The University is launching the International Journal of Student Sustainability Research (IJSSR) in early 2017.
The winner of the competition to name the journal was Duncan Parker, whose submission: ‘Meliora’ – which is Latin meaning ‘for the pursuit of the better’ – provided a fitting description of sustainability research.
This new, open-access journal is student-focused and has been developed to give the University’s students the opportunity to enhance their professional and academic profiles by, for example, having their dissertation published in a peer-reviewed journal, or gaining membership of the Editorial Board.
The journal is associated with the International Student Sustainability Research Symposium (ISSRS), which first took place at the University in April 2016 with over 100 delegates from the USA, Mexico, Sweden, Germany and the UK. Thirty-six papers were presented in broad areas such as Social Sciences, Business, Art, Engineering, Science, Technologies, and Humanities, illustrating the interdisciplinary nature of student sustainability research.
The journal will be composed exclusively of student research papers written by undergraduate and postgraduate taught students. The journal editorial board will be formed of student members and supported by an International Academic Advisory Board, University of Southampton Library, and the Students’ Union.
Call for Student Editors
The University is looking for students to become Journal Editorial Board Members. Those who take part will be responsible for peer reviewing research paper submissions (typically final year research projects) to ensure they meet the journal requirements, and liaising with the International Academic Advisory Board. Training will be provided, and consideration will be paid in regards to the main coursework submission and examination periods.
Providing you with an opportunity to add something highly distinctive to your professional profile which could help you to stand out in the graduate world, those interested in applying should send their CV and a one-page covering letter stating why they would be an ideal Editorial Board Member, to Shruti Verma: [email protected] (Student Editor-in-chief) by Sunday 13 November 2016.
Please feel free to contact the above or Professor Simon Kemp: [email protected] (Academic Editor-in-chief) for a discussion about the Journal Editorial Board or potential submission of your final year research project for consideration as a Journal paper.
