Student Journal Symposium for Literary and Research Publications 2026

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

The Call for Panelists and Presentations is now open!

The 3rd Student Journal Symposium will be held April 23-24, 2026, as a hybrid event at the George Washington University. Virtual speakers and attendees are also welcome.

At the 2nd Student Journal Symposium, held in May 2025, we heard from 73 undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, administrators, academic librarians, and publishing professionals, collectively representing 34 undergraduate and graduate student journals from 28 universities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. See our guest post in the SSP Scholarly Kitchen
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2026 Call for Panelists and Presentations

See the 2025 Student Journal Symposium Schedule, Video Recordings of Panels and Presentations, Presentation Slides, and Cover Art and Issues of Participating Journals

Enter the SSP EPIC Awards!

The Society for Scholarly Publishing and the Student Journal Symposium invite all student-led research and literary journals to submit to SSP's annual EPIC Awards. Submissions are open through November 28, 2025. There is no fee to enter for student journals. SSP membership is not required to enter, however, you must set up a free account to enter a submission.

The SSP EPIC Awards include four categories for student journals: Student Journal - Research; Student Journal - Literary, Student Publication Media Project, and Student Publication Continuity Plan. Winners honored during the SSP Annual Meeting on May 28, 2026.

The Student Journal Symposium received a Silver Award, in the category of Publishing Education and Training Initiatives, and the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing received a Gold Award, in the Student Journal category, at the inaugural EPIC Awards, at the 2025 SSP Annual Meeting.

Student Journal Symposium 2026 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, Professor and Director, GW Graduate Program in Publishing, GW University Press

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

Conference Sponsors:

• Scholastica

• The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)