Scope and emphasis of IJAD

The International Journal for Academic Development is the journal of the International Consortium for Educational Development. The purpose of the journal is to enable educational developers in higher education across the world to exchange ideas about practice and extend the theory of educational development, with the goal of improving the quality of higher education internationally.

The editors welcome for review original contributions on any aspect of academic development in higher and other post-school education (including staff development, educational development, instructional development and faculty development) and closely related topics.

The main criteria for acceptance of all types of submissions are that they make a contribution to the knowledge, understanding and/or practice in the field and are not currently under submission anywhere else. Papers that describe an academic development practice, even if it is very innovative, are normally not published.

Contributions must be of international interest. Authors can achieve this in several ways. Ideas and practice can be introduced from more than one country. A contribution may be based in practice in one country, or even one institution, and accompanied by commentaries from colleagues in other countries. Or, a contribution may be contextualised with reference to issues of concern to educational developers worldwide as evidenced in the scholarly literature, such as institutional change, and the nature or role of educational development. Other approaches to addressing the interests of an international audience will also be welcomed.

The editors welcome submissions of papers, research notes, opinion pieces or descriptions of practice and book reviews. Contributions should explore the wider implications for educational developers by both drawing on and connecting back to the literature. Thus, articles that describe a local initiative without describing the wider implications for educational developers elsewhere will not normally be published.

Papers are 6,000 words or fewer including the abstract and citations. They may include one of the following: original work of research, literature reviews of current or recent work, potential new methods or ideas which are well elaborated and argued, or relevant conceptual and theoretical issues. Papers should clearly define the issue or problem being tackled, include some analysis or evaluation of the issue, and be linked to the academic development literature.

Research notes are short pieces of 800-1,000 words and provide a window into the lived world of academic development research. They examine issues and challenges in conceptualising and conducting research, not the results of research. They are discussions of methodological dilemmas or conceptual concerns.

Opinion pieces or descriptions of practice, also 800-1,000 words, provide for the open exchange of ideas about academic development practice worldwide. They raise and consider critical issues, demonstrate an awareness of the diverse nature of academic development and recognise that those who read the journal come from countries around the world. Responses to opinion pieces are encouraged.

Book reviews, 1,000-1,500 words, of both English and non-English books, are welcomed. Reviews clearly explore the implications of the book to the research and/or practice of academic development from the reviewer's perspective. Please contact the relevant book editor for English or non-English books (page ii for email addresses).

The body text should be in 12-point Roman type, single spaced throughout. The body of the text is justified at both the left and the right margin. Diagrams and tables must be submitted in the same file as the article and should be placed in their expected final position within the text. It is worth looking through printed back issues of the journal to see how tables and figures have been presented.

Footnotes must not be used. If necessary, notes may be marked with 1, 2 and included at the end of the article.

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