The Journal of Applied Research in
the Community College
A platform to
serve the needs and interests of institutional researchers and planners
in the community colleges well as those of administrators, faculty,
policy makers and others with an interest in the community college.
About
The Journal of Graduate and Professional Student Development
The Journal of Applied Research in the
Community College publishes applied research articles as well as
those that describe innovative approaches and models for use in
planning and assessment in community colleges. JARCC is also
interested in “toolbox” articles, those that describe in some detail a
specific technique (e.g., a data collection instrument or approach, an
analytic technique, a way to communicate data to decision makers,
etc.) that can improve research, planning and assessment practices in
community colleges; special essays where the author(s) take a
particular point of view; and book reviews.
Call for Papers
The National Community College Council for
Research and Planning and New Forums Press invite manuscripts for
JARCC. The Purpose of this biannual journal is to serve the needs and
interests of institutional researchers and planners in the community
colleges well as those of administrators, faculty, policy makers and
others with an interest in the community college.
Guidelines for Authors
Articles for The Journal
should be designed to inform and assist members of the above academic
communities with their work.
Papers accepted for publication demonstrate scholarly excellence in research,
innovation, integration, or inspiration about instructional, faculty, or organizational
development
The Review Process
Articles are screened initially by one of
the editors for appropriateness with the purposes of JARCC and
overall quality. If the screening is positive, then the article is
sent out for blind peer review by two members of the Editorial
Advisory Board (see listing). The criteria used in the review process
include the following: makes a significant contribution to
administration, policy making and/or the practice of institutional
research at community colleges; generates reader interest; represents
a timely topic; clearly defines and states the problem; makes a clear
link to previous literature; uses appropriate design and methodology;
logically organizes the presentation; writes clearly, and provides
conclusions/implications/recommendations substantiated by the content
presented.
Manuscript Submission Requirements
Manuscripts should generally be 10-20 pages
in length (double-spaced) and should be sent to the Executive Editor
by e-mail. Each manuscript should be accompanied by an abstract of 150
words or less, along with a brief biographical sketch of the author(s)
and the address, phone number, e-mail address and FAX number for the
lead author. Each table and figure should be saved as a word document
in a separate file with an indication in the article of about where
each should be placed. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not
be under consideration by other publishers. All manuscripts should
conform to the guidelines as outlined in the APA Style Manual, 5th edition.
Manuscript Submission Information
If you have presented at a local, regional
or national conference and are wondering if your work might be
appropriate for consideration by JARCC, we encourage you to
contact the Executive Editor via e-mail. An important purpose of the
journal is to encourage more community college institutional
researchers, planners and assessment specialists to consider sharing
their good work through formal publication.
Send manuscripts to
Andreea M. Serban, Executive Editor, at serban.andreea.mihaela @gmail.com
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