Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education

Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. Please see the journal's Aims & Scope for information about its focus and peer-review policy.

Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.

Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education accepts the following types of article: Original Articles, Book Reviews, Program Descriptions

NASPA membership provides a complimentary online subscription to this journal.

Print ISSN: 2637-9112 Online ISSN: 2637-9120

4 issues per year

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Currently known as: Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education (2019 - current)

Formerly known as NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education (2008 - 2018)

Special Issues: Centering the Diverse Experiences of Black Women Undergraduates
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2019 CiteScore: 0.1 - values from Scopus

Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education publishes scholarship that centers gender-based experiences of students, faculty, and staff while examining oppression, including but not limited to patriarchy, sexism, trans* oppression, and cisnormativity as they intersect with other systems of domination. We are particularly interested in manuscripts that not only focus on a gender-based group but also critically interrogate the ways in which gender has been used as a construct to limit opportunities and shape outcomes and experiences. The journal publishes high-quality and rigorous scholarship that can be used by NASPA members and others to transform daily practice, research, and the field of higher education.  

At JWG we recognize and honor language that is self-identified instead of ascribed language or identifiers. As such and in accordance with APA 7th edition guidelines, JWG expects authors to carefully interrogate the conflation between sex and gender. In most cases, and especially for this journal, social scientists are interested in questions of gender and gender expression (e.g., women, feminine, genderfluid), rather than sex (e.g., male, intersex). We recommend that all authors and review board members familiarize themselves with information regarding the conflation and assignment of sex and gender as well as identity and assignment found in the APA manual (see p. 139). 

Articles

Research Paper: Manuscripts that use empirical methods to answer a significant question about students, administrators, or faculty. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education accepts manuscripts based on both quantitative as well as qualitative research and manuscripts that are about pedagogy as well as student, faculty and administrator experiences. Undergo blind review.

Scholarly Essay: A scholarly essay uses the literature to address an important problem related to women or gender in the academy. A scholarly essay may also critique existing ideas or practices. Such an essay will be evaluated based on its importance and logical development. Undergo blind review.

Program Descriptions

Program descriptions are brief 1,000 word descriptions of innovative or particularly effective programs serving women or another gender-based group in higher education. They should include a description of the program with enough detail that someone could replicate it on their campus. Also, authors should include details about the methods that were undertaken to assess it. Program descriptions typically undergo editorial review but may be sent for blind peer review at the discretion of the editors.

Book Reviews

Commissioned by the editors, book reviews undergo editorial but not peer review. Unsolicited book reviews may be submitted with prior approval from the editor.

Style Guidelines

All manuscripts must follow American Psychological Association (APA) style. Most manuscripts are typically between 25 and 30 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.

Scholarly Essay: Consider the importance of the problem, thoroughness of coverage of relevant literature, and logical development of the essay.

Program Description: 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.

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 Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education are selected by the editors in consultation with the reviewers.

How to Submit

All manuscripts must be submitted online through the Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education ScholarOne Manuscript Submission Site.

At JWG, we recognize and honor language that is self-identified instead of ascribed language or identifiers. As such and in accordance with APA 7^th edition guidelines, JWG expects authors to carefully interrogate the conflation between sex and gender. In most cases, and especially for this journal, social scientists are interested in questions of gender and gender expression (e.g., women, feminine, genderfluid), rather than sex (e.g., male, intersex). We recommend that all authors and review board members familiarize themselves with information regarding the conflation and assignment of sex and gender as well as identity and assignment  found in the APA manual (see p. 139).

Tools for Reviewers

As part of the developmental review process, we recommend all reviewers to utilize the Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education Reviewer Guidelines. 

We encourage reviewers to either provide direct and detailed feedback through the ScholarOne system or to anonymously provide tracked changes in Word. Please see instructions for Word users on PC and Mac for technical assistance.

COVID-19 impact on peer review
As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we understand that many authors and peer reviewers will be making adjustments to their professional and personal lives. As a result they may have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process. Please let the journal editorial office know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be flexible.

Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to us. These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly. Please take the time to read and follow them as closely as possible, as doing so will ensure your paper matches the journal’s requirements.

For general guidance on every stage of the publication process, please visit the Taylor & Francis Author Services website. For editing support, including translation and language polishing, explore the Taylor & Francis Editing Services website.

