Research Opportunities - Publications

Launched in October 2019, Houghton Street Press is the student imprint of the LSE Press, publishing high quality student research. It showcases the work created by our students through their critical investigation of complex social questions and provides a global forum for communities to engage with their ideas.

Houghton Street Press currently publishes the following journals which accept undergraduate submissions:

• iSChannel
• Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
• Rerum Causae
• The Undergraduate Political Review
• LSE Law Review
• Rule of Law Journal
• Knowles Review of Economic History
• Rationale, a journal for student economic research
• LSE International Development Review

You can read more on all of these in the sections below. 

If you would like to submit your work for publication in a Houghton Street Press journal, you can do so via the journal websites here.

Can’t see a student journal in your subject area? Contact us if you’d like to set one up.

The Clare Market Review is a journal produced by the LSE Students' Union.  It is ‘the oldest student-run journal in the UK’ (you can read about the history of the journal, including recent developments here). The Review is not explicitly research-focused but could be a route to communicate your research in a creative way.

For further information, see the  Students’ Union, the journal site or the journal’s Facebook page, which includes information about participation and submissions.

theclaremarketreview@gmail.com

iSChannel is an annual journal on the social study of information systems, produced by the students of the Information Systems and Innovation programmes in the Department of Management at the LSE, with advice from Faculty.  The journal focuses on the study of ICTs, and the social implications of technological innovation; but research works from other perspectives are also considered for publication, provided that they place the discussion on ICTs at the core of analysis and problematisation.

is.channel@lse.ac.uk

The Knowles Review of Economic History is an annual student-run publication supported by, albeit independent from, the Department of Economic History at LSE. It is committed to publishing the best work produced by undergraduate and postgraduate students across the LSE student body. All articles are peer-reviewed and published in conjunction with the Houghton Street Press. As the name suggests, it is primarily centred on the field of economic history, but due to the interdisciplinary nature of that field, submissions from any discipline are accepted as long as they are relevant. The journal seeks to promote the work of LSE students and the field of economic history as a whole.

The LSE International Development Review by the LSESU International Development Society is an entirely student-based journal. The journal aims to perpetuate a sustainable development discourse by incorporating the fields of development studies, migration studies, the political economy, human development and global health. However, articles based on other relevant fields of international development are also welcomed.

The LSE Law Review is a student-run law journal seeking to provide a platform for high-quality law scholarship, with the ultimate aim of contributing to debates surrounding all areas of the law.  The journal is student-run and independent.  Its work is endorsed by the LSE Department of Law.  The LSE Law Review welcomes submissions from every level of legal study and practice, including from practitioners, academics, judges, and students.  Submissions may take the form of an article, a legislative or case note, or a letter to the editor.

The journal’s Editorial Board is composed of students from all years of study.

lselawreview@gmail.com

Rationale is the LSE’s first journal for student economic research. The mission of Rationale is to encourage independent student research in economics.  So far, the journal’s articles have been produced by the research teams of the LSESU Economics Society’s Research Division, whose work spans both micro –and macroeconomics, including health, development, monetary economics, and political economy. We welcome students from any university and background to submit their original economic research papers. 

Rerum Causae is the student-run journal of the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the LSE.  The journal is open for submissions from any undergraduate or postgraduate student at the LSE, regardless of degree programme, and serves to showcase the philosophical writing that students at LSE produce.

Check out the journal’s Facebook page for more information, including regarding submissions.

lsererumcausae@gmail.com

Studies in Politics, Philosophy and Economics is a journal which publishes interdisciplinary articles written by students on LSE's PPE degree, on pressing issues concerning national and international policy.

Visit the journal site or the LSE Philosophy Twitter account for more information, including regarding submissions.

Philosophy-Dept@lse.ac.uk

The Beaver is the official newspaper of the LSE Students' Union. Its articles and other outputs are created by LSE students, including undergraduates, and some are research-based. The Beaver also provides opportunities for students to get involved in the team which oversees the paper's production and publication process. It is a student-run newspaper, staffed by students.

editor@beaveronline.co.uk

The Rule of Law is a student-run journal produced by the LSE student division of Lawyers Without Borders, a charitable organisation that harnesses the pro bono work of lawyers from around the world into volunteer service in global rule of law, capacity building and access to justice initiatives.  The journal consists of articles, written by students, on contemporary issues and their interactions with the rule of law.

For more information, including on how to get involved, visit the LSE SU Law Society page (for Lawyers Without Borders: LSE Student Division).

The LSE student division of Lawyers Without Borders is also involved in other research-related activities: it has a Student Research Task Force, which, in addition to producing the journal, conducts research for law firms in their pro bono efforts; and takes part in the annual LWOB Rule of Law Competition (held at King's College London).

law@lsesu.org

The Undergraduate Political Review is an online platform that aims to encourage and facilitate an engagement in high level political research by undergraduate students from universities around the world.  It invites the application to politics of a range of disciplinary perspectives, both within and without the social sciences, both empirical and theoretical.

The UPR also published a blog of the same name, which publishes research in a shorter format.  It has its own research teams, for which participants are required each year (these posts are advertised on the main site), to conduct original research as part of a group with the goal of publication and often also conference attendance.  It also holds an annual conference of its own, which provides a platform for undergraduate researchers to reach academics and peers.

Information on submissions.

"The challenge was thus to present our research in an accessible way... without sacrificing its complexity."
Participants Eponine Howarth and Chris Dann reflect on the UPR's research activities.

lseupr@lse.ac.uk

The Webster Review was founded to offer undergraduates the opportunity to publish research and articles on historical subjects. We were motivated by a mission to make academic history more accessible to undergraduates and to provide them an outlet for their ideas and research.

We publish academically rigorous, peer-reviewed articles on all historical topics. We accept submissions from undergraduates regardless of their university or subject of study.