Submission Guidelines for Student Podcasts

Who Can Submit to Student Podcasts

Only students of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in conjunction with an official course or university sponsor may submit to Student Podcasts. All submissions are reviewed and approved by the instructor or sponsor and the library before final publication. For additional information, please contact Curtis Laws Wilson Library.

Preparing the Submit a Podcast

Make sure your podcast is in an acceptable format such as mp3 or mp4. Additionally, you are also required to submit files containing a transcript of you podcast and a list or works cited relating to your podcast. These files must be submitted in an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

If you used Microsoft Word to create the additional files use the "Save as Adobe PDF" option to created the PDF files. For word-processing programs other than Microsoft Word, look for an "export" or "save as" option in your program to save PDF files.

You will also need to write an abstract for your podcast which will be enter during the submission process. Also, you will be asked to specify keywords and keyword phrases. Keywords and keyword phrases will help locate your podcast through a search. These words and phrases should not repeat words and phrases already existing in the title or abstract.

You will be requested to provide:

  • a title for your podcast
  • a complete list of authors including optional email addresses
  • subject disciplines for your podcast (a list is available from the submission form)
  • the department offering the course or sponsoring the podcast
  • the name of the course and course number
  • the name of your instructor or sponsor
  • additional information as defined on the submission form

During submission you will be asked to provide and email address for each author. This is optional. If you provided email addresses each author will be notified of the publication status of your podcast as well future access statistics for your podcast.

How to Submit a Podcast

Use the "Submit Podcast" link found in "Author Corner" on the left menu bar. You will be presented a submission form. Complete and submit the form. The form will prompt you for all the necessary information and allow you to upload the podcast and additional files. You will also be asked to agree to our non-exclusive license.

Rights and Permissions

Before submitting to Student Podcasts, please be sure that all necessary permissions have been cleared. You retain the copyright to your podcast and grant us the nonexclusive right to publish this material, meaning that you may also publish it elsewhere.

It is necessary that you agree to the terms of publishing in our non-exclusive license agreement.