Call for submissions

Imagining the Future of Publicly Engaged Scholarship in Increasingly Polarized Contexts

We are seeking submissions for a new themed issue. Coming spring 2025. We welcome contributions from scholars and practitioners interested in publishing high-quality research, practice, or editorials. 


Guest Editor: Timothy K. Eatman, Ph.D.

The issue theme is: Imagining the Future of Publicly Engaged Scholarship in Increasingly Polarized Contexts

  • Research on the effects of tenure and scholarship following efforts to dismantle DEI programming
  • Research on the efficacy of courses or programs designed to reduce extremism
  • Research on extremism within a university campus
  • Methods for building coursework designed to prepare students for a polarized world
  • Research on the role higher education can play in setting the conditions for reparations
  • Research on university general counsels; managing risk in a manner consistent with the mission of higher education

EJOPA will accept submissions focused on the theme and any of the above topics. The above list should not be treated as exhaustive. Additionally, EJOPA seeks supplemental content, such as book reviews, short videos, etc. 

Tell us about your interest in submitting or reviewing a manuscript for this issue using the form linked below:

https://podio.com/webforms/30048030/2507625

Interest deadline: February 17, 2025

For questions specifically about the themed issue, contact Timothy Eatman: Tim.Eatman@rutgers.edu

Alternatively, if you already have a manuscript that is ready to submit a manuscript, follow the link below. Note: We use a separate publications site for internal reviews and editing. So you will be navigated away from this webpage and asked to create a login. 

Submit manuscript

Theory and Practice: Service-Learning, Community Engagement, and Community-Based Research

A collage of images that represent community engagement and service.

Higher education’s calling includes developing the next generation of engaged citizens on the local, state, national, or global level. The work is accomplished in equal partnership with community organizations to enrich the community for everyone.  


Guest Editor: Jean Mistele, Ph.D.

The eJournal of Public Affairs is announcing the first special edition arriving in January 2025. The EJOPA seeks contributors for this special edition from scholars and practitioners of civic engagement in higher education from all relevant fields and areas.

The issue theme is Theory and Practice: Service-Learning, Community Engagement, and Community-Based Research

EJOPA seeks manuscript submissions from interested individual and group authors on all of the above topics. The above list should not be treated as exhaustive. Manuscripts that connect within the larger themes of theory and practice of community engagement will also be considered.

Submission deadline: December 1, 2024

For questions specifically about the themed issue, contact Jean Mistele: JMistele@Radford.edu

If you’re ready to submit a manuscript, follow the link below. We use a separate publications site for internal reviews and editing. You will be navigated away from this webpage and asked to create a login. 

Submit manuscript