Journals

• AAPI Pre-Law Society APS is an undergraduate Pre-Law society that aims to not only empower the AAPI community but also build the next generation of UCLA lawyers. We are passionate about promoting safety and justice for marginalized communities. Throughout the year, we will host workshops, networking events, and fireside chats to connect members with graduate students, professors, and leaders in the legal field. Members will also have the opportunity to conduct their own research and receive peer reviews before publication.
• AI Robotics Ethics Society As technology advances at an exponential rate, it is imperative that we begin thinking about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact society at different levels of daily life, with a focus on the ethical implications and implementation of AI systems. Notably, the development and involvement in AI ethics by students and professionals is nascent. The foresight of how important it is to regulate AI through the lens of ethical discussion and implementation is of paramount significance within the setting of the rapid development of AI and how it has already permeated of our daily lives. As such, the AI Robotics Ethics Society was founded in 2018 at UCLA by Aaron Hui to promote the awareness and importance of ethical implementation/regulation of AI. AIRES achieves its mission of ensuring AI is created both ethically and responsibly through a three-pronged approach: 1. To host a series of intra- and inter-departmental discussions at universities on AI and Robotics ethics. 2. To create a network and promote such awareness through hosting discussions and conferences with chapters of the AI Robotics Ethics Society. 3. To create a small lecture series on the latest breakthroughs and achievements in AI and Robotic ethics.
• Aleph: Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences Aleph (pronounced “ah-lef”) is UCLA’s only official journal publishing undergraduate research in the humanities, social sciences, and behavioral sciences. Run by undergraduates who review submissions, Aleph publishes select submissions on-line, and in an annual “best of” print journal, with the support of our sponsor, the UCLA Undergraduate Research Center. Our goal is to disseminate a diverse group of papers that reflects the quality and breadth of undergraduate research at UCLA. Aleph offers an opportunity for motivated UCLA undergraduates to have their academic work published online and in print. By making UCLA’s undergraduate research available to a larger audience, we hope to broaden the impact and appeal of undergraduate research. As a student-run journal, Aleph provides all UCLA undergraduates the chance to join its staff and gain volunteer experience in publicizing, editing, and publishing.
• Asian Pacific American Law Journal The Asian Pacific American Law Journal (APALJ) focuses exclusively on the legal, social and political issues affecting Asian Pacific American communities. APALJ plays an important role by providing a forum for legal scholars, practitioners and students to communicate about emerging concerns and by disseminating these writings to the general population.
• Bruin Bites Food Magazine Bruin Bites is UCLA’s first food publication that aims to serve as a guide to the undergraduate community through quarterly publications sharing favorite on-campus food spots, dining halls, restaurants around LA, recipes and more. Our organization seeks to give students the opportunity to share and explore more about their love for food, culture, and interest in gastronomy!
• Bruin Political Review Bruin Political Review (BPR) is the University of California, Los Angeles’ student-run, nonpartisan political journal. BPR publishes a quarterly journal that consists of articles split into two sections: US and world politics. The goal of the journal is to give writers and editors the opportunity to dive into political issues they are interested in, improve their writing skills, and elevate the political discourse on campus.
• BruinLife Student Media BruinLife currently has two live publications: the BruinLife Annual, i.e., the yearbook, and BruinLife Online, or www.bruinlife.com. The BruinLife Annual and its predecessor “Southern Campus” have unique historical and official statuses at UCLA. The BruinLife Annual’s main objective is to give the UCLA student body an accurate reflection of the school year through photos and stories by Bruins and about Bruins. BruinLife Online has 1 main goal: To provide lifestyle and entertainment content to the UCLA community, distinct from Daily Bruin’s campus news. This includes guides to LA, tips for apartment hunting, reviews of local shows, trend alerts, etc. in blog-style articles.
• Chicanx Latinx Law Review Over the last 50 years, the Chicanx-Latinx Law Review (CLLR) has provided an essential forum for the discussion of central issues affecting the Latinx community.
