Now taking articles for Issue 6!

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Who

If you are an undergraduate or masters student in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, you can write for us. If you have something you want to write about, we want to hear from you!

Why

Publishing with Insider Imprint is an excellent opportunity to showcase your achievements and enhance your CV. As an open access online journal, you will gain visibility for your accomplishments. Whether you are interested in staying in academia or have alternative career goals, having a published article or two is a sure way to increase your employability and impress potential employers.  

If you are interested in publishing with us please make sure you read our journal policies and author guidelines. If you need help our have any questions you can contact us.

Before starting, please note:

• Students are to be the primary author of articles and all the work presented therein should be a product of their effort, or appropriate acknowledgements and permissions given

• Work involving others such as a supervisor needs approval from them before it can be published

• Any work previously submitted as an assignment should be re-written to align to our format, and appropriate permissions given from the staff member who set the work

Content considered for publication

• Research articles - such as on honours/masters research projects

• Literature reviews

• Commentaries - such as:

  • reflections on work/internship experience

  • hot topics and debate articles

  • book/seminar/summer school etc reviews

  • reflections on a topic of interest related to your studies

• Creative pieces - such as life sciences-related artwork, poetry & creative writing

We will also consider publishing other pieces not listed above - contact us to discuss your idea.

First considerations flow chart:

Submission Instructions

• If your work is based on a research project, or an in-course assignment, check with your supervisor or assignment setter that they are happy for you to publish this work.

• Make yourself familiar with our journal policies.

• Prepare your submission, following our article guidance and style guide below.

• Download our Submission Form & Declaration here and complete it fully, including obtaining permissions where needed.

• Submit your work along with the submission form to insiderimprint@liverpool.ac.uk.

Preparing your Submission

There are three main formats of article that we will accept: 

1. Research Articles & Literature Reviews

2. Commentaries

3. Creative

Choose the format most suitable for your article, and follow the related instructions below for how to prepare your submission. Please ensure your submission has been formatted to match the journal style guide given here:

• Text should be submitted as a Microsoft Word file and UK spelling should be used.

• Font: Arial size 11; titles might be highlighted in bold; double spacing.

• Figures should be submitted as separate files (see below).

1. Research Articles & Literature Reviews

We encourage you to consider publishing work related to your studies, such as your research project or a dissertation. Research articles will appear in our ‘Research’ section, and literature reviews will appear in our ‘Insights’ section.

Your work will need to be written and formatted according to our journal requirements.

Lay summary
A short summary (no more than 300 words) should be included at the beginning of your article to briefly and clearly explain the aims and findings of your work, in terms which could be understood by persons from outside of science. Things to address could include:

• Why the work/topic presented is important;

• How the work was performed;

• What you found out;

• What do your results mean in a wider context

Abstract
No more than 250 words. Should provide a succinct summary of your article written for a scientific audience.

Main body

• Maximum 1500 words, excluding references, abstract, lay summary, figure legends and tables.

• Research articles should be divided into introduction, methods, results and conclusion; and should be fully referenced - check our referencing guidelines.

• Please include at least one table or figure; figures should be submitted as individual files and formatted as below - check our figure guidelines.

2. Commentaries

Commentary articles appear in our ‘Reflections’, ‘Careers’ or ‘Wellbeing’ sections.

Examples of commentaries are:

• reflections on work/internship experience

• hot topics and debate articles

• book/seminar/summer school etc reviews

• reflections on a topic of interest related to your studies

Articles should be as follows:

• Between 500 - 1000 words;

• Please include at least one table or figure; figures should be submitted as individual files and formatted as below - check our figure guidelines.

3. Creative Submissions

We welcome original artwork or creative submissions that have a connection to the life sciences. 
 
Artwork

• Images should be of appropriate size and sufficient resolution to be printed on an A4 page or half page (maximum 8 x 11.5 inches). Please scan your artwork into a computer - images taken from cameras will not be accepted.

• Submitted as one of the following formats: *.jpg, *.png, *.tif.

• Please contact us if you need guidance regarding image resolution.

• Artwork should be accompanied by a title and a short description of the work.

Initially your submissions will be reviewed by the editorial team. As well as content, we will be checking that our author guidelines have been followed.

Submissions requiring peer review (research and literature review-based articles) will be sent to a reviewer from within the field, who will assess your article in terms of scientific content and style. This is a common procedure in academic publishing.

We will then return any comments and suggestions for improvements to you, and we may ask you to make changes based on these before we can publish your work.

Once your article is ready, it will be formatted for publication. You will then be sent a copy of your article to proof read, and we will ask you to let us know if you would like us to make any amendments before we publish your work.

If you have questions about this process, contact us.

Journal Policies

1. Submissions must be primarily the work of student author(s). The journal uses plagiarism software to prevent the misrepresentation of work. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and instances of plagiarism may be escalated within the faculty.

2. The first and corresponding author on the published paper is expected to be a current or recently graduated student of the University of Liverpool.

3. The paper may have multiple authors, including staff members, to reflect intellectual and practical contributions to the article. All authors are expected to review the final manuscript before submission to Insider Imprint.

4. Submission of a manuscript implies that it is unpublished work that is not presently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

5. The author(s) retain copyright to their work, and grant Insider Imprint a non-exclusive right to publish the article with a Creative Commons - Attribution licence.

6. The author is responsible for gaining permission from copyright holders for the use of any previously published material including tables, figures or illustrations.. The author is expected to gain appropriate permission from supervisors and/or line managers for the use of any sensitive material. The author(s) indemnify Insider Imprint against any legal breaches discovered in the future.

7. The journal will respect the moral rights of the author(s) to remain clearly associated with the paper, and will not make alteration to its content without consultation with the corresponding author.

8. The editorial board is responsible for deciding whether the manuscript is accepted, returned for revision, or rejected. The author(s) permit the journal to make necessary editorial changes as part of the review process.

9. Manuscripts that demonstrate significant deviations from the submission guidelines (including referencing style) may be returned without review.

10. The review process will entail communication between the editorial board and the corresponding author. Supervisors may advise students on reviewers’ comments, but only students may rewrite.

11. For all submissions authors must declare, as a footnote in the submission, all potential and actual conflicts of interest. By signing the submission form, authors are declaring that they have disclosed all their conflicts of interest.

12. Authors must declare if their submission is the same as or based on previously submitted coursework

13. The peer-review process will be double blind. However once an article is published the peer-reviewers will revealed, named on the paper.