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

Welcome to our new Editors!

Posted by Hannah Crago on 2026-03-04

We are excited to announce that we have three new Essex PGRs working with us as Editors for the Essex Student Journal. Please join us in welcoming Emma, Samson, and Wen! Emma Jiao-Knuckey My name is Emma Jiao-Knuckey, and I am an MSD Social Work student in the School of Health and Social Care. My journey with the University of Essex began through the Service User Research Group, where I [...]

We are open for submissions!

Posted by Hannah Crago on 2026-03-03

As of 3 March, the Essex Student Journal has reopened for submissions! As a reminder, the ESJ is a peer-reviewed, open access academic journal dedicated to publishing the work written by current Essex undergraduate and postgraduate taught students within the past year. Submissions will also be accepted from undergraduate or postgraduate taught students who have graduated, as long as their work [...]