1. Scientia Interest Meeting
Welcome!
Scientia Interest Meeting

2. Baylor University’s Undergraduate Research Journal in Science
What is Scientia?
Baylor University’s Undergraduate Research Journal in Science
& Technology
Our Mission Statement:
“Scientia shall provide a professional platform upon which undergraduates of Baylor University are able to publish personally conducted and outstanding research in the areas of biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and technology.”
AKA: A journal that you can publish your work in
Talk about when it started (Spring 2014),
its goals (highlight research done at Baylor, help students get exposed to scientific writing, etc)
Also in the process of getting indexed, so we will have an ISSN and an online version of each article that you can access!

3. Benefits of Publishing in Scientia
Share knowledge with the world
Experience the process of publishing in a scientific journal--Get published!
Build stronger relationships with your mentor and members of your lab
An experience to discuss at length in your graduate and professional school interview
For a lot of classes and labs, you have to make a poster/write an article anyway (for credit,etc), so you might as well publish it and put it on your CV!

4. Submitting to Scientia
We accept:
Original Research Articles
Review Articles
Abstracts
Fields of Study Included:
Neuroscience and Psychology
Clinical
Biology
Biochemistry and Chemistry
Physics
Engineering
Computer Science and Bioinformatics
Math
Statistics
Looking for diversity in this issue, so when in doubt, submit

6. December 1st – January 28th
When can I submit?
Submissions are accepted between:
September 28th – December 1st
December 1st – January 28th
Greater chance of acceptance if you submit during the first submission window

7. Submission Process Walk-Through
ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AS WE GO THROUGH

8. Google “scientia baylor”
Click on the first option

9. Link will be here

12. After Submitting Responses: Accepted Rejected Editing process:
Meet with the editorial board to refine your submission
Sent to professors and deans of the College of Arts and Sciences
Have your mentor from Baylor fill out a PI Approval Form
If you completed your research outside of Baylor, ask the professor who was a reference yours to sign the form.
talk about how the editing process will work, we have 7 editors on the team, will meet with you at least once to go over revisions, and then sent to professors and deans for final review

13. You will receive an within a week of your submission letting you know that we have received the submission.

14. If you do NOT receive such an email within 7 days of submitting:
CHECK that you really did submit (on the Jot Form)
If you did, then
You will receive an regarding the decision for your submission within 3 weeks of the deadline of the submission window.

15. Tips on Writing
Read research articles on the same topic to understand how to write
Word choice
Format
Tone/style
Find these using Baylor Library’s online databases.
DO NOT:
Write like you would write for an English class (no literary techniques such as metaphors, personification, etc.)
Add fluff to add length
DO:
Be clear and concise

16. Questions? Email Jianna_Lin@baylor.edu
with any other questions you think of later on!

17. Thank you for coming!