The Saint Xavier Honors Program will publish their peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal, LOGOI this summer. The journal will be published online on the Honors Program Homepage. LOGOI is the first journal of its kind here at Saint Xavier University.
Editor of LOGOI, Jessica Heller, said,“LOGOI will be devoted to undergraduate scholarship, and the Honors Program Student Advisory Council is proud to offer Saint Xavier Students an opportunity to publish their work in the first peer-reviewed undergraduate journal of its kind here.â€
The deadline for submissions was March 31, 2014 and the Editorial Board is currently in the process of determining the criteria for the submissions they will select to be in the journal, according to Heller.
Heller indicated that the current goal is to publish LOGOI annually, but if the journal reaches its highest capacity that may change.
Twenty submissions were made to the editorial board by the March 31st deadline and the editorial board will select as many of them as they see fit for the initial publication, according to Heller.
Heller stated, “Personally, I feel 10- 15 would be a solid number to found the journal with, but I’m not sure about others’ thoughts.†She also continued on to say that any submissions not selected for this initial publication may be used for any succeeding issue.
According to Heller, LOGOI’s Editorial Board will make an effort to accept submissions from different fields of study at Saint Xavier University. A goal of LOGOI is to promote diversity while showcasing the outstanding work of Saint Xavier students from all majors.
The journal will be organized by discipline, and then by majors and minors to help students locate essays on topics from outside their own field of study, says Heller.
As stated by Heller, the LOGOI Editorial Board hopes that the journal will serve as a recruiting tool and that they can open it up to other local colleges and universities.
LOGOI has an Editorial Board, with six board members, two editors and a faculty advisor. Dr. Mary Beth Tegan, the Editorial Board’s faculty advisor, was the person who had the idea of having the journal, according to Heller.
Heller and Jeris Al-Sahoury are LOGOI’s two editors. The rest of the Editorial Board is made up of six honors students: Yasmin Abdellatif, Jaclyn Batka, Evan Held, Jeremy Hunding, Kristina Krasny, and Taylor Palmer.
The Editorial Board recommends that students should submit their paper to a peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal because it “demonstrates your expertise in your field of study for many important audiences, including peers, professors, future employers, and graduate schools, helps you establish a visible academic profile, allows you to ‘leave your mark’ on your alma mater, and contributes to the general academic excellence of Saint Xavier University.â€
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