"If you give a presentation at JSM, you may submit a corresponding paper
to be published in the conference proceedings. Papers are not
peer-reviewed in the same manner as for journals, but authors are
encouraged to have others examine their paper before submission. The
proceedings are published online around November. Authors retain the
right to publish their research later in a peer-reviewed journal."
SOURCE: "What Happens at JSM Should Not Stay at JSM / How to get the most out of the Joint Statistical Meetings" AMSTAT News - May 2014
http://magazine.amstat.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/AN_May2014.pdf
Pe o
scara personal/academica, momentul cel mai interesant al anului care a trecut a
survenit atunci cind am fost comparat (la o conferinta, deci in public)
cu... Antonin Scalia (!).
Intentia nu a fost magulitoare, iar motivul fiind
inistenta mea pe
cercetarea intreprinsa de profesori, (nici vorba de "publish or perish" la un 4 years college, insa
macar "publish involving undergraduates" - pentru un 4 years college ar fi minunat). Insistenta
mea a trezit reactii mixte: unii s-au bucurat ("it's about time!"),
altii au subliniat ceva in genul "teaching is paramount" (so?... does this exclude engaging students in research?), altii au fost relativ ostili, negind orice rol special
acordat publicatiilor cu sau fara studenti co-autori. In sfirsit, ma bucur ca macar aceasta atitudine i-a pus pe ginduri pe unii.
Abstract of my presentation:
More than twelve years ago, a talk on "Ducci games"
delivered jointly by two Ohio Northern University students at the 2001
Ohio MAA Spring meeting initiated a fairly long streak of
undergraduate research in the area of number theory at our school.
Since then, Ohio Northern University students presented 40 talks and
posters in the broad area of number theory at various mathematics
meetings, and were co-authors of 11 research articles in number theory
which appeared in peer-reviewed mathematics journals. We were
especially pleased to see our research on "greatest prime factor
sequences" (published in Fibonacci Quarterly in 2010) featured
alongside other "noteworthy variations on the Fibonacci numbers" in
the keynote talk at the 15th International Conference on Fibonacci
Numbers held in Budapest (June 25-30, 2012), and cited in various
other journals. In the light of the speaker's experience as an
undergraduate research advisor, we will try to address some issues of
interest regarding the impact of undergraduate research in the outside
mathematical community. This "impact" may be viewed as a long-sought
fulfillment or closure of the combined efforts of faculty and students
engaged in undergraduate research, which ultimately takes a life of
its own. We will explore open-ended difficult questions such as: What
does it mean to make an impact? Are there specific strategies for
smaller schools? Can presentations make an impact? What is the
relationship between undergraduate research and faculty research? Is
it harder for pure mathematics?
An excellent article by Robert Gavin, in "Academic Excellence - The role of research in the physical sciences at undergraduate institutions" (Michael P. Doyle, Editor - published in the year 2000 by Research Corporation - a foundation for the advancement of science). Even if the paper, which emphasizes the role of publishing in a research-based education, refers to physical sciences, the ideas in there are even better suitable for mathematical sciences, where there is not an excessive need for laboratories and equipment.
Straight to the point: "Publishing research articles, especially those done in collaboration with undergraduate students, should be expected, encouraged and supported both before and after the tenure decision".