• Dead Writers Society Dead Writers Society is an undergraduate-run literary organization dedicated to creative writing. Dead Writers Society allows aspiring writers to share their work and receive peer feedback while providing a space for community and collaboration.
• Disability Law Journal at UCLA The Disability Law Journal at UCLA (DLJ) focuses on current topics in disability law and related fields. The DLJ seeks to develop a discourse regarding disability law by publishing articles; editorials; and interviews of practitioners, academics, policymakers, and other members of the disability law community. The DLJ also seeks to recognize the contributions to the field of disability law made by scholars before the establishment of the DLJ, and we does so by republishing relevant scholarship as necessary. The ultimate mission of the DLJ is to create a repository of disability law scholarship.
• Dukeminier Awards Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law Each year, scholars, lawyers, judges, and law students throughout the United States publish hundreds of articles concerning various aspects of sexual orientation and gender identity law. The Williams Institute and the UCLA School of Law students who staff the journal have initiated The Dukeminier Awards to acknowledge and distribute the best of these articles. The goals of the prizes are to encourage scholars to begin or continue writing about sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy; provide valuable recognition and support for scholars, law students, and lawyers who write in this area; and provide easy access to each year’s best scholarly materials for those outside of legal academia, including lawyers, judges, other legal actors, and policy makers.
• Entertainment Law Review, The The purpose of this organization is to: Publish scholarly and timely articles, comments and recent developments by experts in the legal field, and by students of UCLA, on legal issues concerning and impacting the field of entertainment law, including, but not limited to, issues concerning sports law, media law, motion picture and television law, music law, radio broadcasting law, and soft intellectual property issues such as trademark law, copyright law, and trade secrets law.
• Ethnomusicology Review (ER) Established as Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology in 1984, Ethnomusicology Review is the graduate student publication of the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology. It is edited by graduate students and refereed by a faculty advisory board. Funding for the journal is provided by GSA Publications at UCLA.
• Fem Newsmagazine FEM, UCLA’s feminist newsmagazine since 1973, is dedicated to the empowerment of all people, the recognition of gender diversity, the dismantling of systems of oppression, and the application of intersectional feminist ideology for the liberation of all peoples. FEM operates within an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, anti-racist framework. Our organization seeks to challenge oppression based on sexuality, gender, race, class, ability, religion, and other power structures. We create a wide range of compassionate multimedia content that recenters narratives often rejected or ignored within mainstream media. Beyond journalism, FEM engages in actionable praxes by building coalitions with other campus and community members. As self-reflective feminists, we are committed to unlearning and relearning alongside our global audience as the sociopolitical landscape in which we are situated continues to transform.
• Indigenous Peoples' Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance We are the Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance and we are here to serve as a law journal that publishes writings concerning Native Peoples’ cultures, traditions, and histories. We publish with the goal of bettering and advancing Native Nations and Indian People. Our Journal is here to actively resist against the insidious effects of colonialism, racism, and the subjugation of Native Peoples. We promote Native scholarship, both student and faculty, and support Native scholars and voices. We partner with Native communities to publish writings that will bring attention to their specific situations and legal battles. We discuss any and all legal struggles faced by Native Nations and Indian People and in so doing actively seek out publishable material from the traditional as well as the intellectual perspective. We are the Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance.
• Journal of Environmental Law and Policy The purpose of the Journal of Environmental Law and Policy is to publish a bi-annual journal of timely, relevant scholarship in the field of environmental law and policy.
• Journal of Gender and Law at UCLA The Journal of Gender and Law situates itself in the evolving and multifaceted feminist movement, attuned to the dynamic challenges facing women and other marginalized genders beyond the walls of legal academia. As part of this mandate, the journal contests the boundaries of traditional legal scholarship. We publish poems, reflections, and short stories in addition to standard law review articles and include the voices of students, practitioners, and law professors.
• Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, The The UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs is an interdisciplinary publication promoting scholarship in international law and foreign relations.
• Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law The Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law (JINEL) at UCLA is published once a year. As the first law school journal in the West dealing with this topic, JINEL’s goal is to emphasize and critically analyze all legal issues--social, political, civil, historical, economic, and commercial--that are of particular relevance to Muslims and Near Easterners in both Muslim and non-Muslim societies
• Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT) The UCLA Journal of Law & Technology (JOLT) strives to publish quality scholarship on Intellectual Property Law and other legal issues at the intersection of law and modern technology. JOLT seeks to provide opportunities for UCLA law students to learn about new legal issues and to develop and refine valuable legal research and editing skills. As a student-edited online publication, JOLT also seeks to provide leadership opportunities to 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs to aid in preparing students for the responsibilities they will take on after law school.
• Journal of Religion at UCLA The Journal of Religion at UCLA is a student-run undergraduate journal dedicated to publishing papers on diverse topics in religious studies. Submissions will be accepted during a specified period. We aim to engage and familiarize students with the process of journal publication–a cornerstone of academic life–and provide an opportunity for them to display their research in this fascinating field. We welcome submissions incorporating all methodological and theoretical approaches, and highly encourage interdisciplinary papers. Our goal is to publish superior work regarding the academic study of religion.
• Law Review, UCLA The UCLA Law Review is published six times a year by the students of the UCLA School of Law and the Regents of the University of California. The Law Review is a completely student-run organization that strives to publish articles of the highest quality and to provide a community for its members.
• Medical Literature Society We are an online news platform seeking to create a centralized source for all information that pertains to pre-health students. Additionally, we want to empower the pre-health community by creating a forum for discussion on issues and news within the medical field; while at the same time, we want students to cultivate a passion for a professional career in medicine by thinking critically about the subtle nuances of a medical career and what it takes for students like us to enter it. Our organization serves as a platform to stay involved with current medical research, look into faculty research in the different science departments at UCLA, and keep up-to-date with professional seminars at UCLA in the biosciences.
• Morning Sign Out at UCLA Morning Sign Out: UCLA Chapter is dedicated to the modernization of medicine, both by utilizing cutting-edge platforms such as health fairs and social media to promote health literacy among the greater Los Angeles population, and by educating tomorrow’s healthcare providers mentally, technologically, and academically.
• NOMMO Nommo is the Afrikan Newsmagazine at UCLA. It draws its name from the Ki-Swahili term Nommo, which means the magical power of the word. First printed December 4, 1968, Nommo joined UCLA’s Student Media in 1969 to become the first ethnic student run publication on a United States public university campus.
• Pacific Basin Law Journal Pacific Basin Law Journal (PBLJ) is the second oldest journal at UCLAW, founded in 1982. PBLJ publishes twice a year on a diverse range of legal and policy issues concerning the Pacific Rim, which encompasses nations in Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Throughout its existence, the PBLJ has featured articles written by leading scholars and practitioners on international legal topics including human rights law, constitutional law, criminal law, international trade regulations, corporate governance, climate change, intellectual property law and other areas of business law. The breadth and diversity of materials covered by the PBLJ makes it one of the most exciting, informative and authoritative student publications at the UCLA School of Law.
• People's Vanguard of LA The People's Vanguard of LA provides students with the opportunity to learn how to write journalistically. We encourage students to engage with topics such as social justice, campus news, and city news in their writing. We strive to provide a close-knit community for students from all majors who are interested in journalistic writing or law. Our organization works diligently to create reliable news articles written by students, for students.
