2025/09/09 by Philip Mong'are Achoki
#Essex Student Journal #academic writing #editorial #open access #peer review #professional development #student publishing
paper · doi:10.5526/esj.458
This editorial reflects on my year as the Editor of the Essex Student Journal (September 2024 – September 2025). It highlights the learning process of navigating academic publishing, the privilege of engaging with diverse student scholarship, and the collaborative relationships that made the role rewarding. Key experiences include supporting authors through revisions, coordinating peer review, working with volunteer copyeditors from the library, and helping to plan the Essex Student Journal Conference. Central throughout is the journal’s spirit of being “by and for students,” which fosters confidence, inclusivity, and professional growth for authors, reviewers, and editors alike.