Special Issues

The Essex Student Journal occasionally runs special issues alongside its general issue. These usually follow a theme that crosses disciplines to allow a variety of publications to be highlighted together and a range of students to share their perspectives on important topics. They remain edited by the current Editorial Team rather than guest editors.

In 2022-23, the Journal ran a Special Issue on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. You can read more about this special issue in our editorial.

In 2023-24, the Journal ran a Special Issue on Sustainability. You can read more about this special issue and sustainability on the Library's website.

In April 2019, ESTRO (the predecessor to the Essex Student Journal) published a special issue including content from the conference "The Ever Present Past: How Public History Informs the Present", held by the History Department in October 2017. In July 2026, we republished this content, alongside a new Editorial reflecting on the content from that time.

If you have suggestions for future special issues or have any questions about previous ones, please contact the team.