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About the ESJ

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 University of Essex Library website.

 

Details

Journal Title: Essex Student Journal

ISSN: 2633-7045

Publisher: University of Essex Library Services

Location: United Kingdom

Contact: journal@essex.ac.uk or use our contact form

 

Open Access Statement

The Essex Student Journal (ESJ) is a diamond open access journal. This means:

  • There are no fees for authors to publish their work, nor for readers to access content.
  • Authors retain control of their copyright, granting the ESJ permission to publish their work under a Creative Commons licence.
  • Publications are available immediately to users (no embargo period), free of charge and without the need to register.
  • Readers can reuse content freely within the permissions granted by the author's chosen Creative Commons licence.

 

Focus and Scope

The Essex Student Journal is a multidisciplinary journal, meaning we accept submissions from all subject areas. We encourage readers from all disciplines and those who want to celebrate and support student research.

The Essex Student Journal publishes the work of undergraduate and Masters students currently studying at the University of Essex. Submissions will also be accepted from individuals who have graduated from the University of Essex within the last 12 months.

The Essex Student Journal currently accepts and publishes English language submissions.

 

Peer Review

All content published by the Essex Student Journal, excluding editorials and news stories, is peer reviewed.

Peer review is conducted by University of Essex postgraduate research students. Current Essex PGRs can volunteer online. The journal operates a double-blind peer review policy, meaning that neither the author nor the reviewer will be aware of each other's identities.

The final decision on accepting/publishing a paper is made by the editor but informed by peer reviewer comments.