This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

Preparing Your Paper

Original Articles, Book Reviews, Program Descriptions

Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)

•         Should be between 25 and 30 pages, inclusive of tables, figure captions, footnotes.
•         Should contain an unstructured abstract of 150-300 words.
•         Read making your article more discoverable, including information on choosing a title and search engine optimization.
•         Article Submission Guidelines Articles Research Paper: Manuscripts that use empirical methods to answer a significant question about women students, administrators, or faculty. JWG accepts manuscripts based on both quantitative as well as qualitative research and manuscripts that are about pedagogy as well as student, faculty, and administrator experiences. Undergo blind review. Practice Paper: A practice paper is a manuscript length description and evaluation of a novel issue, program or approach to professional practice in postsecondary education. Undergo blind review. Scholarly Essay: A scholarly essay will address an important problem related to women in the academy. A scholarly essay may also critique existing ideas or practices. Such an essay will be evaluated based on its importance and logical development. Undergo blind review. Literature Review: Publishable literature reviews should provide syntheses of previously unsynthesized research and scholarship on a question or topic of importance to the field. Undergo blind review. Program Descriptions Program descriptions are brief 500 word descriptions of innovative or particularly effective programs serving women in higher education. Program descriptions typically undergo editorial review but may be sent for blind peer review at the discretion of the editors. Book Reviews Commissioned by the editors, book reviews undergo editorial but not peer review. Unsolicited book reviews may be submitted with prior approval from the editor.

Style Guidelines

Please refer to these quick style guidelines when preparing your paper, rather than any published articles or a sample copy.

Please use American spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.

Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”. Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.

Formatting and Templates

Papers may be submitted in Word format. Figures should be saved separately from the text. To assist you in preparing your paper, we provide formatting template(s).

Word templates are available for this journal. Please save the template to your hard drive, ready for use.

If you are not able to use the template via the links (or if you have any other template queries) please contact us here.

References

Please use this reference guide when preparing your paper.

Taylor & Francis Editing Services

To help you improve your manuscript and prepare it for submission, Taylor & Francis provides a range of editing services. Choose from options such as English Language Editing, which will ensure that your article is free of spelling and grammar errors, Translation, and Artwork Preparation. For more information, including pricing, visit this website.

Checklist: What to Include

1. Author details. All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript. Where available, please also include ORCiDs and social media handles (Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn). One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article. Authors’ affiliations are the affiliations where the research was conducted. If any of the named co-authors moves affiliation during the peer-review process, the new affiliation can be given as a footnote. Please note that no changes to affiliation can be made after your paper is accepted. Read more on authorship.
2. You can opt to include a video abstract with your article. Find out how these can help your work reach a wider audience, and what to think about when filming.
3. Funding details. Please supply all details required by your funding and grant-awarding bodies as follows:                                                     For single agency grants: This work was supported by the [Funding Agency] under Grant [number xxxx].                                                       For multiple agency grants: This work was supported by the [Funding Agency <] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency >] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency &] under Grant [number xxxx].
4. Disclosure statement. This is to acknowledge any financial interest or benefit that has arisen from the direct applications of your research. Further guidance on what is a conflict of interest and how to disclose it.
5. Supplemental online material. Supplemental material can be a video, dataset, fileset, sound file or anything which supports (and is pertinent to) your paper. We publish supplemental material online via Figshare. Find out more about supplemental material and how to submit it with your article. 
6. Figures. Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for color, at the correct size). Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: EPS, PDF, PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word. For information relating to other file types, please consult our Submission of electronic artwork document.
7. Tables. Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text. Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text. Please supply editable files. 
8. Equations. If you are submitting your manuscript as a Word document, please ensure that equations are editable. More information about mathematical symbols and equations.
9. Units. Please use SI units (non-italicized).

Using Third-Party Material in your Paper

You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article. The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission. If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission. More information on requesting permission to reproduce work(s) under copyright.

This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts to manage the peer-review process. If you haven't submitted a paper to this journal before, you will need to create an account in ScholarOne. Please read the guidelines above and then submit your paper in the relevant Author Center, where you will find user guides and a helpdesk.

Please note that Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education uses Crossref™ to screen papers for unoriginal material. By submitting your paper to Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education you are agreeing to originality checks during the peer-review and production processes.

On acceptance, we recommend that you keep a copy of your Accepted Manuscript. Find out more about sharing your work.

