Where Can High School Students Publish Research? A Guide to Student Research Journals

Completing a research paper in high school is already a significant achievement. But for students who want to take their work one step further, publication offers the opportunity to share that research with a wider audience.

Can High School Students Publish Research?

Yes. There are academic journals, student publications and research platforms specifically designed to showcase work by secondary school students. The challenge is finding the right publication for your subject, type of research and goals.

This guide covers eleven journals and two preprint servers. Requirements, deadlines and fees change, so treat each entry as a starting point and check the journal's own submission page before you send anything.

Which Journals Publish High School Research?

1. The Hinksey Review

The Hinksey Review publishes applied research in business, economics, policy, technology and society. It focuses on original research with real-world relevance rather than literature reviews or general summaries.

• Who can submit: upper secondary school students, undergraduates, and independent researchers under 25.
• Length: research articles of 4,000-6,000 words.
• Review: an initial integrity screening, double-blind peer review, an editorial review, then a final decision.
• Fees: free - there is no submission fee and no publication fee.
• Timing: submissions for the next issue close on 14 November 2026, with publication in March 2027 - see the submission guidelines.

It can be a strong fit for students researching areas such as business strategy, economics, marketing, AI, public policy or consumer behaviour.

2. International Journal of Students' Research in Technology & Management

The International Journal of Students' Research in Technology & Management (IJSRTM) is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal for early researchers in technology and management, including business-focused topics. It was set up with university-level student researchers in mind, so confirm with the editors that your paper is eligible.

• Authors: co-authors are allowed, making it suitable for collaborative projects.
• Fees: submission is free, with a publication charge if the paper is accepted.
• Best for: management, entrepreneurship, technology or business-related questions.

3. Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews publishes research across a broad range of humanities and social science subjects, from the same publisher as IJSRTM.

• Authors: co-authored submissions are allowed.
• Fees: no submission fee, although there is a publication charge if a paper is accepted.
• Best for: economics, sociology, public policy, culture or other social science disciplines.

4. The Journal of Research High School

The Journal of Research High School (JRHS) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal built exclusively around high school researchers.

• Subjects: engineering, humanities, natural science, mathematics and social science.
• Article types: original research and literature reviews.
• Authors: co-authored papers are allowed, with no limit on the number of authors.
• Fees: there is a submission fee, so factor cost into your decision before applying.

5. International Journal of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Research

The International Journal of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Research (IJMIER) is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal covering management, entrepreneurship and innovation.

• Authors: co-authors are allowed, which suits students who completed research as part of a team.
• Fees: free to submit, with a publication charge on acceptance.
• Best for: startups, business strategy, innovation, leadership or entrepreneurship.

6. Princetonian Journal of Sciences

The Princetonian Journal of Sciences publishes original research by middle school, high school and college students across all fields of science, using double-blind review.

• Authors: submissions must be written by a sole author.
• Length: papers of up to 20 pages.
• Deadlines: submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
• Fees: a publication fee applies only if the paper is accepted.
• Best for: students who have completed an independent science research project.

7. The Young Researcher

The Young Researcher is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of original research by secondary school students across the sciences, humanities and social sciences. At the time of writing the journal is on hiatus and is not reading new submissions, so check its site for updates before planning around it.

• Length: papers of no more than 5,000 words, excluding references and appendices.
• Review: blind peer review, edited by secondary school students working with university scholars.
• Best for: students who want a publication focused specifically on high school research, once submissions reopen.

8. Journal of Student Research

The Journal of Student Research (JSR) publishes student work across a wide range of academic subjects, with a dedicated high school edition alongside its university-level journal.

• Authors: co-authors are allowed, and high school submissions need a school affiliation and a teacher or advisor.
• Fees: there is a fee at submission and a further charge if the paper is accepted.
• Before submitting: review the current requirements carefully, particularly around article type and formatting.

9. The Concord Review

The Concord Review specialises in history research papers by secondary school students and is one of the more selective publications open to them.

• Authors: papers must be written by a sole author.
• Length: generally between 5,000 and 10,000 words.
• Deadlines: four a year, on 1 August, 1 November, 1 February and 1 May - see the submission page.
• Fees: there is a submission fee, and a publication fee if the paper is accepted.
• Best for: students who have completed a substantial long-form history research paper.

10. The Schola

The Schola publishes essays by high school students in the humanities and social sciences, including philosophy, history, art history, English, economics, public policy and sociology.

• Authors: essays must be solely the author's own work.
• Length: a main body of roughly 5,500-6,500 words - see before you submit.
• Deadlines: submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
• Fees: there is a non-refundable submission fee.
• Best for: interdisciplinary work combining subjects such as economics, history and public policy.

11. Curieux Academic Journal

Curieux Academic Journal is a youth-led nonprofit publication, founded in 2017, that publishes research by middle and high school students in any academic subject. Submissions are now handled through its sister site, The Curieux Review.

• Subjects: the sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts.
• Deadlines and fees: check the current submission schedule, and any publication fee on acceptance, on its submissions page.
• Best for: students looking for a journal created specifically around student academic work.

Where Can You Share Research Without Peer Review?

Preprint servers make a paper publicly available without the peer review a journal provides. They are useful, but a paper posted on one should always be described as a preprint, not as a peer-reviewed publication.

12. Research Archive of Rising Scholars

The Research Archive of Rising Scholars (RARS) is an open-access preprint archive for young scholars, created by Polygence. The archive states that the work it hosts is not peer-reviewed, and positions itself as a home for articles while their authors prepare them for peer-reviewed publication elsewhere.

• Subjects: STEM and the humanities.
• Deadlines: submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
• Fees: free to submit.
• Best for: students who want to make their work publicly available.

13. arXiv

arXiv is a widely used online preprint archive where researchers share academic papers publicly, often before formal journal publication. It is not a peer-reviewed journal, although its papers are openly accessible and widely read within academic research communities.

• Authors: co-authors are allowed.
• Fees: free to submit, with no publication fee.
• Eligibility: first-time submitters usually need an endorsement from an established arXiv author in the relevant field, which is the main practical hurdle for a high school student.
• Best for: certain advanced research projects, typically completed with a mentor who is already active in the field.

How Do You Choose the Right Publication?

Finding a journal is not just about choosing the one that sounds most impressive. Before submitting, ask:

• Does my research fit the journal's subject area?
• Does it accept high school students?
• Does it accept my type of research?
• Are co-authors allowed?
• Is there a word or page limit?
• Are there submission or publication fees?
• Is there a fixed deadline or a rolling submission period?
• Is the publication peer-reviewed?

The best journal is usually the one that most closely matches your research.

Publication Starts With Good Research

Getting published can be exciting, but publication should never be the only goal of a research project. The strongest student research starts with a meaningful question, a clear approach and evidence that supports a genuine conclusion.

If you're still figuring out what student research can look like or how to get started, The Hinksey High School Research Playbook walks through the process, from choosing an area of interest to developing a research question and finding the right research pathway.

For students interested specifically in business, economics or entrepreneurship, Research Without the White Coat explores what rigorous business research can look like, from market intelligence and customer discovery to using data to answer real-world questions.

From there, publication becomes a way to share that work with a wider audience and take your research beyond the classroom.

Have a paper in business, economics, policy or technology? See what The Hinksey Review looks for and how to submit: Read The Hinksey Review Submission Guidelines