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Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research Journal.Issues Archive
Spring 2026 ‐ Volume 9, Number 3
Undergraduate research continues to evolve as a defining feature of high-impact educational practice, shaping not only how students learn, but also how they prepare for…
Winter 2025 ‐ Volume 9, Number 2
This issue covers a wide range of topics affecting undergraduate research, including interdisciplinary research, mentoring, and a scaffolded approach to responsible and ethical conduct of…
Fall 2025 ‐ Volume 9, Number 1
This issue explores a broad array of timely and thought-provoking topics centered on the responsible and ethical conduct of undergraduate research.
Summer 2025 ‐ Volume 8, Number 4
For this issue, we invited undergraduate research professionals to share their perspectives, insights, and best practices on mentorship across diverse academic settings.
Spring 2025 ‐ Volume 8, Number 3
The theme of this issue is Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP). This innovative team-based approach incorporates various year levels in large-scale, long-term, multi-disciplinary research teams.
Winter 2024 ‐ Volume 8, Number 2
This issue of SPUR explores a wide range of topics including mentoring, science identity, career readiness development, and hands-on activities to increase undergraduate research positivity.
Fall 2024 ‐ Volume 8, Number 1
The theme for the Fall 2024 issue of SPUR is career readiness. This issue features content addressing career skills obtained through undergraduate research.
Summer 2024 ‐ Volume 7, Number 4
The summer issue covers a wide range of emerging and engaging topics in undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry (URSCI).
Spring 2024 ‐ Volume 7, Number 3
This themed Spring 2024 issue of SPUR focuses on the Global Perspectives and Practices of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry.
Winter 2023 ‐ Volume 7, Number 2
The Winter 2023 issue of SPUR includes articles based on presentations made at the ConnectUR 2023 conference as studies and perspectives.
SPUR replaced CUR’s previous journal, CUR Quarterly, which was published from fall 1993 to summer 2017.
SUBSCRIPTION
SPUR advances knowledge and understanding of novel and effective approaches to mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry by publishing high-quality, rigorously peer reviewed studies written by scholars and practitioners of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry. The SPUR Journal is a leading CUR member benefit. Gain access to all electronic articles by joining CUR.