Press Start Journal

Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed journal run by and for students that publishes academic research on Game Studies.

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Open Call for Papers 2026🥰📢
Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by Dec 4, 2026, for a potential spot in our 2027 issue! More details below in this thread👇 #CallForPapers #GameStudies

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🌞Hi all, we are seeking two peer reviewers for an article on queer representation in Life is Strange.
If you are interested, please contact Christina at [[email protected]]
⚠️All reviewers for Press Start must be current students or within 1 year of graduation

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*Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be current students or within one year of graduation

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We are looking for two reviewers for an article on gender representation within Super Mario RPGs. See the attached image for the abstract!
Please contact Meg at https://t.co/[email protected] if you are interested😊

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The Unplayable and Undertale books have been taken! We are still looking for reviewers for other books📚

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Please see the attached image for the list of available books. Reviews must contain 1200-1500 words. Reviewers must be current students or within one year of graduation. And yes, we can provide review copies!

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A graduate student has reached out to us to share their call for participants! Please help out their project if you can!

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398 down. 1,256 to go.

I'm V, a grad student at Bradley University, and I'm running the biggest video game psychology study of my life. 10-15 minutes on your phone. 18+. That's it.

https://t.co/d3uex2rLo5

#research #psychology #videogames #gradschoollife #thesis

[V | VGTx Research @VGTxResearch]

398 down. 1,256 to go.

I'm V, a grad student at Bradley University, and I'm running the biggest video game psychology study of my life. 10-15 minutes on your phone. 18+. That's it.

https://t.co/d3uex2rLo5

#research #psychology #videogames #gradschoollife #thesis

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Should you be interested in reviewing a particular title, or wish to propose a book for review (including non-English titles), please contact the Editors-in-Chief, Andrew Fleshman and Meg Ritchie (https://t.co/[email protected]) by December 13, 2026.

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Call for Book Reviewers 2026📚📢
Press Start is looking for review submissions of recently published game studies books. The deadline for expressing interest is December 13, 2026. Selected manuscripts will be published in our 2027 issue. More details below in this thread👇

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Please see the attached image for the list of available books. Reviews must contain 1200-1500 words. Reviewers must be current students or within one year of graduation. And yes, we can provide review copies!

[Press Start Journal @PS_Journal]

Open Call for Papers 2026🥰📢
Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by Dec 4, 2026, for a potential spot in our 2027 issue! More details below in this thread👇 #CallForPapers #GameStudies

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Our open call for papers is also now available in 20 languages! Follow this link to see the full translations.
https://t.co/WWsOu3ZNnJ

[Press Start Journal @PS_Journal]

Open Call for Papers 2026🥰📢
Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by Dec 4, 2026, for a potential spot in our 2027 issue! More details below in this thread👇 #CallForPapers #GameStudies

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Research articles should contain 5000-8000 words including references and abstract, submitted in our template, and in APA style. Please see our About page (https://t.co/TbhF49QSwn) for more information and submission guidelines.

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Morgan Slayde Pearce is a recent graduate from the University of Lethbridge with a Master of Arts in English/Digital Humanities. Her research focuses include Chaucer, medieval literature, and non-linear and depression narratives. She enjoys horror games and story-driven games

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📢Press Start is delighted to welcome our newest board members! We'll be introducing two members every day in this thread, so please give them all a warm welcome📷

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Brandon Lee is a a graduate student in public policy and management at The University of Pittsburgh. His interests include video game preservation and education, and plans to pursue a PhD to further research these interest areas

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📢Press Start is delighted to welcome our newest board members! We'll be introducing two members every day in this thread, so please give them all a warm welcome📷