''Sociological Insight'' is a fully refereed reviewed undergraduate
research journal
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sponsored by
The University of Texas at Austin. The journal publishes first-rate undergraduate
research
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from all over the world on topics with
sociological relevance, broadly defined. Around seven academic manuscripts are published annually at the end of the spring academic semester. Submitters are entered into a paper competition and the top three papers are awarded monetary prizes.
''Sociological Insight'' is currently the only undergraduate research journal in sociology which caters to undergraduate researchers worldwide. Each academic manuscript is
reviewed
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Review may also refer to:
Evaluation processes
*Book review, a description ...
by at least a faculty member, a graduate student, and an undergraduate, selected from all over the United States. ''Sociological Insight'' also features research notes and reviews of recent books in the social sciences. The first issue of ''Sociological Insight'' was published in May 2009.
[http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/sociology/content/insight/SI_1_1.pdf]
References
Sociology journals
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