Volume 25: 2012

Peer Reviewed Papers
January 25, 2012

A Geometrical Interpretation of Bell's Inequalities
Taylor Firman
January 17, 2012

Effects of Catalyst Components on Carbon Nanotubes Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Tasha Adams

SDSS-II: Determination of Shape and Color Parameter Coefficients for SALT-II Model
L. Dojcsak

Anharmonic Oscillator Potentials:Exact and Perturbation Results
Floyd, Ludes, Moua, Ostle, and Varkony
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About JURP

The Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics (JURP) is a peer-reviewed, online journal of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) and Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honor society. JURP is devoted to archiving research conducted by undergraduate students in physics and its related fields, and is a vehicle for the exchange of ideas and information by undergraduate students. Papers in experimental physics, theoretical physics, or educational research in physics are welcome. Information for students wishing to submit manuscripts for possible inclusion in the Journal follows:

 

• Statement of ethics and responsibilities of authors submitting to AIP Journals

 

Editor

Dr. Dwight E. Neunschwander
Southern Nazarene University

Editorial Assistant:
Elizabeth Hook
American Institute of Physics, Education
Society of Physics Students & Sigma Pi Sigma

Eligibility

Each paper must be sponsored by a full-time faculty member of the department in which the research was done. This may be done two ways: (a) The faculty advisor may be listed as a co-author (and so identified), appearing last in the list of authors, or (b) the faculty member must express willingness to be acknowledged at the end of the paper.

Sponsorship

Each paper must be sponsored by a full-time faculty member of the department in which the research was done. A letter from the sponsor, certifying that the work was done by the author as an undergraduate and that the sponsor was willing to be acknowledged at the end of the paper, must accompany the manuscript if it is to be considered for publication.

Submission

Manuscripts may be submitted electronically (preferred), or a paper copy may be mailed to the Editor at the address below:

Elizabeth Hook, JURP Editorial Assistant
E-mail (preferred): ehook@aip.org

-OR-

Elizabeth Hook, Editorial Assistant
The Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics
Society of Physics Students
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740

For more detailed information on manuscript preparation, read Preparing a Manuscript for Publication, by Dr. Rex E. Adelberger, former editor.

Authors must include an email address (preferred) or telephone number where they can be reached. There are no submission deadlines, as JURP is published online. Papers are published to the website upon the completion of the peer review process.

Form

The manuscript should by typed, double spaced, on 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheets. Margins of about 1.5 inches should be left on the top, sides, and bottom of each page. Papers should be limited to fifteen pages of text in addition to an abstract (required, not to exceed 500 words), keywords (at least two), and appropriate drawings, pictures, and tables.

When writing your article, we ask that you keep in mind your audience. JURP is unique in that its audience is junior and senior physics majors. Keep this in mind when you write your article.We strongly encourage authors to pass their paper to a fellow physics major that is not in their research group to check the paper for clarity before it is submitted for publication.

Illustrations

All illustrations, figures, and tables should be computer-generated. They should also be of good enough quality that they can be resized appropriately.

Captions

A descriptive caption should be provided for each illustration or table.

Equations

Equations should appear on separate lines, and all equations should be numbered.

Footnotes

Footnotes should be typed and grouped together in sequence at the end of the manuscript.

Publication Information

The Journal is published online, with papers published as they are accepted. Selected articles from JURP may be featured in the SPS Observer, especially the summer printed issue, and possibly in Radiations, the official publication of the physics honor society, Sigma Pi Sigma. Those chapters designated as Sigma Pi Sigma Undergraduate Research Award winners are especially encouraged to submit articles.

History of the Journal

The Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics (JURP) began with the April 22-23, 1979, meeting of the SPS National Council in a recommendation of the Communications Committee, chaired by Dr. Rexford Adelberger of Guilford College. The Committee recommended the "establishment of a new publication devoted to student work." The 1980 Council minutes record, "If SPS is interested in pursuing this type of journal, there is a need to identify a potential editor who will make a relatively long term commitment...Dr. Askew mentioned that Dr. Adelberger was totally committed to this project and was to be suggested for the position of editor." In 1981, the AIP Executive Committee approved the founding of JURP, and Dr. Adelberger was named as its editor.

At the 1982 Council Meeting, JURP was described as the "newest AIP journal" with a small but enthusiastic subscriber base. By 1987, the SPS Executive Committee voted to make JURP an on-membership benefit for all SPS members, a step that was implemented in 1988. In 2002, JURP became an electronic journal.

After more than 20 years as its editor, in 2007 Dr. Adelberger retired from being JURP's editor, and the position was given to Dr. Dwight E. Neunschwander of Southern Nazarene University. Dr. Neunschwander still serves as the Editor for JURP.