EDITORIAL POLICIES

All submissions must conform with academic policies of UWRF and the UW System. Submissions may be subject to additional review by the Endeavor editorial board or its designees. Decisions by the Endeavor editorial board will be final.

STYLE GUIDELINES

For aesthetic reasons a common format is preferred.  All submissions must be suitable for conversion to web-based documents.  All text-based submissions should be prepared in 12 pt. Times font, double spaced with 0.75 in. margins using Microsoft Word and submitted electronically.

I.  Research Articles should include:

A. Title in 18 pt. font.
B. Name(s) of author(s).
C. Optional)  Sponsor's name, identified as sponsor, and his/her department.
D. Abstract - A summary of the article briefly stating the objectives, principal results and the conclusions.  The beginning of this section should be identified with the bold heading: Abstract.
E. Introduction - A review of relevant background information. The beginning of this section should be identified with the bold heading: Introduction.
F. Statement of the Problem - The beginning of this section should be identified with the bold heading: Statement of the Problem.
G. Discussion of Results and Conclusions - The beginning of this section should be identified with the bold heading: Discussion.
H. Experimental Details, Materials and Methods (If relevant.) - The beginning of this section should be identified with the bold heading: Methods.
I. References - The beginning of this section should be identified with the bold heading: References.  References to other published works should appear in the text as superscipt numbers in 10 pt. font and should ascend numerically through the text.  The referenced works are then listed in numerical order in the References section at the end of the manuscript using the following format:

• Last Name, First Initial, M.I., other authors similarly
• "Title of Article" set off by quotation marks
• Name of the Journal in italics, standard abbreviations acceptable
• The year of publication in bold
• Volume number  underlined  (issue number) in parentheses
• Beginning page - ending page  ended with a period.
• Example: Bolton, D.J., Miller, A.B. and Duncan, S.S.,  "A Ligand-Based Approach to the Androgen Receptor", J. Med. Chem., 2003, 115(4), 2144-2149.

J. Figures, tables, schemes and other graphics, if present, should be labeled with a title, capitalized, below the graphic.

II.  Artistic Expression and Performance - In general, there are no restrictions on style.  However, where doing so will not interfere with the artistic nature of the work, formatting similar to other works in Endeavor should be followed.

III. Communications -  Style should be similar to a research article in organization, however briefer, and bold headings may be omitted. 

IV. Creative Writings - There are no restrictions on style, however, where doing so will not interfere with the artistic nature of the work, formatting similar to other works in Endeavor should be followed.

V.  Poster Abstracts - The abstracts of posters that were presented at public symposia may be reproduced and presented here.  Formatting should be similar to that described for parts A - D of a research article, however, between parts C and D a statement should be inserted identifying the symposium at which the described poster was first presented.  For example:  “This poster was presented at the 18th National Undergraduate Conference on Undergraduate Research, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 22-24, 2004.”

VI. Review Articles - Formatting should be generally similar to a research article.  Some sections may be modified or omitted in order to accommodate the nature of the review.