Student Journal Symposium for Literary and Research Publications 2025

The Student Journal Symposium for Literary and Research Publications aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among undergraduate and graduate student-led journals.

The 2nd Symposium will be held as a hybrid event:

  • Thursday, May 1, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET • Virtual only
  • Friday, May 2, 2025, 9:00 am-3:30 pm ET • In-person and virtual (hybrid)
    Elliott School of International Affairs, on George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom Campus, and virtually via Zoom.

    • The event is free; pre-registration is required

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    Special Pre-Conference webinar!

    The Next Gen Scholarly Publishing Tech Stack: 2025 Roundtable

    Friday, April 18, 4:00-5:00 pm
    Pre-Conference webinar for the 2nd Student Journal Symposium for Literary and Research Publications. This roundtable will bring together seasoned academic publishing professionals, infrastructure providers, and the next generation of publishing students to discuss drivers of change, technology needs for student journals, and more.

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    Our goal is to foster conversation on best editorial, leadership, and community practices and discover ways to support student publications. Topics will include sustainable leadership, ethics, diversity, grants, partnerships, navigating AI in submissions, and other topics. The Student Journal Symposium offers opportunities for students, faculty, and administrators interested or involved in student publications to engage in interactive workshops and round-table conversations, hear from plenary speakers and student panelists, and connect with fellow university journals in the DC area, throughout the United States, and internationally.

    Student Journal Symposium 2025 co-organizers:
    • Breanna Crossman, GW CCAS Class of 2026
    • Jessica Irving, GW MPS in Publishing Student
    • Amelia Nason, GW CCAS Class of 2026
    • Maiya Norwood, GW MPS in Publishing Student
    • John W. Warren, Director and Associate Professor, GW Graduate Program in Publishing

    Organized and hosted by the Graduate Program in Publishing, College of Professional Studies, George Washington University.

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    Student Journals and Universities Represented

    The Anthem, Georgetown University
    Aperture: University of Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Research, University of Kentucky
    Arché, Boston University's Student-led Journal of Philosophy, Boston University
    Berkeley Scientific Journal, University of California - Berkeley
    Capitol Letters, George Washington University
    Clocks and Clouds, American University
    CommonHealth, Temple University
    Community Change, Virginia Tech
    Comparative Literature Undergraduate Journal, University of California, Berkeley
    Crimson Historical Review, University of Alabama
    Dewpoint Magazine, University of Alabama
    The Eastern Oregon Science Journal, Eastern Oregon University
    Essex Student Journal, University of Essex
    Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
    Georgetown Medical Review, Georgetown University
    Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review, Georgetown University
    The Globe: GW’s Undergraduate Journal in International Affairs and The Compass, George Washington University
    GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing, George Washington University
    The Hampden-Sydney Journal of the Sciences, Hampden-Sydney College
    The Hare (A Lebre), Princeton University
    The Illinois Student Undergraduate Research Journal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Inventio, Catholic University of America
    Iris Magazine, University of Virginia
    Journal of Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia
    The Journal of the Core Curriculum, Boston University
    The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Excellence, Colorado State University
    JOURney: the Journal Of Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Macksey Journal, Johns Hopkins University
    Nýsa, the NKU Journal of Student Research, Northern Kentucky University
    The Prism, University of Lynchburg
    Pursuit: The Undergraduate Research Journal of the University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    SPECTRA, Virginia Tech
    Spectrum, University of Alberta
    Stillhouse Press, George Mason University
    Tulane Undergraduate Research Journal, Tulane University
    The Undergraduate Political Review, University of Connecticut

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