Journal of College and Character is a professional journal that examines how colleges and universities impact the moral and civic engagement of students. The journal publishes scholarly articles and applied research on issues concerning ethics, values, character development, civic engagement, and spiritual growth in the higher education setting. In addition to its primary emphasis on peer reviewed articles, the journal publishes ongoing columns on current topics relating to the journal's mission as well as invited articles by leading scholars in the field of higher education and character development.
Published quarterly, the journal encourages the submission of manuscripts from around the world and from a wide range of academic and professional fields, including higher education, student affairs, psychology, religion, sociology, business, social work, philosophy, law, and education.
Journal of College and Character, sponsored by NASPA - Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education, is co-edited by Laura M. Harrison (Ohio University) and Peter C. Mather (Ohio University). Laura M. Harrison teaches and writes about rehumanizing higher education; she is a Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Ohio University and former Associate Dean of Students at Stanford University. Peter C. Mather's scholarship focuses on individual and institutional transformation; he has served as an administrator in both academic affairs and student affairs, and is Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Ohio University.
The journal audience includes faculty, administrators, graduate students, and practitioners in student services and campus ministry, as well as others engaged in research and practice in moral education in colleges and universities.
Areas of Emphasis
Journal of College and Character publishes the following types of articles (open submission):
Peer Reviewed
Opinions and Perspectives
The journal also publishes these regular columns (invited only):
Civic Engagement on Campus
College Student Development Outside the US
Cultural Cross Currents
Diversity and Social Justice
Ethical Issues on Campus
Interfaith Cooperation
Invited Featured
Preparing Students for Careers & Callings
Student Engagement With Spiritual & Secular Worldviews
What They're Reading
Journal metrics
Usage
95K annual downloads/views
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Peter Mather, Co-Editor, Ohio University Laura M. Harrison, Co-Editor, Ohio University
Raghad Al-Khazraji, Editorial Assistant, Ohio University Alan Acosta, Associate Editor, UMass Chan Medical School Amish Askri, Editorial Assistant, Ohio University Hsin-Yu Chen, Associate Editor, The Pennsylvania State University Colm Fitzgerald, Associate Editor, University College Dublin Matthew Johnson, Associate Editor, Central Michigan University Victor Massaglia, Associate Editor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health Milad Mohebali, Associate Editor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Krista Soria, Associate Editor, University of Minnesota Leah Ward, Associate Editor, University of Daytona Abby Wilfert, Associate Editor, University of Minnesota
Contributing Editors
Amefil Agbayani, Diversity and Social Justice, University of Hawai′i Doris Ching, Diversity and Social Justice, University of Hawai′i Janett I. Cordovés, Interfaith Cooperation, Interfaith America Barbara Jacoby, Civic Engagement, Do Good Campus Birgit Schreiber, Student Development Outside the US, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Michael Stebleton, Preparing Students for Careers and Callings, University of Minnesota
Review Board
William H. Arnold, Alma College Michelle L. Boettcher, Clemson University Christopher Broadhurst, University of New Orleans Patience D. Bryant, California State University, Long Beach Dan Sarofian-Butin, Merrimack College Sara Connolly, University of Bridgeport Elizabeth Connor, The Citadel Andrew Courtner, Lincoln Memorial University Christy Moran Craft, Kansas State University Rebecca E. Crandall, The Ohio State University Claudia F. Curry, Community College of Philadelphia Marylee Demeter, Rutgers University Pitt Derryberry, Western Kentucky University Tonya M. Driver, Texas A&M University Sean Gehrke, University of Washington Perry L. Glanzer, Baylor University Corday Thomas Goddard, St. Norbert College Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech Eric Grospitch, Washburn University Kathy L. Guthrie, The Florida State University April Herring, Carroll Community College Tori A. Holmes, Marshall B. Ketchum University Jonathon M. Hyde, Appalachian State University Joshua Moon Johnson, American River College John Klatt, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dena R. Kniess, University of West Georgia John Kolligian, Princeton University Lynda Tierney Konecny, A.T. Still University Forrest C. Lane, Sam Houston State University Phyllis McCluskey-Titus, Illinois State University Donna J. Menke, University of Memphis Leslie Sadler Meyerhoff, Cornell University Demetri Morgan, Loyola University Chicago Jonathan J. O'Brien, California State University, Long Beach Jennifer E. Pope, Adler School of Professional Psychology Judith McGuire Robinson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alyssa N. Rockenbach, North Carolina State University Joanne Rojas, University of Kentucky Pietro Sasso, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Douglas N. Searcy, Barton College Gabriel Ramón Serna, Virginia Tech Timothy C. Shiell, University of Wisconsin-Stout Scott Silverman, California Lutheran University Audrey Sorrells, University of Texas at Austin Adam Burke Sterritt, University of Alabama Eric Swank, Arizona State University Ashley Tull, Southern Methodist University Thomas A. Walker, Wayne Community College Elizabeth Wallace, Tarleton State University Diane M. Waryold, Appalachian State University Rich Whitney, University of La Verne Jermaine F. Williams, North Shore Community College John Zacker, University of Maryland
Abstracting and indexing
Journal of College and Characteris abstracted/indexed in:
• EBSCOhost
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
• National Library of Medicine
° PubMed
• Ovid
• ProQuest
° Education Database
° ProQuest 5000
° ProQuest 5000 International
° ProQuest Central
° Research Library
• Taylor & Francis
° Educational Research Abstracts Online
Open access
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education is the leading association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession. We serve a full range of professionals who provide programs, experiences, and services that cultivate student learning and success in concert with the mission of our colleges and universities. Established in 1918 and founded in 1919, NASPA is comprised of 13,000 members in all 50 states, 25 countries, and 8 U.S. Territories.
Through high-quality professional development, strong policy advocacy, and substantive research to inform practice, NASPA meets the diverse needs and invests in realizing the potential of all its members under the guiding principles of integrity, innovation, inclusion, and inquiry. NASPA members serve a variety of functions and roles, including the vice president and dean for student life, as well as professionals working within housing and residence life, student unions, student activities, counseling, career development, orientation, enrollment management, racial and ethnic minority support services, and retention and assessment.
For more information about NASPA and full membership details, please visit http://www.naspa.org.
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JCC Connexions
JCC Connexions is a place for conversation about the Journal of College and Character, its staff, authors, reviewers, and readers. The purpose of Connexions is to involve all interested scholars and practitioners more actively with our journal community. Our primary focus is to explore specific topics that JCC articles address, such as student well-being; social media and student learning and development; pluralism on campus; and fairness and equality. This space allows us to extend on these topics while providing background resources for JCC readers.
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