one of the most frequently asked questions to those of us at june is what kinds of manuscripts are appropriate for inclusion in the journal . any manuscript with the aim of enabling others to enhance their teaching of neuroscience to undergraduates is appropriate ; those with empirically - tested protocols of innovative pedagogy are particularly welcomed and prioritized for publication in june . beyond manuscripts devoted to new classroom approaches and laboratory exercises , a variety of manuscripts in other aspects that are relevant to undergraduate neuroscience education are welcomed , such as : 
 editorials . june welcomes book reviews ranging from popular press volumes relevant to neuroscience to textbooks.media reviews . june welcomes reviews of media such as films , television shows , websites , and software that may have particular value to neuroscience education.commentaries . june welcomes reviews of media such as films , television shows , websites , and software that may have particular value to neuroscience education . manuscripts must be properly formatted according to the instructions to authors available at the june website ( http://funjournal.org ) . manuscripts should be carefully proofread , and attention should be given to both the flow and appearance of information and positioning of tables , figures , and captions . to facilitate indexing , authors are welcome to provide a list of suggested reviewers , which may or may not be used in the review of their article . the first step in the process is an initial screen by the editors to ensure that the manuscript is appropriate for the journal . if not , a notification indicating why the manuscript does not fit the criteria for inclusion in june is sent to the author(s ) . sometimes , an editor may provide suggestions of how the manuscript may be modified to better fit the criteria . once the initial reviews are received , the editors make a decision to accept , request revisions and resubmissions , or reject . often times the difference between acceptance and rejection hinges on a few key issues . in the case of manuscripts detailing innovative approaches to teaching , contentions of effectiveness need to be supported with discussion of appropriate methods of assessment and supporting evidence provided by the results obtained . in some cases , an author may inadvertently fail to obtain permission to use and discuss copyrighted material . in all cases if an author has been asked to revise portions of their manuscript , a cover letter indicating how each of the reviewer s comments and concerns have been addressed should be included in the resubmission . one of the most frequently asked questions to those of us at june is what kinds of manuscripts are appropriate for inclusion in the journal . any manuscript with the aim of enabling others to enhance their teaching of neuroscience to undergraduates is appropriate ; those with empirically - tested protocols of innovative pedagogy are particularly welcomed and prioritized for publication in june . beyond manuscripts devoted to new classroom approaches and laboratory exercises , a variety of manuscripts in other aspects that are relevant to undergraduate neuroscience education are welcomed , such as : 
 editorials . june welcomes book reviews ranging from popular press volumes relevant to neuroscience to textbooks.media reviews . june welcomes reviews of media such as films , television shows , websites , and software that may have particular value to neuroscience education.commentaries . june welcomes reviews of media such as films , television shows , websites , and software that may have particular value to neuroscience education . manuscripts must be properly formatted according to the instructions to authors available at the june website ( http://funjournal.org ) . manuscripts should be carefully proofread , and attention should be given to both the flow and appearance of information and positioning of tables , figures , and captions . to facilitate indexing , authors are welcome to provide a list of suggested reviewers , which may or may not be used in the review of their article . the first step in the process is an initial screen by the editors to ensure that the manuscript is appropriate for the journal . if not , a notification indicating why the manuscript does not fit the criteria for inclusion in june is sent to the author(s ) . sometimes , an editor may provide suggestions of how the manuscript may be modified to better fit the criteria . all manuscripts that are deemed appropriate for the journal are sent to reviewers . once the initial reviews are received , the editors make a decision to accept , request revisions and resubmissions , or reject . often times the difference between acceptance and rejection hinges on a few key issues . in the case of manuscripts detailing innovative approaches to teaching , contentions of effectiveness need to be supported with discussion of appropriate methods of assessment and supporting evidence provided by the results obtained . in some cases , an author may inadvertently fail to obtain permission to use and discuss copyrighted material . in all cases if an author has been asked to revise portions of their manuscript , a cover letter indicating how each of the reviewer s comments and concerns have been addressed should be included in the resubmission . there is a range of ways readers of june can contribute to the journal beyond the submission of manuscripts . one very important way is to use the journal as a resource in your own teaching and to encourage your colleagues to do this as well . in addition , you can promote june to other neuroscience educators , encouraging them to read the journal and to submit manuscripts discussing their own approaches and innovative techniques for teaching neuroscience . it s important to support june in another way as well  by joining and holding membership in fun . while june is an open - access journal and free to all , june does cost money to publish . fun members , through a portion of their very reasonable annual dues , provide critical support for june . consider also being a reviewer for june . one is to become an ad hoc reviewer ; to do so , simply send the editor  in - chief a short email message expressing your willingness to review articles , indicating your particular areas of expertise . while review board members are regularly called on to complete reviews , such service is typically limited to two or three reviews per year . review board members are also considered to fill vacancies that happen periodically on the editorial board . to be considered for service on the june review board , please contact the june editor - in - chief regarding a possible appointment . june has come a long way since being founded in 2002 . through the efforts of our contributing authors , reviewers , and the entire editorial board , june has contributed to the success of undergraduate programs and neuroscience education around the globe . an important milestone for the second decade of june will be the successful completion of our efforts to become indexed across major databases and services , including psych info , scopus , the national science digital library , the directory of open access journals , medline and pubmed ( grisham , 2012 ) . at this writing , only indexing in medline and pubmed remain to be accomplished , and the application process is partially completed . as technology changes and new avenues for electronic communication become available , expect june to change as well , adding new features or altering existing ones to reflect latest developments . with support from fun members , the undergraduate neuroscience educational community will continue to have a readily available venue for learning about the latest innovations in laboratory exercises and improved teaching approaches . be sure to visit june online at ( http://funjournal.org ) , in person at the fun and at the society for neuroscience annual meetings , or both . publish in , and review articles for june and join in the fun of promoting undergraduate neuroscience education and research .