Formatting and Publication Guidelines

Introduction

The individual projects (i.e. Research Project 1, Research Project 2 and Literature Thesis) lead to written works of different kinds:

• A technical report for Research Project 1
• A journal article for Research Project 2
• A review paper for Literature Thesis

The exact formatting and citation style can follow that of a respectable journal within the field of enquiry of the student. It is at the discretion of the student a supervisor to decide which journal to use for Research Project 2. That being said, the following formatting and publication guidelines should be followed.

Cover page

For all projects, the written work must be submitted via the respective Datanose project page with a single cover page that includes:

• The title of the written work
• The name of the student submitting the work, including UvA student number
• A designation of the specific project type
• The name and affiliation of the programme (research master Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Amsterdam)
• The date of submission
• The names and affiliations of all other parties involved in the work, as well as their roles:
  • Supervisor
  • Assessor
  • Examiner

Publishing work

In some cases, there will be the possibility to submit your Literature Thesis or Research Project report in a scientific journal. This is something we wholly encourage, but please note the following:

• The work you submit for assessment in MBCS needs to written by you, as it used as a measure of your individual performance
• Publishing takes a more collaborative approach, where your co-authors will also produce the work

Taken together, it makes sense to write your report and then rewrite it for publication with any co-authors.

Affiliation

Please use the following affiliation when submitting work that is based on your master projects (possibly in conjunction with that of your hosting lab):

Research Master's Programme Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Amsterdam.

Let us know!

If you submit or publish a paper, do let us know! We collect the publications via: https://forms.office.com/e/xZtnGVLD60.