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Community Engagement Journals
Opportunities to Publish
- Deadline: November 30, 2022
The Berkeley Journal of Sociology seeks to translate academic social science research into forms that engage wider reading publics. The journal aims to broaden the interpretive range, imaginative scope, and prospective application of sociologically-oriented research to political struggles, emerging cultural trends, and imaginations of alternative futures.
- Deadline: December 1, 2022
Preference is given to those manuscripts that demonstrate innovation and impact and include perspectives across multiple institutions. Shorter submissions for this issue will be considered.
The journal seeks manuscripts that provide critical, evidence-based studies, including programs, policies, and application of ideas at an institutional or system level. Ideally, authors will examine efforts that have been in place long enough to show both positive and/or negative results as measured through data collection, research and/or evaluation processes.
- Deadline: December 2, 2022
This edited collection for social justice academics will empower them to navigate the complexities of institutional procedures, recognize invisible walls that slow progress, and curate coalitions for systemic change.
- Deadline: January 15, 2022
Resources and Publications
Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement
Gateways is a refereed journal concerned with the practice and processes of university-community engagement. It provides a forum for academics, practitioners and community representatives to explore issues and reflect on practices relating to the full range of engaged activity. The journal publishes evaluative case studies of community engagement initiatives; analyses of the policy environment; and theoretical reflections that contribute to the scholarship of engagement.
International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IJRSLCE)
IJRSLCE is a peer-reviewed online journal dedicated to disseminating high quality research focused on service-learning, campus-community engagement, and the promotion of active and effective citizenship through education. The journal is international in scope, with an interest in service-learning and community engagement both in the US and around the world.
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES)
JCES is a peer-reviewed international journal through which faculty, staff, students, and community partners disseminate scholarly works. JCES integrates teaching, research, and community engagement in all disciplines, addressing critical problems identified through a community-participatory process.
The Journal of Higher Education
The Journal of Higher Education publishes original research reporting on the academic study of higher education as a broad enterprise. We publish the highest quality empirical, theoretically grounded work addressing the main functions of higher education and the dynamic role of the university in society. We seek to publish scholarship from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and disciplinary orientations. Articles appearing in the Journal employ an array of methodological approaches, and we welcome work from scholars across a range of career stages.
Journal Section Comparison Table for Interdisciplinary Community Engaged Scholarship Journals
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research, theory, and pedagogy pertinent to service-learning and civic engagement. As the publisher of MJCSL, we respond to the continuously-emerging challenges we encounter in our communities by advancing innovative and interdisciplinary scholarship that informs and enhances our work to provide a crucible for transformational learning, service, and community impact. MJCSL is a crucial part of our mission to lead higher education in demonstrating our relevance – our centrality to building and sustaining healthy communities – and the benefits that accrue with engaged scholarship.