• MSURJ Volume XVII

      Authors, congratulations on your fantastic articles! Thank you for your time, effort, and scientific rigour.

    • What is MSURJ?

      When the McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal (MSURJ) launched in Fall 2005 as a student-run initiative to promote and support undergraduate research, it was one of North America’s first peer-reviewed journals devoted to undergraduate work. The journal offers undergraduate students from any university the unique opportunity to publish their findings to the research community.

      Writing

      The journal distinguishes itself with its rigorous editorial process; we hold our articles to a high standard of scientific acumen and writing quality: each incoming submission is first revised by our student editorial board. Qualifying articles are then submitted to our peer-reviewers, professors, and graduate students who hail from universities all over the world.

      Editing

      Our diverse editors, united by the mandate to promote undergraduate research, are involved in all journal operations, from soliciting research articles to coordinating the peer-review process and launching the journal. We encourage anyone with strong writing and editing skills and an academic interest in science to apply in the Fall semester of the school year.

      Events

      In addition to providing students with the opportunity to participate directly in the publication process, MSURJ is always looking for ways to encourage student involvement in all things research. In the upcoming school year, we will be hosting a new array of scientific activities to the McGill community ranging from R-workshops to research seminars.

        

      For more information on our upcoming events, please like us on Facebook

    • Peer-Review Process

      The steps to publishing with MSURJ.

      1

      MSURJ Editorial Board Review

      All received submissions are first read and evaluated by the MSURJ editorial board, on the basis of the publication criteria. Rejected submissions are returned to the authors, with a point-form evaluation of the manuscript if requested.

       

      2

      Peer-Review

       

      The short-listed articles undergo the peer-review process. Copies of the manuscript are sent to the selected reviewers, who are knowledgeable professors or graduate students in the given field. Upon receipt of the reviews, the comments are combined with those of the editorial board to reach a decision of the article’s suitability for publication.

       

      3

      Conditional Acceptance or Rejection

      The conditional publication decision, comments from reviewers, and, if requested, a point-form evaluation of the article justifying the decision are forwarded to the author. In order for publication of the article to proceed, outstanding issues in the manuscript must be amended in accordance with the recommendations and resubmitted.

    • Write for the Abstract

      The Abstract is MSURJ’s popular science blog where we publish informal articles on anything science related, including personal McGill science experiences. Those interested in sharing their passion for science are encouraged to submit!

       

      Please submit your articles to msurj.media@gmail.com.

    • Editor Applications Now Closed!

      Thank you to all who applied and we will get back to you shortly!

      Please include a completed pdf of the below form and a copy of your CV into a zip folder titled "(Last name)_(First name)_MSURJ", and email it to applymsurj.sus@mail.mcgill.ca

    • Contact Us

      McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal
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      Montréal, QC H3A 2K6

      Email: msurj.sus@mail.mcgill.ca

      P. 514.398.6979 | F. 514.398.6766 (Science Undergraduate Society)

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