[join the hsr]
The Harvard Science
Review welcomes new staff writers, as well as students
interested in getting involved with the design and layout,
business, or web design components of the organization.
HSR does not institute a "comp." If you can write a compelling
article based on an approved topic outline, we will gladly
publish it.Look for
updates announced in September about writing for the fall 2008
issue! If you are eager to get involved, feel free to
contact
staff members!
[guidelines
for writers]
Writers who are interested in writing for the HSR should
visit the archives
to read articles from past issues.
I. Writing Opportunities
Writers have two available options:
- one Feature or General Article, or
- one Report or Commentary and one News Brief.
You are free to propose additional content (e.g., one article
and one report, one article and a news brief, etc.).
II. Content
Each issue includes three major sections: News & Views, Feature
Articles, and General Articles.
A. News & Views
Submissions in this section come in three flavors: reports,
commentaries, and news briefs.
NEWS BRIEFS: News Briefs are short (one-third of a page or less)
and report a recent and significant scientific finding. Briefs
involving Harvard researchers are preferred.
REPORTS: Reports are
one-page pieces that provide a unique angle on a narrow topic
related to science (e.g. a recent discovery that is particularly
important, a specific subfield in a scientific discipline, a
discussion of a professor's accomplishments). Topics related to
Harvard are preferred but not required.
COMMENTARIES:
Commentaries are about a page in length and take a clear and
definite stance on some current issue in science. Commentaries
are not rants; issues are presented fully and fairly, and
opinions are argued cohesively.
B. General Articles
Approximately half of the articles in this issue will be on
topics not related to the focus topic. These articles present
groundbreaking research in any field on any subject on interest
to the writer. For ideas, we suggest scanning through recent
issues of major scientific journals and publications. Note that
General Articles are not historical accounts or literature
reviews; we expect timely research- and discovery-driven
analysis.
C. Feature Articles
This section is the heart of each issue, drawing a majority of
the selected submissions. Articles are 3-4 page single-spaced
reviews. While topics should be covered in scientific depth, the
presentation must remain accessible to a general audience.
Articles tend to be divided into 1-2 introductory paragraphs
followed by 3-5 sections focusing on different aspects of the
topic (the first section often gives background and the last
gives an outlook on the future of the topic). Remember that your
article should be written such that all readers regardless of
concentration can enjoy it; our magazine is not meant to be a
technical review of the primary literature.
For examples of work published in
the Harvard Science Review, visit the
archives!
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