About the Essex Student Journal
The Essex Student Journal is an online multi-disciplinary academic journal, run by and for University of Essex students, with the administration funded and supported by the University of Essex.
The journal is dedicated to the publication of high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate writing, and is committed to creating accessible and engaging content for a non-specialist readership. The Essex Student Journal encourages and celebrates student research by offering valuable early experience of academic publishing and the peer review process.
More information about the Essex Student Journal is available on the About pages and University of Essex Library website.
Latest News Posts
Submissions Now Closed for 2024–25
Posted by Philip Mong'are Achoki on 2025-09-09
Submissions for the 2024–25 cycle are now closed. We would like to thank all students who submitted their work to the Essex Student Journal this year. Our editorial team is currently reviewing the papers received, and accepted articles will be published in the coming weeks or months. We are especially grateful to our dedicated peer reviewers, whose time and constructive feedback help maintain [...]
Submission Deadline Approaching – 1 September 2025, 9:00 AM
Posted by Philip Mong'are Achoki on 2025-08-15
We are pleased to invite submissions for our current Issue, 16(1). We welcome contributions from current University of Essex undergraduate and postgraduate taught students, as well as recent graduates whose work was completed during their studies within the past year. The deadline for submissions to this issue is Monday, 1 September 2025, at 9:00 AM (BST). After this time, no further manuscripts [...]
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Essex Student Journal Conference 2025: conference proceedings and reflective report
Volume 16 • Issue 1 • 2024
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Case Study
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Poems
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Essex Student Journal Conference 2025: conference proceedings and reflective report
Hannah Crago, Daniel Steven Harris, Maja Futrell-Fruhling, Nasima Rahman, Marc Viau, Somidha Ray, Sean Smith, Juliana de Oliveira Guerra and Llinos Evans