If a Contest Publishes you....

[brycepj]

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Hey all,

I entered and won a religious studies essay contest at my school. They publish the finalists. They also require that you do not submit your research to other academic journals. Winning entries are peer-reviewed, returned with comments, revised by the author and resubmitted for publication. Is this considered a publication? I know it's not science-related but it was huge amount of research.

Also, is research in a lab more valuable than, say, research in public health?

Thanks for your input.

 

[randombetch]

I think research in a lab is not more valuable than research in other fields for medical school (they just want to know how you like research after you get a taste), but a publication in, let's say, a melanoma lab might be useful for getting research positions in medical school and for derm residency applications.

I think that sounds like a publication - what journal will it be published in?

 

[Rolling Stone]

I think research in a lab is not more valuable than research in other fields for medical school (they just want to know how you like research after you get a taste), but a publication in, let's say, a melanoma lab might be useful for getting research positions in medical school and for derm residency applications.

I think that sounds like a publication - what journal will it be published in?

Correct. OP's publication will be highly regarded.

 

[brycepj]

Thanks.

The journal/book is published by my university's religious studies foundation... it's called something like "Religious Studies Symposium 2009"

Also, are there any other perspectives on lab research compared with research in public health?

 

[LizzyM]

OP is original poster.... you.

A publication is evidence of scholarly work but your scholarly work is in the humanities rather than the natural or social sciences. Some adcom members might count it as scholarly, some might count it as evidence of well-roundedness and some might ignore it based on their own biases toward religion.

 

[StormingWynn]

OP is original poster.... you.

A publication is evidence of scholarly work but your scholarly work is in the humanities rather than the natural or social sciences. Some adcom members might count it as scholarly, some might count it as evidence of well-roundedness and some might ignore it based on their own biases toward religion.

That's so messed up.

 

[Ableton]

That's so messed up.

It's sad, but it's the way things work. Being a member of a younger generation, you're sometimes just going to have to bite the bullet in order to appease some old fogies, especially when they're the ones deciding your fate.