Focus and Scope

The mission of the JHEOE is to serve as the premier peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal to advance theory and practice related to all forms of outreach and engagement between higher education institutions and communities.

This includes highlighting innovative endeavors; critically examining emerging issues, trends, challenges, and opportunities; and reporting on studies of impact in the areas of public service, outreach, engagement, extension, engaged research, community-based research, community-based participatory research, action research, public scholarship, service-learning, and community service.

Section Policies

Research Articles

Research Articles are quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method studies that demonstrate the long-term impact of a university-community engagement project on the community, students, faculty and staff, or the institution.

Research Article Submission Guidelines

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Practice Stories from the Field

Practice Stories from the Field are anrrative inquiry studies that illuminate issues related to university-community engagement.

Practice Story Submission Guidelines

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Reflective Essays

Reflective Essays are thought provoking examinations of current issues related to university-community engagement that are anchored in the literature.

Reflective Essay Submission Guidelines

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Book Reviews

Book Reviews are reviews of books related to university-community engagement that go beyond mere description of the contents to analyze and glean implications for theory and practice.

Book Review Submission Guidelines

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Dissertation Overviews

Dissertation Overviews are summaries of methods used to examine topics related to university-community engagement.

Dissertation Overview Submission Guidelines

Editors

• Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement
• Elaine Ward

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Projects with Promise

Projects with Promise are descriptions of early-stage university-community engagement projects with early indications of impact; plan for long-term evaluation; plan for how the project will be sustained; and best practices for the reader to emulate.

Project with Promise Submission Guidelines

Editors

• Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Articles are evaluated on the criteria outlined below.

• The appropriateness or fit for the mission of the JHEOE;
• The significance in contributing new knowledge (advancing a field of study; or providing best practices or lessons-learned);
• The rigor and appropriateness of the scholarship; and
• The readability and flow of the information and ideas presented.

Additional criteria based on the following manuscript types: as a research article, as a reflective essay; as a project with promise article; as a practice story from the field; as a dissertation abstract; or as a book review.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

The Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE)

The mission of the JHEOE is to serve as the premier peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal to advance theory and practice related to all forms of outreach and engagement between higher education institutions and communities.

This includes highlighting innovative endeavors; critically examining emerging issues, trends, challenges, and opportunities; and reporting on studies of impact in the areas of public service, outreach, engagement, extension, engaged research, community-based research, community-based participatory research, action research, public scholarship, service-learning, and community service.

The JHEOE invites manuscripts in six categories:

1. Research Articles: Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method studies that demonstrate the long-term impact of a university-community engagement project on the community, students, faculty and staff, or the institution.
2. Reflective Essays – Hiram Fitzgerald, Associate Editor: Thought provoking examinations of current issues related to university-community engagement that are anchored in the literature.
3. Projects with Promise: Descriptions of early-stage university-community engagement projects with early indications of impact; plan for long-term evaluation; plan for how the project will be sustained; and best practices for the reader to emulate.
4. Practice Stories from the Field – Scott Peters, Associate Editor: Narrative inquiry studies that illuminate issues related to university-community engagement.
5. Book Reviews – Ted Alter, Associate Editor: Reviews of books related to university-community engagement that go beyond mere description of the contents to analyze and glean implications for theory and practice.
6. Dissertation Overviews – Elaine Ward, Associate Editor: Dissertation summaries of methods used to examine topics related to university-community engagement.

The Guiding Principles for the JHEOE include high expectations for rigorous scholarship and clarity of presentation.