Slovo is an interdisciplinary, postgraduate peer-reviewed academic journal, entirely managed and edited by postgraduate students at the University College London’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies. It is dedicated to the study of the political, social, economic, and cultural affairs of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. The journal is published online on a biannual basis, with a Spring and Autumn issue.
We consider contributions in an array of fields, including but not limited to, political science, international relations, anthropology, history, sociology and culture.
Call for papers: Spring 2026
SLOVO, UCL SSEES’ peer-reviewed, postgraduate academic journal is back! We have begun work on our Spring 2026 edition and are delighted to announce a call for papers. We encourage any and all postgraduate students, including those on taught programmes, to submit their work to the journal for consideration.
We welcome all submissions on the theme of: ‘Contested Realities: Paradigm Shifts in the SSEES Region’. This issue’s theme is not intended to be restrictive, but rather to stimulate engagement. We encourage you to be creative in your interpretation of it.
Please submit articles to: tjmsslv@live.ucl.ac.uk .
Article submission deadline: 1 February 2026.
Review submission deadline: 1 March 2026.
Contact
Harry Robinson
Editor in Chief
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Slovo
UCL SSEES
16 Taviton Street
London WC1H 0BW
Email: tjmsslv@ucl.ac.uk
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief: Harry Robinson
Managing Editors: Toby Fuller, Stefan Tung
Books Editor: Harri Sutton
Films Editor: Jack Howell
Social Media/Online Editors: Regina Lazarenko; Milica Agbaba
General Editors: Han Zhu, Petros Dimitrakopoulos, Suzie Ziegler
EDI Manager: Akhil Dayal
