employers To make available the high quality research undertaken by undergraduates To act as a motivational and learning tool for future undergraduates To promote links between research and teaching and to acknowledge the achievements of high-achieving students, their supervisors and Universities How did it start? Oxford University Press saw Biolog-e on-line and approached me in 2006. They also contacted Jac Potter about Origin. OUP saw potential for a national journal in promoting their undergraduate skills publications. I saw potential in creating a new type of journal with the backing of a professional publishers that worked for the UK Bioscience academic community Creating the journal - 2006 Academic consortium established Celia Knight University of Leeds Martin Luck University of Nottingham Julian Park University of Reading Alison Fletcher University of Chester Jac Potter Trinity College Dublin Jonathan Crowe Oxford University Press Alan Jenkins Consultant Universities surveyed for support OUP and HEA mailing lists contacted 63 replies from 50 institutions Creating the journal Journal and process created, including legal agreements with OUP Journal publicised and departments invited (May) to nominate 1 or 2 max students (July) All nominations accepted Students submitted papers rewritten to standard journal format (end Sept) Papers sent for expert review Editorial Board meets (Dec) First revised submissions to OUP (Jan) Issue 1 published (March) Issue 2 published (May) University and student take-up University engagement has been good, involving ca. 50:50 pre-1992 and post-1992 Universities at each stage. Note