The Journal of Continuing Higher Education ( JCHE) strives to support continuing higher education by serving as a forum for the reporting and exchange of information based on research, observations, and experience relevant to the field.
JCHE serves the leaders, administrators, faculty, and staff who work with adult/nontraditional/post-traditional students or provide continuing education within higher education. These students are often employed, may study online or attend as commuters, and are likely to be transfer students. They are served through credit and noncredit offerings in both traditional and innovative formats (i.e., online, off-campus, accelerated, etc.).
We are currently seeking submission of major articles (current research, theoretical models, conceptual treatments) of up to 7,000 words on the following topics:
• Adult and nontraditional students, including veterans
• Students who are served by adult and continuing higher education organizations
• Organization and administration of continuing higher education
• Development and implementation of new continuing higher education program initiatives
• Programs and services designed to support continuing higher education (undergraduate, graduate, certificate, degree and noncredit) students
• Research within continuing higher education (undergraduate, graduate, certificate, degree, online and non-credit ) and related fields
• Assessment of continuing higher education program outcomes
• Social justice issues within continuing higher education
• Diversity/Equity/Inclusion (DEI) issues in continuing higher education
• Design and implementation of effective online and hybrid teaching in continuing higher education
• Use of technology to advance program design, teaching and learning in continuing higher education
• Continuing higher education's role in preparing for the job impact of AI and/or robotics
The journal also encourages the following types of submissions:
• "Ideas in Practice" articles of up to 5,000 words. These articles contain descriptions of new, innovative, and successful programs or practices. The programs or practices should be replicable and of significance to the profession. Authors must include an example of how to replicate. We welcome a literature base for the articles in this category. These articles undergo the same peer review process as research articles. Authors are encouraged to provide links to any relevant video content.
• Book reviews of current publications in the field—prospective authors are advised to consult with the editor prior to preparing book reviews to obtain the specific review guidelines.
Peer Review Policy: All major and Ideas in Practice articles in this journal have undergone anonymous double anonymized and editorial review. Inquiries should be directed to Editor Dr. Walter Pearson [email protected]
Issues are published in the winter, spring, and fall.
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Instructions for Authors
Journal metrics
Usage
33K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.8 (2023) Impact Factor
1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
3.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.437 (2023) SNIP
0.488 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
12 days avg. from submission to first
decision
79 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
65 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
15% acceptance rate
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.
Patti Spaniola Director of Conferences & Events, The University of West Florida
President-Elect
Terry Ratcliff Dean, Distance and Extended Education. Antioch University
Vice President
Julie Shankle Executive Director, University of Central Florida
Immediate Past President
Susan Elkins Chancellor, University of South Carolina Palmetto College
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Jessica Applewhite Florida Institute of Technology
Bryan L. Best University of La Verne
Clayton C. Mack, Jr. North Carolina Central University
Marilyn Read Delta State University
Amy B. Rell College for Financial Planning
Stacey Rosenberg Southern New Hampshire University
Kate White CSU East Bay
Suzanne Williams Mount Saint Mary's University (CA)
EDITOR
Walter Pearson -Retired Dean, Loyola University Chicago [email protected]
CO-EDITOR
Katherine Lyons - Retired, Iowa State University
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Mary Bonhomme - Florida Institute of Technology Dianna Z. Rust - Middle Tennessee State University Marthann Schulte - New Mexico Highlands University
EDITORIAL BOARD
Tricia Berry - Purdue University Global ('23) Susan Yelich Biniecki - Kansas State University ('26) Bill Boozang - Emmanuel College ('25) Ed Borbely - University of Wisconsin ('25) Bo Chang - Ball State University ('23) Catherine Cherrstrom - Texas State University San Marcos ('26) Royce Ann Collins - Kansas State University ('24) Candace Croft - Consultant Editor ('25) Susan Elkins - University of South Carolina Palmetto College ('25) Liezel Frick - Stellenbosch University, South Africa ('24) Steven Frye - Tennessee Technological University ('23) Michelle Johnson - University of Central Oklahoma ('23) Leann Kaiser - Colorado State University ('25) Carol Kasworm - North Carolina State University ('25) Kathy Lohr - East Carolina University ('23) Kelly McKenna - Colorado State University ('25) Kayon Murray-Johnson - University of Rhode Island ('23) Kim O’Halloran - Rutgers University ('25) Joann Olson - University of Houston-Victoria ('23) Séamus O'Tuama - University College Cork, Ireland ('23) Lesley Page -Lewis University ('25) Ameena Payne -Deakin University, Australia ('25) Kevin Roessger - University of Arkansas ('24) Amy Rose - Northern Illinois University ('25) Jovita M. Ross-Gordon -Texas State University-San Marcos ('24) Keith Smith - Purdue University Global ('24) Ann Solan- Thomas Jefferson University ('23) Cathy Stone - University of Newcastle, Australia ('24) Timothy Sullivan - Widener University ('23) Nompilo Tshuma - Stellenbosch University, South Africa ('25) Geesje Van Den Berg - University of South Africa ('25) Tanya Zubrzycki - Dublin Business School, Ireland ('25)
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• Elsevier BV
° Scopus
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
• OCLC
° Education Index (Online)
• Ovid
• ProQuest
• Taylor & Francis
° Educational Research Abstracts Online
° Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
• Thomson Reuters
° Emerging Sources Citation Index
° Web of Science
Open access
The Journal of Continuing Higher Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The Association for Continuing Higher Education, Inc. (ACHE) is an instiution-based organization of colleges, universities, and individuals dedicated to the promotion of lifelong learning and excellence in continuing higher education. ACHE encourages professional networks, research, and exchange of information for its members and advocates continuing higher education as a means of enhancing and improving society.
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