Published quarterly, the Journal highlights aspects of college student life not covered in the more hard news oriented Marquette Tribune newspaper.
In 1915, the Marquette Hilltop yearbook was first published, and the Journal transformed into a student literary magazine.
The Journal replaced any literary content entirely with articles that related to Marquette's student body and the Milwaukee community as a whole.
The Journal's format as a student life magazine became permanent in Fall of 2007, under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Erin Sheehan.
The official staff positions for the Marquette Journal have changed over the years in order to suit the needs of the organization.