Support for
Papers & Abstracts
Research involving:
Vertebrate Animal or Human Subjects
Requires VERY specific approvals and statements in the paper identifying these approvals. See JSHS' rules for more information.
Standard Organization of a Research Paper:
Each on their own page, in the following order:
Cover Page (Project Title, Student full name, School full name and address)
Acknowledgement page (major assistance, funding, and source of samples)
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of FIgures
Body of the Research Paper- Starts on a new page, but then flows from section to section without starting a new page (must be double spaced):
Introduction (includes Review of Literature)
Statement of Purpose/ Question
Hypothesis
Materials & Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Each on their own page, in the following order:
Appendices
References/ Literature Cited
Statement of Outside Assistance
Abstracts- Student Presenter Guidelines from JSHS
"Preparing Your Abstract:
The abstract should accurately convey the essential nature of the research conducted and the most significant conclusions reached. A further purpose of the abstract is to attract the interest and curiosity of the non-specialist reader and thus encourage exchange, discussion, and elaboration between various authors and between authors and readers.
Content:
What you did, how you did it, what it means, why you did it and what you found.
Citing of experimentation completed by submission date (anticipated experimentation or results should not be included.
Reference to a specific procedure should be restricted to a description of the process employed.
State results, conclusions or findings clearly and concisely.
Credit any financial sponsorship at the end of the abstract: “Research supported by …”
Formatting:
250 word maximum, 1-inch margins, keyed in 12-point font (Times New Roman). Abstracts must be adequate in length but not exceed these specifications."
Example Abstract from JSHS on a paper titled: Genetic Transformation of Sweet Potato
Sweet potato is considered the sixth most important food crop in the world and has high nutritional value for humans. However, pests, diseases and environmental factors prevent the crop from reaching its maximum agricultural potential. Improvement of the sweet potato is highly limited by conventional breeding methods. Recombinant DNA technology offers a means for manipulation of the sweet potato genome to integrate valuable traits. Critical parameters of the electroporation (voltage of current and digestion of cell wall) and particle bombardment (helium pressure and gold particle distribution) were examined for efficient DNA transfer. Electroporation resulted in less damage and higher recovery of tissue after DNA delivery compared to particle bombardment. Transformed cells were identified with two marker genes: Beta-glucoronidase (GUS) and Green Florescent Protein (GFP). Cells expressing GFP were easily identified due to uniform protein distribution, and allow the monitoring of the cell development pattern, unlike cells expressing the GUS gene. Using the optimized conditions derived from the present study, sweet potato can be genetically improved for increased crop productivity and nutritional value.