PURSUE: undergraduate research journal, is reserved for articles that have undergraduates as the first author. The mission of PURSUE: undergraduate research journal (ISSN 2575-159X), is to share original peer reviewed research  produced by undergraduates in the areas of (but not limited to) Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM).  

As the only active STEM focused periodical listed with the Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR) that is housed at a public Historically Black College or University (HBCU), this journal especially encourages research and scholarly publications from African American students and other minorities. Publications are increasingly difficult at the undergraduate level because students usually spend one semester, at the most two, with a faculty mentor, then they compete with other graduate students and seasoned scientists for publication honors.  

In the four issues that have been published since 2016, 68% of the articles are from students at HBCUs, 7% are from predominantly white institutions, and 25% are from high school seniors.