Publication Categories 

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• Literature Reviews

• Research abstracts/project summaries 

• Individual Perspectives 

• Graphical Abstracts

• Creative works 

 

Literature Review Guidelines

 

• Should be between 200-300 words 

• Should cite at least 3 peer-reviewed articles

• Should summarize findings into a cohesive and succinct narrative

• Some ideas of what you may choose to include: 

  • Facts and statistics 

  • Patterns you notice across more than one article 

  • Assessing the quality of the article you read. Is this how you would have done this study? 

  • Compare and contrast ideas and theories between articles 

  • Highlight gaps in knowledge where research still needs to be done. What did you feel was missing from the article? 

 

Intervention Summaries 

 

• Project Summaries should describe what the project entailed, what the underlying question was, and how you or your group approached the issue. 

• Should be between 200-300 words 

• Should cite at least 3 peer-reviewed articles

• Should summarize project into a cohesive and succinct narrative

 

Individual Perspective Guidelines

 

• Individual perspectives pieces are personal narratives (first person) and should tell a story from your own life related to one of the topics we have discussed in EPiC sessions

• Personal perspectives should be between 100-300 words 

• Ideas for topics: 

  • How has your perspective changed before and after joining EPiC? 

  • Describe a public health problem you have noticed in your school or community. What might be a potential solution? 

  • What kind of health profession are you interested in pursuing and why? Has this goal changed since you joined EPiC? 

  • Choose your own adventure! If none of these topics jumped out at you, you can write a piece of your choosing

 

Graphical Abstracts

 

• A graphical abstract is a simple visual of research findings. It is like the graphic novel or comic book version of a traditional research article. They are often included in peer-reviewed articles and simplify complex ideas for the reader. 

• Graphical abstracts should cite at least 3 peer-reviewed articles.

• Minimal words. We won’t count them, but try to keep your word count under 50.

 

Creative Works

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• Do you have a creative idea related to health, public health or health equity? 

• Creative works should cite at least 1 scholarly article or reliable source. 

• Creative works include but are not limited to:

  • Short poems (under ~100 words)

  • Visual or graphic arts 

    • Both 2D and 3D submissions (sculptures, models, etc.) may be included but these submissions should be limited to 2 total photos

  • Music, audio, or digital productions 

 

Citation Guidelines 

• All citations should use the most recent APA Style (7th Edition)

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FAQS

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• Why should I care? What will I get out of publishing in EUJPH? 

  • Our main goal in partnering with EPiC is to give Pipeline students experience in academic writing and scholarly dissemination. Getting involved in research during high school can make you a standout college applicant and inform your future career choices

 

• What does peer-reviewed mean?

  • Peer reviewed research is evaluated before publication by experts in the field to check for accuracy and scientific rigor 

 

• Where do I find peer reviewed articles? 

  • Try resources like Pubmed or Google Scholar or searching key terms you are interested in and adding “peer reviewed” 

 

• What are some free websites I can use to design my graphical abstract? 

  • Canva, Adobe Express, Google Slides, or search “Free Graphic Design Website.” 

  • Please do not pay for any subscription services for this project. 

 

• How do I come up with ideas? 

  • Refer to the provided brainstorming/organization worksheets 

 

• Who will be evaluating my work?

  • Pieces will be evaluated by EUJPH and EPiC leadership teams and will receive an outcome of either Accepted or Needs Revision. If you receive a notice that your work needs revision you will be given specific feedback about what should be changed before you resubmit it. 

 

• How do I interpret statistics?

  • A p-value is the level of significance of the findings, it is the probability that the findings of the study only occurred due to random chance. For most studies a p-value under 0.05 is acceptable and is referred to as “statistically significant.”

 

• Does publishing in EUJPH restrict me from submitting the same work to a different journal?

  • No, EPiC students retain the right to publish work in other journals when they publish in EUJPH