Description of Submitted Work

Title ______

Byline ______

Word/Page Count ______

Category:  Art Health Sciences Natural Sciences

 Creative Writing History Social Sciences

 Editorial Literature Other (explain) ______

Principal Investigator/Mentor (if applicable)

Title (Professor, Dr., Mr., Mrs., Ms.) ______

Mailing Address ______

Telephone ______E-mail ______

Funding Information

Describe any source(s) of funding for the Author that may be relevant, including funding for the research being reported.

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Terms and Conditions of Publication

  1. The Journal for Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Excellence (JUR) exercises the sole and absolute discretion to choose which Submitted Work shall be published. The Author and any Co-Author (hereinafter, “Author” includes any and all Authors and Co-Authors) understand that no promise or representation has been made by JUR that it will publish the Submitted Work, but it may do so at its discretion. The Author acknowledges that JUR’s receipt of a Submitted Work does not guarantee the Submitted Work will be published. Submissions not accepted for a current issue may be included in a later one.
  2. The Author grants JUR the exclusive, worldwide permission to publish, reproduce, and distribute copies, reprints, and duplications of the Submitted Work in whole or in part, in any format or media, written or electronic, including but not limited to electronic media such as the internet, including the JUR’s website. The Author grants JUR the right to edit, re-write, and reorganize the Submitted Work as necessary. The copyrights to the Submitted Work are retained by the Author. Unless the Submitted Work is rejected for publication in writing by JUR, the Author shall not publish the Submitted Work, whether in whole or in part or abridged or derivative versions, in any other media and shall not submit the Submitted Work to any other publications.
  3. The Author represents, warrants and attests that the Submitted Work is an original creation of the Author(s) listed above, and that the Submitted Work is not under review and has not been previously assigned or published by any other publication. The Author further declares that the Author has the right and power to convey the rights conveyed herein, and that there are no contractual or other constraints on publishing the Submitted Work or the research being reported.
  4. The Author represents and warrants that the Submitted Work does not contain any unlawful statements and does not infringe on any existing copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy, or any other third party right, and does not constitute the defamation or libel of any person, entity or product. The Author shall be solely responsible for the content of the Submitted Work and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless JUR, Colorado State University, its governing board, employees, and agents from any liability arising from the publication of the Submitted Work.
  5. The Author represents and warrants that the necessary permission has been obtained from the copyright holders to reproduce in the Submitted Work any materials including tables, diagrams, video or photographs not owned by the Author.
  6. The Author represents and warrants that the necessary permission to publish the Submitted Work has been obtained from any principal investigator, mentor or faculty advisor.
  7. The Author represents and warrants that all relevant ethical safeguards have been met concerning any experimentation by the Author referenced in the Submitted Work.
  8. The Author understands that no financial compensation shall be provided for the publication of the Submitted Work by JUR.
  9. This Permission to Publish Form is governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to the conflict of laws provision thereof. This Permission to Publish Form shall constitute the final, complete, entire and exclusive understanding of the parties and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, discussions, representations, and understandings, whether oral or written, between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof and cannot be amended, modified, waived, or discharged except in writing signed by both parties.
  10. Colorado State University is a state government institution governed by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. § 24-10-101, et seq. (the “Act”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Permission to Publish Form to the contrary, no term or condition herein shall be construed or interpreted as a waiver, express or implied, of any of the immunities, rights, benefits, protection, or other provisions of the Act, as now or hereafter amended. The Author understands and agrees that liability for claims for injuries to persons or property arising out of negligence of the State of Colorado, its departments, institutions, agencies, boards, officials, and employees is controlled and limited by the provisions of the Act, as now or hereafter amended, which provisions are hereby incorporated and made a part of this Agreement.
  11. Submitted Work must be submitted online to the JUR website jur.colostate.edu. If possible, please include a short biographical sketch.

Consent

The Authormust approve the submission of the Submitted Work. Additionally, research carried out in collaboration with professors and other students necessitates that all authors approve the submission of the Submitted Work. All authors, co-authors, principal investigators and any other relevant parties with claims to the intellectual property of the Submitted Work are required to indicate their consent for the Author to publish the Submitted Work in the JUR.

By signing below and submitting this Permission to Publish Form to the Journal for Research and Scholarly Excellence, the Author acknowledges and agrees to the above Terms and Conditions and attests to the accuracy of the information contained herein.

Author Signature ______Date ______

Author Signature ______Date ______

As a principal investigator/mentor, I hereby declare that I have read this Permission to Publish Form and grant the Author my full permission to submit the Article to JUR. I hereby approve the Submitted Work and the research contained therein, and authorize its publication in the JUR.

Principal Investigator/Mentor Signature ______Date ______

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