Resources

"The Undergraduate Research Commons is a portal showcasing outstanding published works authored by thousands of undergraduate students. The portal was built to provide greater visibility to the exemplary student works that universities and colleges are publishing. You’ll find only publications published by universities and colleges here."

"Undergraduate journals, and to a lesser extent undergraduate conferences, have received mixed reviews. Those who publish or sponsor them sometimes lack a clear conception of their purpose and I have too often heard faculty members say that an article worth publishing is worth publishing in a “real” journal. I have argued that there is a legitimate place for these journals and conferences and that the main reason that we tend not to take them seriously is that we don’t take them seriously. The following links get you to resources that are about undergraduate journals or conferences. Papers about how and why to use these venues, articles that assess the value of journals and conferences to undergraduates, assessments of their familiarity or reputation in the academic community — these are some of the many kinds of postings of interest to us on this page."