• Philosophy Club at UCLA The chief goal of the Philosophy Club is to provide a space for students to share and discuss ideas in an open-minded, friendly and respectful environment. This is a place where you can grapple with philosophical questions, and we can mutually work together to try to better our understanding of the world, our behavior within it, and whether or not we are justified in our beliefs. Whether you have only a budding interest in philosophy or if you are well versed in philosophical discourse, the club is a great way to expand your knowledge of the field and make friends along the way. WEEKLY MEETING Meetings are held every Tuesday at 6 pm in Dodd 399 (On Discord https://discord.gg/8YcZ3Uu during pandemics). During meetings, we discuss a specific philosophical issue for about an hour and a half. Topics are chosen and presented by any club members and often explore topics not commonly covered in undergraduate courses, e.g.: philosophy of progress, experience machine, and animal rights. We encourage you to present your own ideas! Sometimes we host philosophy-themed movie nights instead. We often go to Westwood for dinner after our weekly meetings to continue the discussion. MEDITATIONS PHILOSOPHY JOURNAL Meditations is the undergraduate journal of philosophy at UCLA. The purpose of the journal is to foster philosophical thought and provide an opportunity for undergraduates to gain writing and publishing experience. Maybe you have a philosophy paper that you’re really proud of, or you’re looking for a platform to test your arguments and be challenged. Maybe you have some cool ideas but hate writing when a grade depends on it. We encourage undergraduates of any major to participate in Meditations. BOOKCLUBS You can also be a part of our book club. The book club offers a chance to do a close reading of philosophical texts. During our weekly discussions, we will try to understand the ideas presented in the readings by breaking down nuances such as rhetoric and symbolism. OTHER PROGRAMS We encourage members to attend events organized by the Philosophy Department. We also cooperate with the department to plan events for you. For example coffee time with professors, study lounge, and information panel, and more. Facebook: Undergraduate Philosophy Club at UCLA
• POOL POOL is a nonprofit student-led publication dedicated to providing an outlet for creative work that traditionally falls outside of the scope of academic architectural institutions.
• Párrafo Párrafo is an art and literary magazine under the direction of the graduate students of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese of the University of California, Los Angeles. Párrafo publishes academic, literary, artistic texts and artistic productions that offer a critical perspective on the issue's theme. Párrafo targets the academic community —professors, graduate and undergraduate students, librarians, and related scholars and artists— associated with Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, Comparative Literature, Romance Languages, Latin American Studies, Chicano Studies, and related fields at universities, colleges and other academic institutions in the United States and abroad. In addition, Párrafo is intended for a readership connected to cultural institutions devoted to the Spanish and Portuguese speaking world, such as embassies, consulates, and foundations within and outside the United States. In essence, Párrafo is a magazine that allows academics and artists to explore topics in nuanced and creative ways.
• Student Journalist Association Journalism interest at UCLA
• Undergraduate Law Journal at UCLA The Undergraduate Law Journal (ULJ) at UCLA provides a forum for undergraduate students across the country to either write or edit a 15-25 page law journal article. ULJ gives pre-law students the opportunity to explore legal writing in a collaborative space. The law journal previously operated under the Pre-Law Society, but we are now an independent organization. Our new website is still being created, and are launching a newsletter Fall 2025
• Undergraduate Research Journal of Psychology, The An annual publication of collaborative efforts between undergraduate students at UCLA and other universities, The Undergraduate Journal of Psychology at UCLA aims to promote and disseminate student excellence in psychological research. The organization intends to serve the undergraduate community at large by making the publication process more accessible and highlighting the interesting and relevant nature of the study of psychology. This publication offers multiple opportunities and students can either submit work or join the staff in an editing, marketing/finance, and submissions/workshops position.
• Undergraduate Science Journal The Undergraduate Science Journal (USJ) is a peer-reviewed, student-run academic journal funded by UCLA’s Undergraduate Research Center–Sciences (URC–Sciences) with support from the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). The annual USJ publication features original research and review articles written by UCLA undergraduates in all STEM fields, including life sciences, engineering, statistics, physics, mathematics, and computer science. We provide a multidisciplinary platform that allows students to publish their research, participate in the peer review, editorial, and layout processes of a scientific journal, and engage with the larger research community at UCLA.
• Westwind: Journal of the Arts Westwind is an undergraduate-run, journal of the arts that publishes literary and visual art works in print and digital media from across the UCLA community.
• Westwood Enabler, The Founded in 2014, The Westwood Enabler is a student-run satirical newspaper. Modeled off the Onion, The Enabler is dedicated to building a community of aspiring humor writers at UCLA, as well as supporting the UCLA comedy scene.