Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education is an on-line, open access, refereed journal concerned with exploring community engagement and community-based learning perspective, research, and practice. The JCEHE encourages manuscript submissions in which the authors have considered diversity, equity, and inclusion in the planning and writing of their work.

With an average annual acceptance rate of 34.1%, The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education publishes accounts of a range of research focusing on practical and theoretical insights and understanding, in higher education and across the disciplines and professions. There is a focus on case studies emphasizing community engagement and engaged learning practices, methodology, and pedagogy.

The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education aims to establish and maintain a review of the literature of research and practice. It also provides a forum for dialogue on the methodological and epistemological issues, enabling different approaches to be subjected to critical reflection and analysis.

The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education is published by Indiana State University (ISU).

 

 

Section Policies

Research and Theory

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Perspectives

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Insights, Case Studies, and Applications

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Forum

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Research Notes

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Book Reviews

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Peer Review Process

The JCEHE does not charge article processing fees, or submission fees.

Upon the submission of a manuscript, a technical review will be conducted. The purpose of the technical review is to verify that a manuscript meets the Author's Guidelines and is best positioned for the content review. If edits need to be made, the author will be contacted by the Editor.

Once the manuscript is ready for a content review, it will be subject to a double-blind peer review. All manuscripts are reviewed by reviewers selected by the JCEHE Editor. The editor will select reviewers based on a congruence between the manuscript's title, and keywords and a reviewer's interests.

 

Publication Frequency

As of 2017, the JCEHE publishes three times per year, in the spring, summer and winter.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides free access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Access requires a reader registration and login to access all published content.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...