The
Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics (JURP) is
the journal of the Society of Physics
Students and Sigma Pi Sigma.
It is devoted to research work done by undergraduate students in physics
and its related fields. It is a vehicle for the exchange of ideas
and information by undergraduate students. Information for students
wishing to submit manuscripts for possible inclusion in the Journal
follows:
Eligibility
The author(s) must have performed all work reported in the paper as
an undergraduate student(s). The subject matter of the paper is open
to any area of pure or applied physics or physics related field.
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
Two copies of the manuscript, the letter from the sponsor and a telephone
number or e-mail address where the author can be reached should be
sent to the following address.
Dr. Dwight E. Neunschwander, Editor
The Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics
Southern Nazarene University
Department of Physics
6729 NW 39th Expy
Bethany, OK 73008
-OR-
E-mail: DNeuensc@snu.edu
For more detailed information on manuscript
preparation, read Preparing
a Manuscript for Publication, by Dr. Rex E. Adelberger, former editor.
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 (not to exceed 250 words) and appropriate
drawings, pictures, and tables. Manuscripts may be submitted on a
disk or as an e-mail attachment.
The files must be compatible with MicroSoft Word™ or PageMaker™.
Illustrations
Line drawings should be made with black ink on plain white paper.
The line thickness should be sufficient to be reduced to column format.
Each figure or table must be on a separate sheet. Photographs must
have a high gloss finish. If the submission is on a disk, the illustrations
should be in PICT, TIFF or EPS format.
Captions
A descriptive caption should be provided for each illustration or
table, but it should not be part of the figure. The captions should
be listed together at the end of the manuscript.
Equations
Equations should appear on separate lines, and may be written in black
ink. All equations should be numbered. We use EXPRESSIONIST™
to format equations in the Journal.
Footnotes
Footnotes should be typed, double spaced and grouped together in sequence
at the end of the manuscript.
Preparing
a Manuscript
A more detailed set of instructions and advice for authors wishing
to prepare manuscripts for publication in the Journal of Undergraduate
Research in Physics can be found at the back of each issue.
Publication
Information
The Journal is published online twice each academic
year, issue #1 appearing in the fall and issue #2 in the spring of
the next calendar year. There are two issues per volume. The
Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics is provided as a free
service to each member of the Society of Physics Students as part
of their annual dues.
Back
issues of print copies prior to 2002 may be purchased by sending $US
15.00 per volume to the editorial office.