 

Editors-in-Chief
Margaret Sallee  SUNY University at Buffalo E-mail:  [email protected]	Jeni Hart University of Missouri E-mail:  [email protected]
Book Review Editor	Managing Editor
Felecia Commodore Old Dominion University  E-mail: [email protected]	Danielle Lewis  SUNY University at Buffalo E-mail: [email protected]

 

Editorial Board
Class of 2023
Beth Bukoski - Virgina Commonwealth University Devasmita Chakraverty - Washington State University  Angela Clark-Taylor - Case Western Reserve University Hannah Claybourne - Ashland University	Felecia Commodore - Old Dominion Unversity Leah Hollis - Morgan State University Sharon Holmes - Binghamton University Chris Linder - University of Utah	Cláudia Andrade - Polytechnic of Coimbra Karen Miner-Romanoff - NYU Candace Moore - University of Maryland, College Park Stella Smith - Prairie View A & M University
Class of 2024
Sarah Colomé - University of Illinois Urbana Champagne Stacey Garrett - Appalachian State University Simone Gause - University of South Carolina	Meseret Hailu - Arizona State University Stephanie Jones - Texas Tech University Karla Loya-Suarez - University of Hartford Melissa Ooten - University of Richmond	Laura Parson - Auburn University April Perry - Western Carolina University Ericka Roland - University of Texas- Arlington Sacha Sharp - Indiana University School of Medicine
Class of 2025
Emiko Blalock - Michigan State University Jaclyn Brandhorst - University of Central Missouri Antonio Duran - The Ohio State University Niah Grimes - Morgan State University	Leslie Lewis - Clemson University Ezinne Ofoegbu - North Carolina State Dajanae Palmer - University of Wisconsin Madison	Samantha Silberstein - University of North Carolina Wilmington Annie Wofford - Northern Arizona University Aoi Yamanaka - George Mason University

 

Graduate Student and New Professional Board
Class of 2023
Abby Clifton - Indiana University East Dawn Culpepper - University of Maryland, College Park	Nicholas Havey - University of California, LA Stephanie Hernandez Rivera - University of Missouri	Cynthia Moberly - Ball State University Elia Tamplin - Texas Women's University
Class of 2024
Emily Braught - Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis Brittany Devies - Florida State University Christy Dinkins - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Lisa Garcia - Western Michigan University Amy Miele - Rutgers University Beauna Spencer - University of California -Irvine	Lindsey Templeton - University of Maryland, College Park Brandy Propst - University of North Carolina - Greensboro Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley - University of Texas at Austin
Class of 2025
Amanda Carr - University of Missouri  Lauren Contreras - University of Denver Audrey Devost -  University of California, LA Aliya Hoff - Arizona State University	Martha Kakooza - Morgan State University  Sarah Kilmer - University of Maryland Ana Romero - University of California, LA	Ekaete Udoh - University of Missouri Emily VanZoest - North Carolina State University Kate Westaby - University of Wisconsin-Madison Ece Yilmaz - North Carolina State University

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There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal.

Color figures will be reproduced in color in your online article free of charge. If it is necessary for the figures to be reproduced in color in the print version, a charge will apply.

Charges for color figures in print are $400 per figure (£300; $500 Australian Dollars; €350). For more than 4 color figures, figures 5 and above will be charged at $75 per figure (£50; $100 Australian Dollars; €65). Depending on your location, these charges may be subject to local taxes.

Open Access

You have the option to publish open access in this journal via our Open Select publishing program. 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. Articles published Open Select with Taylor & Francis typically receive 32% more citations* and over 6 times as many downloads** compared to those that are not published Open Select.

Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access. Visit the Taylor & Francis Author Services website to find out more about open access policies and how you can comply with these.

You will be asked to pay an article publishing charge (APC) to make your article open access and this cost can often be covered by your institution or funder. Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.

Please visit the Taylor & Francis Author Services website or contact [email protected] if you would like more information about our Open Select Program.

*Citations received up to Jan 31st 2020 for articles published in 2015-2019 in journals listed in Web of Science®.
**Usage in 2017-2019 for articles published in 2015-2019.

Peer Review and Ethics

Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read our guidance on publishing ethics.

Copyright Options

Copyright allows you to protect your original material, and stop others from using your work without your permission. Taylor & Francis offers a number of different license and reuse options, including Creative Commons licenses when publishing open access. Read more on publishing agreements.

Complying with Funding Agencies

We will deposit all National Institutes of Health or Wellcome Trust-funded papers into PubMedCentral on behalf of authors, meeting the requirements of their respective open access policies. If this applies to you, please tell our production team when you receive your article proofs, so we can do this for you. Check funders’ open access policy mandates here. Find out more about sharing your work.

My Authored Works

On publication, you will be able to view, download and check your article’s metrics (downloads, citations and Altmetric data) via My Authored Works on Taylor & Francis Online. This is where you can access every article you have published with us, as well as your free eprints link, so you can quickly and easily share your work with friends and colleagues.

We are committed to promoting and increasing the visibility of your article. Here are some tips and ideas on how you can work with us to promote your research.

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Queries

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