Purpose and Scope

    The Undergraduate Science Bulletin is a general science journal intended for a broad scientific audience. This journal publishes research reports, mini-reviews and short communications of research performed by UGA students. The journal will be published at the end of each semester as a forum for undergraduate research publications based on the premise that better communication among all disciplines of sciences will aid the student body of the University of Georgia.

Research Reports describe the results of original research of exceptional importance.

Mini-Reviews summarize or re-assess data and/or ideas in a given field. These articles are solicited by invitation, however individuals wishing to prepare such articles should contact the editor prior to submitting a manuscript.

Short Communications show novelty in the use or application of an established method or the development of a new or modified technique.

Editorial Policies

Submission and Review

    A University of Georgia faculty member must communicate manuscripts on behalf of a student to The Undergraduate Science Bulletin. The submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously. Manuscripts judged to be appropriate will be sent out for review. The reviewers are going to be faculty at the University of Georgia, familiar with the submitted research. If revisions are requested prior to the final decision, revised manuscripts must be received within three weeks or they will be treated as new submissions.

Journal Policies

I.    It is expected that the sponsoring faculty member has critically reviewed the manuscript and requested appropriate revisions if deemed necessary.
II.    Authorship should be limited to those undergraduates who have contributed substantially to the work. The corresponding author must have obtained permission from all authors for the submission of each version of the paper and for any change in authorship.
III. The University Intellectual Property Policy will be observed during the review and publishing process. If
requested, the Editors will coordinate all communication between the authors and the Office of the Vice-President for Research in order to review the manuscript for any proprietary information which would affect intellectual property rights of the University and/or a research sponsor.
IV. All authors and faculty members must disclose any commercial association that might pose a Conflict of Interest in connection with the manuscript. All funding sources supporting the work must be acknowledged.
V.    Supplementary Material: Supplementary Material (optional) provides a way to enhance papers in the Undergraduate Science Bulletin by proving additional substantive data. The Supplementary Material section is reviewed with the manuscript but instead of appearing in the printed version of the journal, it will be distributed via the journal's web site (http://bmbiris.bmb.uga.edu/tusb) at the time of publication. Supplementary material is referred to at the appropriate point in the text and cannot be altered by authors after papers have been accepted. This section may take the form of supporting figures, tables, datasets, derivations. Authors should express their interest in their cover letter to include supplementary Material with their manuscripts. In addition, Editors may suggest that part of the submitted data could be more suitably presented online to save journal space and to focus the article or aid color reproduction of the figures. (Details available on request from magyar@arches.uga.edu.)

Procedures for Submitting Manuscripts

    The name, address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the author and faculty member that is communicating the paper should be provided in the cover letter. The cover letter should also contain information of the project at hand, along with the student’s major and class. The Editors are always open to any questions or concerns not covered by established policy. The author(s)’s name and the sponsoring professor’s name and address should be in a footnote on the first page. Papers should be typewritten originals, and the greatest care should be given to the overall appearance of the typescript. Manuscripts can be up to five (5) pages with figures and references. An increase in this number must be requested and discussed in the cover letter. All manuscripts must be printed on 8.5 X 11" white paper, (single side printing only), double spaced, with 12 point letters, all margins on every page must be 1". The pages must be numbered clearly and cannot be stapled or folded. Only black ink is accepted.
    Two copies of the manuscript with references and figures plus a cover letter, one computer disk with the manuscript in a ASCII, Word or Word Perfect document on a PC formatted floppy, the completed copyright assignments letter from the publisher and classification of the paper shall be sent for submission to Peter S. Horanyi, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Building,UGA Athens, GA 30602.

All figures should be clear with figure legends on separate pages. All figures must be in TIF format if submitted on disk or hard copy must be provided.

Keywords: Authors are asked to consult the annual cumulative subject index of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta or the list of subject headings from Index Medicus for preferred synonyms and standard abbreviations. A maximum of six keywords should be selected and included with the submitted manuscript, not as part of the previous page requirement. American spelling will be used and plural terms avoided, where possible.

References: These will be numbered in square brackets, e.g. [6] or [6-8,10], in order of citation in the text. The list of references will be printed in numerical order at the end of the paper. The references to journal articles should contain the names and initials of all authors, year of publication in parentheses, title of the article, abbreviation of journal titles according to current practice, volume number and inclusive page numbers. Articles can only be cited as “in press” if a copy of the acceptance letter is attached at the time of submission. References to edited books should include the names and initials of the authors, year of publication in parentheses, title of the chapter, the title of book following “In:”, name and initials of the editor(s) in parentheses, volume, edition, inclusive page numbers and name and location of the publisher. No part of the reference should be underlined and ‘and’ should be used instead of ‘&’. Citation of ‘unpublished’ and ‘personal communications’ should be placed in the main text.
    For websites, after the [number] put the name of the website, the infomration acquired, then if it is a part of many pages, the homepage and its name the date of acquiring the data from the site, also include the last update of the site if possible. The two dates should be distinguished by putting “last updated:” then the date. (Do not label the visiting date and separate with a semicolon) if last updated is not available then ignore. Examples of Journals [1] books [2] and websites [8].
[1] Kucharczyk, R., Zagulski, M., Rytka, J., and Herbert, C. J., (1998) The yeast gene YJR025c encodes a 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid dioxygenase and is involved in nicotinic acid biosynthesis, FEBS Lett., 424, 127-130.
[2] Gompers, B.D. and Fewtrell, C.M.S. (1985) Molecular Mechanisms of Transmembrane Signaling, In: Mol. Aspects. Cell Regul. (Cohen, P. and Houslay, M. D. eds), Vol. 4., Pp. 377-409, Elsevier, Amsterdam, New York.
[8]. http://www.expasy.ch/cgi-bin/nicezyme.pl?3.2.1.4, cellulase; The Enzyme Data Bank, http://expasy.hcuge.ch/cgi-bin/enzyme-search-ca; 8/3/99
If software is used to reference, use FEBS Letters as the format.

Proofs will be read by the editors and will not be supplied to authors. The articles can not be altered after their acceptance. If an article is revised or changed in any way during the review process, this will delay the time of publication. Any material published in the journal can be used for non-commercial purposes providing that the original publication is acknowledged accordingly and the author’s approval is obtained. No special permission is needed from the Publisher, the University, or the Managing Editor.

Editorial matters can be taken up with Peter S. Horanyi at 542-3403, or magyar@arches.uga.edu, or at Life Sciences Bldg, Athens, GA 30602.