The 2nd Student Journal Symposium for Literary and Research Publications will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025, 12:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. ET, virtual only, and Friday, May 2, 2025, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. ET, hybrid, with in-person and virtual presentations and attendees, at the George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom Campus, City View Room. The City View Room offers sweeping views of the nation capital’s top landmarks, providing a remarkable backdrop for a spectacular event!

Registration for the conference is free. Please indicate on the registration form whether you plan to attend in-person or virtually. (Note: Select the in-person option if you plan to attend in person at GW’s City View Room on May 2nd. May 1st is virtual for all attendees.)

The Student Journal Symposium aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among undergraduate and graduate student-led journals. The 2025 Student Journal Symposium offers opportunities for students, faculty, and administrators interested or involved in student publications to engage in interactive workshops and roundtable conversations, hear from plenary speakers and student panelists, and connect with fellow university journals in the DC area, throughout the United States, and internationally. We hope to foster conversation on best editorial, leadership, and community practices and discover how to support student publications. Topics will include sustainable leadership, ethics, diversity, grants, partnerships, navigating AI in submissions, and more.

See the Full Schedule of Panels and Presentations

We will be hearing from ~70 students, faculty, librarians, administrators, and publishing professionals representing 38 undergraduate and graduate student journals from 30 universities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom!

Attendance (in person and virtual) to the conference will be free-of-charge; pre-registration is required.

Lunch will be provided to in-person attendees, and a social hour is planned following the conference. We look forward to seeing you, in-person or virtually!

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 2027

• 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.

Student Journal Symposium Sponsors:

● Scholastica

● The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)