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Engaging young scholars in science through publication: A survey analysis of published middle and high school authors
Author(s) -
Mattison Kari A.,
Merchak Andrea R.,
Wieman Scott T.,
Zimmer Stephanie,
Fankhauser Sarah C.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1002/leap.1480
Subject(s) - publishing , feeling , peer review , scientific publishing , identity (music) , medical education , work (physics) , psychology , library science , political science , medicine , social psychology , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , acoustics , law
Young researchers are often excluded from the scholarly processes of peer‐review and publication, which are cornerstones of scholarly work. The Journal of Emerging Investigators is an open access journal dedicated to publishing the research of middle and high school students. We surveyed student authors before and after they participated in the peer‐review and publication process of their scientific articles. Following peer‐review and publication, students report gains in their confidence and self‐efficacy in science, and increased feelings of identity and belonging in science. Our findings demonstrate that even the youngest scholars are capable of participating in the publication process, and our data suggest that participation in the process has positive outcomes.