{"id":171926,"date":"2021-05-05T07:29:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T11:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=171926"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:00:21","slug":"undergraduate-sociology-students-create-academic-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2021\/05\/undergraduate-sociology-students-create-academic-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Sociology Students Create Academic Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s world of social media, instant news cycles, and questionable content everywhere, academic journals remain a source where a reader can trust the information.<\/p>\n

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Student editor Meaghan Connors ’21 (CLAS)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, a group of UConn sociology undergraduate students are experiencing the creation of an academic journal firsthand, with the publication of The Mirror,<\/a> which made its debut last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of an academic journal is prefaced by the fact that it is peer reviewed,\u201d says Phoebe Godfrey, an associate professor in residence in UConn\u2019s sociology department, who serves as an advisor to the students in the development of The Mirror. \u201cA writer submits an article to a journal and it is not automatically published. It is reviewed by the editors, who are equal experts in a particular field or area as the writer is. Arguments, methodology, and theory are all evaluated before the article is accepted. The student editors work with me, as well as the authors, to achieve a high level of undergraduate scholarship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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