Transparency & Trust

The National Student Research Institution is an independent student-led nonprofit platform that expands access to research groups, editorial guidance, research integrity education, publishing pathways, chapters, competitions, and student research infrastructure.

NSRI does not guarantee publication, awards, admission advantages, external institutional endorsement, or research outcomes. NSRI provides infrastructure, editorial support, research pathways, and access-focused programming for student researchers.

NSRI describes fiscal sponsorship only where it reflects the current operating setup. Tax-deductible language should be used only when legally accurate for the donation pathway being used.

NSRI is student-led. Advisors, mentors, collaborators, editors, and partner organizations may support specific activities, but their presence does not imply endorsement by any institution unless explicitly stated.

Journal Publication means a manuscript has been selected for formal publication in the NSRI Student Research Journal after editorial evaluation.

Research Archive is broader and may include student manuscripts submitted through NSRI or research completed through another venue. An NSRI archived submission is a student manuscript submitted through NSRI that meets baseline quality and integrity standards but is not selected for formal journal publication.

Research completed through another venue, repository, journal, conference, preprint server, school platform, or publication pathway may be archived by NSRI as a public research record.

Archive hosting does not necessarily indicate formal publication in the NSRI Student Research Journal. It may mean NSRI is preserving, indexing, or displaying a record of student research.

Submissions with major concerns in originality, ethics, authorship, rigor, safety, or integrity are rejected or returned for revision.

NSRI should clearly describe any fees, waivers, donations, competition payments, or optional costs before students or families pay. Payment should not be described as a guarantee of publication, awards, acceptance, or outcomes.

Donors may request that their names, donation amounts, or identifying information not be publicly displayed. NSRI should not publicly expose donor information without clear consent.

Students, parents, authors, readers, and collaborators may contact NSRI about ethics, authorship, safety, privacy, accessibility, or publication concerns through the contact page.

References to collaborators, advisors, mentors, schools, journals, repositories, or partner organizations do not imply institutional endorsement unless explicitly stated.