LibGuides: Scholarly Publishing: Student journals

Want to start a student journal?

The Adelphi University Libraries can help you launch and manage a student journal. Contact Prof. Chris Barnes, Digital Publishing Librarian, to start a conversation about possibilities.

Initial considerations:

Will this be a scholarly publication which employs peer review and references, or a popular one, like a magazine or newsletter?
What is the mission of the publication or the reason you believe it should exist?
Is there at least one faculty member willing to serve as an advisor to the publication?
Are students from multiple years interested in serving on the editorial board so that the publication will last beyond the initial issue?
Who can submit works to be published: Adelphi majors or graduate students in a certain field, any Adelphi student, any student currently enrolled in an academic program?
How often will you publish an issue and what kinds of pieces will be included: research articles, book reviews, creative writing, artworks, opinion pieces, etc.?

Starting a student journal

PKP Student Journal Toolkit
So you’re thinking about creating a student journal or maybe joining the editorial board for one. But you have questions, such as how does peer review work? What do I need to know about copyright? Or you need some guidance on getting started.
The Super Long List of Things to Do When Starting a New Journal
The idea of launching a new journal may seem easy with today’s technology. Some may argue that all you need is a website with a content management system. This may work for some communities but for a journal that wants to meet the expectations of the typical journal user and/or subscriber, there are many, many things that need to be done.

Examples of student journals

Gettysburg Social Sciences Review
Gettysburg Social Sciences Review is an open access, peer-reviewed, undergraduate research journal that is dedicated to providing a forum for undergraduate students to develop and share critical research and writing in the Social Sciences. We encourage submissions from a wide spectrum of topics relevant to the Social Sciences. The journal seeks to advance the mission of Gettysburg College by fostering exchanges of ideas across disciplines to promote critical thought and active participation while highlighting the academic contributions of undergraduate research.
The Honors Review at Augsburg University
The Honors Review is a nationally competitive multidisciplinary journal seeking illuminating, insightful and contemporary research at the undergraduate level. Students need not be members of Honors Programs to submit papers. The primary goal of The Honors Review is to give all undergraduates the opportunity to participate in scholarly conversations within their disciplines and to expose them to the dialogue that occurs between a journal and a contributor in editing an article for publication.
Intersect: the Stanford Journal of Science, Technology, and Society
Intersect is an international Science, Technology, and Society research journal run by undergraduate students at Stanford University and supported by the Progam in STS at Stanford. It publishes research and scholarship on the social factors that shapes, underwrites, and/or inhibits research and invention, just as these social forces are, in turn, shaped by evolving science and technology. It welcomes undergraduate, graduate, and PhD submissions at the intersection of history, culture, sociology, art, literature, business, law, health, and design with science and technology. The journal's submissions are not exclusive to Stanford affiliates and generally span several continents.
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Intersect publishes online quarterly at intersect.stanford.edu and is regularly cited in Google Scholar. Intersect is an open access journal, meaning it provides free public access to its content to support a greater global exchange of knowledge. Intersect tries to publish three times during each academic year, at the end of Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
Journal of Politics & Society at Columbia University
Today, the Journal of Politics & Society, with its particular focus on undergraduates and interdisciplinary coverage, is the only scholarly publication of its kind. Now in its twenty-eighth year, the Journal only considers academic papers submitted by undergraduates. In a process comparable to the peer review and editing procedures of professional academic journals, selected papers are rigorously edited by the Editorial Board, itself composed exclusively of undergraduates.
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In addition to publishing the finest in undergraduate scholarship, the Journal has also featured the works of noted public figures and scholars. The guest essay, the only segment written by non-undergraduates, contextualizes the research in the Journal within the broader sociopolitical dialogue. Past contributors include former President Bill Clinton, former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Senator Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn, Human Rights Watch President Kenneth Roth, Anthony Marx, and Kenneth Waltz.
PennScience: Journal of Undergraduate Research
By creating a scientific forum for and by students, we hope to bring together young researchers, helping to make students feel that rather than participating in a disjointed and isolating endeavor, they are becoming a part of a true community of scholars. We also seek to raise the awareness of the outside community to research performed by undergraduates.
Process: Journal of Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Scholarship at University of Washington
Process: Journal of Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Scholarship provides an online space for undergraduate writers across the disciplines to share their work outside of the context and constraints of the college classroom. Each issue of Process centers on a topic of contemporary interest to a global audience, fostering critical conversations that traverse disciplinary, cultural, and national borders. We believe that undergraduate projects deserve serious attention, and hope to encourage all undergrads to begin forging new pathways for the future of academic and public scholarship.
Undergraduate Journal of Humanistic Studies at Carleton College
The Undergraduate Journal of Humanistic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal that promotes undergraduate research in the humanities and social sciences. Our goal is to present papers that bring to light new narratives and fresh points of view. Highlighting work that challenges dominant perspectives, the UJHS serves as a forum for contributors and readers to reconsider their position within the context of their society. In the spirit of the liberal arts, the UJHS is a multidisciplinary journal that accepts submissions from a broad range of subjects, demonstrating how student research can contribute to a variety of fields.