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The NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education is published annually in March. Subscriptions are available at the NASPA Bookstore.


NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education

Article Submission Guidelines

Articles

The NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education seeks scholarly essays and research-based manuscripts that illuminate important issues related to women in higher education and that make an original contribution to the knowledge base about these women. The journal welcomes manuscripts that look at women in non-U.S. higher education settings as long as connections are drawn between the manuscript's topic and related studies about U.S. women.


Book Reviews and Program Descriptions

The journal seeks book reviews and brief program descriptions. To submit a book review, please contact the editors for advance approval and guideline. Books being reviewed must be on a topic relevant to women in higher education. Program description submissions should be 500 words in length, and highlight an innovative program designer for women in higher education.


Style Guidelines

All manuscripts must follow American Psychological Association (APA) style. Depending upon the type of article, manuscripts should be at least 15 pages, and no more than 25 pages, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font. Page length includes tables and figures, but does not include title page, abstract, or references.


Manuscript Review Process

Manuscripts are judged using a blind review process, each by at least two reviewers. The genre of the paper is taken into consideration when being critiqued. Criteria related to some modes of inquiry are noted below, but these are suggestive, not definitive or exhaustive.

  • Research Paper: Consider the use of theory and the available literature; the design, sampling, and data gathering procedures; appropriateness of the method for the question; the treatment and interpretation of data; the importance of results; the practical and substantive implications of results.
  • Professional Practice Paper: Consider the validity of the description of the problem and its context; the clarity of assumptions; the discussion of alternative solutions; the defense of the chosen course of action; practical or theoretical implications.
  • Best Practices Paper: Consider the adequacy of the description of the practice or program, the uniqueness of the case, the method for gathering data about the program, the implications of the program for other colleges and universities.
  • Scholarly Essay: Consider the importance of the problem, thoroughness of coverage of relevant literature, and logical development of the essay.
  • Literature Review: Consider its scope, coherence, and impartiality; the development of meaningful insights for the practitioner; its suggestions for necessary schlarship.

Each manuscript is evaluated on the paper's form and content. Form includes writing style and readibility, logical development, length, and relation of author's objectives to those appropriate for the genre. Content includes originality of topic or approach, significance of the subject, and significance to the readers. The manuscripts published in the NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education are selected by the editors in consultation with the reviewers.


How to Submit

To submit a manuscript, please send an electronic copy in Microsoft Word to jawhe@naspa.org, with "JAWHE Manuscript Submission" in the subject line. A title page, abstract, and author(s) biography (40 words maximum) should be included with the manuscript. Please include manuscript title; name and title of author(s); and submitting author's address, phone number, and e-mail address on the title page.


Submission Deadline

The NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education is published annually in March. Manuscripts are due no later than March 15 for publication consideration.