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

Website: press-start.gla.ac.uk
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 ([email protected]).
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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Book reviews should contain 1200-1500 words including references and abstract, submitted in our template, and in APA style. Selected manuscripts will be published in our 2026 issue. Please see our Guidebook for more information and submission guidelines.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
DM us or email Mark at [email protected] to express interest or ask questions! Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be a student, or within one year of having graduated. (2/2)
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
DM us or email Rory at [email protected] to express interest or ask questions! Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be a student, or within one year of having graduated. (2/2)
September 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
山根先生、リポストありがとうございます。
現在、論文本文は英語のみでの募集となっておりますが(編集委員は全員ボランティアで活動しているため、翻訳にまで手が回らない状況です)、非英語圏の大学院生の方々からもぜひご投稿いただければ幸いです。英語文章の校正など、できるだけサポート致します。
また、日本語を含めて非英語圏のゲーム研究関連図書のレビューも募集していますので、どうかご周知ください。
August 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Timur Slavgorodskii-Kazanets is a second-year Digital Media PhD student at the University of Salford, Manchester. His research focuses on understanding how video game narratives can depict socio-political issues and contribute to the construction of the player’s identity.
August 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sara Bimo (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in Communication & Culture at York University. Her research examines perceptions and imaginaries of technological infrastructures and the intersection between non-rational world-making, identity formation, and political resistance.
Twitter: sara_bimo
August 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Mark Hines is a PhD candidate in English at the University of Kentucky. He is interested in representations of race and gender in virtual and fantastic worlds. His dissertation explores fantasy games and their racial groups since 2020.
August 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ambrin Hasnain (she/her) is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne on Wurundjeri Country. She is interested in understanding how coloniality informs everyday practices and her research examines colonial and decolonial tropes and practices in Australian video games.
August 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Our open call for papers is also now available in 19 languages! Follow the link below to see the full translations:
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Multilingual Call for Papers
Multilingual Call for Papers The Editorial Board of Press Start invites submissions for our upcoming issues. Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed student journal that publishes the best underg...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Research articles should contain 5000-8000 words including references and abstract, submitted in our template, and in APA style. Please see our About page (press-start.gla.ac.uk/press-start/...) for more information and submission guidelines.
About the Journal | Press Start
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August 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Several authors who have contributed to the newest issue have shared their socials with us:
- Chelsea Russel: chelseasbitstream.myportfolio.com
- Edward Strazd: x.com/SimplyEdwardGG
- Joel White: @joelalwhite.bsky.social
- Mark Hines: @markshines.bsky.social
Chelsea Russell
chelseasbitstream.myportfolio.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM