<p>Hi,
Let me tell you very straight. My goal in college career is to get my papers published and go to a graduate school. (I really wish to go to Cornell U for agricultural studies). I am now an junior major in Biology. This is summer time and I am back at my hometown working as a research assistant. At the same time, I am thinking about to find a research topic of my own and expecting to get it published. But, my knowledge in Biology couldn't catch up with what I want to do. Yesterday, I found out that review paper is another option to get your work published. So, my direction turned into review paper. May be I might be greedy. I am thinking about to get it done within the rest of the summer which is exactly two months. Is that even possible. I am still ignorant of how hard to write a review paper. Can you give any advice, suggestion, comment? Which one (review or research paper) would take me to the grad school that I want to go? I will be really happy if you can give any advice how to start review paper. Any comment, idea, suggestion will really really be appreciated. Thank you very much! :D</p>
<p>Having a paper published is a nice boost to an application, but not something that all successful applicants have. Focus instead on the research itself, and getting amazing recommendations from professors you’ve done research for.</p>
<p>I have never heard of an undergrad writing a published review in biosciences, though I’m sure it happens from time to time. Generally reviews are written by people more established in a field. However, you are going to be admitted to schools based on your ability to perform research, paper or no paper. A review would be more indicative of your academic record, which they already have an idea of based on your GPA, classes, etc.</p>
<p>I’m starting grad school in the fall, so I’m no expert. Others can correct me, but I don’t think this is the direction you want to take right now or a good use of your time.</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply. I am making my assumptions based on this: </p>
<p><a href=“http://polaris.umuc.edu/library/instruction/BEHS900/UGradPublish/Undergrad_Pub_Short_Version.html#Kinds[/url]”>http://polaris.umuc.edu/library/instruction/BEHS900/UGradPublish/Undergrad_Pub_Short_Version.html#Kinds</a></p>
<p>It talks about publishing undergraduate research and review papers at undergrad journals. Are those undergrad research paper would be equally powerful as being listed as an author in a big research project mostly done by the professor? You are already an grad student. You have more experience and insight than I do. Please tell me whatever you think</p>
<p>Hi, Anyone ever heard of undergrad student publishing a review paper?? I am an Junior major in biology in coming fall. I really really wish to publish my works as a goal of my college career. Are review papers easier to get them done than research paper because my assumption is they don’t need funding and facilities like actual research? What are the chances of getting it published? Please take a look at the link below:</p>
<p><a href=“http://polaris.umuc.edu/library/instruction/BEHS900/UGradPublish/Undergrad_Pub_Short_Version.html#Kinds[/url]”>http://polaris.umuc.edu/library/instruction/BEHS900/UGradPublish/Undergrad_Pub_Short_Version.html#Kinds</a></p>
<p>It talks about publishing undergradute review and research papers at undergraduate journals. What will they look like if those papers get published? Will they be equally powerful in my resume as being listed as co-author in research project mostly done by the professor? Will they help to go to highly ranked grad school?</p>
<p>Publishing in an undergraduate journal, whether as a review or a research paper, is not as powerful as publishing as a co-author with your professor in a standard scholarly journal. It’s still something you can list on your application, of course, but it is much easier to publish in an undergraduate journal than it is to publish in a standard journal, and grad schools are aware of this.</p>
<p>In general, publishing review papers is less useful for your career than publishing research papers. In addition, many reviews are solicited by journals, meaning that specific professors are asked to write them; it’s more difficult to propose a topic for a review and have it be accepted than it is to be asked to write a review on a certain topic.</p>