Haidee V Eugenio

heugenio@guampdn.com

Undergraduate students and recent graduates of the University of Guam now have a chance to get their original research papers published.

The new journal will allow people to learn from and appreciate the research and interests of UOG’s undergraduate students and how their academic work contributes to Guam and the region. Prior to the project, undergraduate students at the university didn’t have a publication to highlight and publish their research papers.

Kisha Borja-Quichocho, editor of the University of Guam’s Micronesian Area Research Center Publications, said Thursday that by next year, the journal also will include undergraduate research from other educational institutions, including Guam Community College, Palau Community College and the College of Micronesia.

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“We are also trying to promote academic writing on research related to Guam and Micronesia,” Borja-Quichocho said. “People also don’t need to wait until they earn a master’s or a doctorate before they could have their research paper published.”

Borja-Quichocho said the university’s MARC Publications welcomes manuscripts from university academic programs and disciplines for its inaugural Spring 2017 issue of “Undergraduate Research Journal of Micronesia (UOG Edition).”

“We are planning to publish one edition every year for the undergraduate research,” she said.

Research papers that have been submitted cover topics related to science and psychology, Borja-Quichocho said.

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The submission of research papers for the maiden edition has been extended until 5 p.m. Jan. 31.

The university welcomes original research produced by UOG undergraduate students and recent graduates who are enrolled in, or have completed, a capstone or research or thesis course in their area of study, for which they produced a research or review paper in 2016.

“There is no set theme for the journal, other than they should be about Guam or Micronesia. And we have a review board that will go over the submissions to determine whether they will be included in the journal,” she said.

Borja-Quichocho encourages those who are interested in submitting original research, or those who have questions, to email her at kquichocho@triton.uog.edu.

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