About the journal
The eJournal of Public Affairs (EJOPA) is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, open-access journal published by Missouri State University. By providing an academic, nationally refereed venue for such work, EJOPA aims to advance the status of scholarship focused on public affairs and civic engagement topics.
We publish scholarly articles, research studies, best practices, reviews of the literature, book reviews, and more. We will also consider publishing scholarly and creative endeavors in alternate forms of media (e.g., videos, photo-essays, written essays).
Open access policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Submissions are free to all and readership is free to all. EJOPA thanks Missouri State University for its support and making this possible.
Aims and scope
Since becoming a fully online publication in 2011, EJOPA is focused on scholarship related to civic engagement in the public arena and, in particular, to the following themes:
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, problem solving, and leadership related to citizenship and civic engagement
- Considerations of citizenship and what it means to be a citizen, including global citizenship and eCitizenship
- The relationship between social media and civic engagement
- Assessment of civic-engagement projects
Instructions for authors
We accept manuscripts for themed issues, or on a rolling basis. Authors can upload submissions to https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/ejopa/ at any time. Final manuscripts will be subject to copy-editing and proofing prior to publication.
Please use instructions on the linked page:
Editorial process
Manuscripts that are intended to be published as research are double-blind, peer-reviewed. Reviewers are selected based on their expertise in the manuscript in question’s field of study. This process ensures academic rigor, and verisimilitude of research claims.
An editor will read each submission to determine which ones will go forward for review. Reviewers will read and comment on the submission. In addition, the reviewers will recommend whether or not they believe that a given submission should be accepted in EJOPA with minor or major revisions or, alternatively, rejected. Editors, informed by reviews, will determine whether or not to publish a given submission.
Copyright and licensing
© 2024 | eJournal of Public Affairs | Missouri State University | All rights reserved | ISSN: 2162-9161
There are not author charges associated with EJOPA.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
Privacy
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Executive Leadership Committee
The eJournal of Public Affairs has formed an executive leadership committee who drive the overall direction of publications. This committee includes:
Katherine (Kathy) Nordyke, PhD
Director of Citizenship and Service-Learning and of the eJournal of Public Affairs. Dr. Nordyke also co-chairs the Carnegie Recertification for Community Engagement application process, is the PI for Fuse (a federally funded grant through the Department of Homeland Security) and serves as a co-ADP Coordinator for Missouri State University.
Previously, Kathy served as a reviewer and contributor for the eJournal.
Charles Whitaker, MS
Editor for the eJournal of Public Affairs and Communications Manger for Citizenship & Service-Learning. Charles also directs the communication efforts for Fuse.
Prior to the re-launch of the eJournal, Charles served in the capacity of both the Associate Editor and a contributor.
Catherine (Cathy) Copeland, PhD
Director of the American Democracy Project (ADP) at AASCU and serves as the liaison for the partnership collaboration of the eJournal of Public Affairs and ADP/AASCU and has been instrumental in the re-launch of the eJournal.
Prior to her work at AASCU/ADP, Dr. Copeland served as faculty at several institutions of higher education, including, but not limited to, James Madison University, the University of Alabama, and Indiana University-Purdue University.
John Jasinski, PhD
Dr. J serves as provost at Missouri State University and as a senior consultant for AASCU Consulting. He is President Emeritus from Northwest Missouri State University.
His AASCU service includes Member, Board of Directors; member, Postsecondary Value Commission Taskforce; leadership mentor for Millennium Leadership Institute, New President’s Academy and Executive Leadership Academy; lead facilitator, Becoming a Provost Academy; member, State Council of Representatives.
Rachelle Darabi, PhD
Faculty Emeritus at Missouri State University and currently serves as the Student Ombudsman. Dr. Darabi has a lengthy history with the eJournal of Public Affairs, not only in her prior role as Associate Provost of Student Development and Public Affairs, but as a member of the Editorial Board for the eJournal and a contributor.
During Dr. Darabi’s tenure at Missouri State University, she was actively involved in AASCU, AACU, and ADP, and worked tirelessly to move the Journal of Public Affairs to the eJournal of Public Affairs with national and global presence.
Mary Ann Wood, MS
Director, Office of Public Affairs Support and coordinates and oversees the development of multiple activities that promote the university’s public affairs mission including the Public Affairs Conference, Public Affairs Talks, Democracy Week, the US Naturalization Ceremony, and other special events. She also serves as co-chair of the Carnegie Recertification for Community Engagement application process and is part of a 13-member non-partisan community organization called the Informed Voter Coalition whose goal is to educate voters and engage candidates with constituents.
Tim Eatman, PhD
Dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University and was the co-director of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life. Dr. Eatman also has a long history with the American Democracy Project (ADP) and the eJournal of Public Affairs and collaborated with Marc Cooper on the eJournal prior to the untimely passing of Dr. Cooper. Dr. Eatman’s goal is to move forward the legacy that Marc Cooper created with the eJournal of Public Affairs.
Additionally, Dr. Eatman’s work includes serving as the co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement (2017), serving in a national capacity with the Association of American Acolleges and Universities (AAC&U) Summer Institute on High Impact Practices, serving on the Advisory Panel for the Carnegie Engagement Classification for Community Engagement, as is a Board Member of the American Association of State Colleges and University (AASCU) and the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE).
Chapman Rackaway, PhD
Director of Civic Engagement and Professor of Political Science (Chair) at Radford University is a scholar in the field of civic engagement and is actively involved with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the American Democracy Project both as a contributor and in serving on the Editorial Board.
Chapman’s goal is that the eJournal of Public Affairs is the “Gold Standard” for journals that focus on civic engagement and public affairs topics, research, and scholarship.
Dr. Rackaway’s professional portfolio can be found at www.chapmanrackaway.com
Editorial Board
The eJournal of Public Affairs is operated by a team of people with different roles and areas of focus:
Director / Editor-in-Chief
Katherine Nordyke, PhD
Missouri State University
Deputy Editor
Chapman Rackaway, PhD
Radford University
Managing Editor
Charles V. Whitaker, MS
Missouri State University
Section Editors
Service-Learning
Jean Mistele, PhD
Radford University
Jean Strait, PhD
Foundation for the Advancement of Culture & Education
Civic and Voter Engagement
Book Reviews
Suzanne Walker-Pacheco, PhD
Missouri State University
Terry Brown, PhD
American Association of State Colleges & Universities
Editorial Support Staff
Daniela Broughton – Student
Missouri State University
Jillian Plymell – Student
Missouri State University
Copy Editors
Kunti Bentley, MS
Graduate Assistant
Missouri State University
Mary Ann Wood, MS
Director of Public Affairs Support
Missouri State University
Partnerships
The eJournal of Public Affairs is a partnership between Missouri State University and the American Democracy Project. The American Democracy Project is an initiative by the American Association of State Colleges & Universities in partnership with The New York Times. Read more about ADP and AASCU: American Democracy Project | AASCU
Art
Jillian Plymell is a Graphic Design and Illustration student at Missouri State University. She enjoys exploring new opportunities, especially those that lead her to learning more about public affairs. She believes that art creates change and leads to action in ways unspoken. She is exited for the opportunity and is looking forward to seeing where the eJournal of Public Affairs continues to go.