UWM Libraries Research and Course Guides: Library Advanced Research Competencies: Publishing

Publishing your work

Why Publish?

Publishing your research is one way to join the scholarly conversation in your field and allows other researchers to build on and critique your work. It gives you the opportunity to reflect on and extend your undergraduate research experience.

The completion of this module and interactive worksheet will provide you with a reflection that can be used for planning your publication. You will...

understand your responsibilities as an author
consider the opportunities and limitations in sharing your work
identify a venue where you can submit your work for publication

There is no I in Research: Scholarship lessons for undergraduates
A guide to the rights and responsibilities of student authors, from the Washington University Libraries in St. Louis.

Choose a Creative Commons License
A simple way to choose the Creative Commons license that is right for you.

Where should I publish my work?
This chart provides a broad overview of the advantages and the processes of publishing in a variety of venues.

Places to publish

UWM Digital Commons
UWM Digital Commons is a virtual showcase for UWM’s research and creative profiles. Members of the UWM academic community are encouraged to contribute any completed scholarship for long-term preservation and worldwide electronic accessibility.
UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium
This annual event celebrates undergraduate research at UW-Milwaukee through oral and performing arts presentations and poster and visual arts presentations.
Undergraduate Journal List
Need help locating potential journals that will publish your undergraduate research? Browse the following list of journals from the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Research at Notre Dame University that are dedicated specifically to showcasing undergraduate research.

Try it on your own

Select a Publishing Venue
Use this interactive tool to select a publishing venue for your research project.

Licensing

The contents of the Library Advanced Research Competencies tutorial may be reused with attribution. Please copy the following into new works based on the Library Advanced Research Competencies:
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Based on a work at guides.library.uwm.edu.