{"id":55954,"date":"2024-12-24T13:36:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T04:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/?p=55954"},"modified":"2024-12-24T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T05:16:40","slug":"cfp-hef-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/2024\/12\/cfp-hef-23\/","title":{"rendered":"General Call for Papers for Scopus, ERIC and NSD indexed international journal, Higher Education Forum, Vol. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Higher Education Forum<\/em><\/strong> (HEF) is an annual publication of the Research Institute for Higher Education at Hiroshima University in Japan. It aims to publish English articles by leading international scholars in the field of higher education, dealing with significant research topics. Manuscripts sent to HEF are expected to bring insightful research findings and contribute to the creation and distribution of knowledge to a broad international audience. Higher Education Forum welcomes original manuscripts with an empirical, theoretical, methodological or practical background. Manuscripts will be reviewed by referees according to a double-blind review system. The exact number of papers will be detailed and specified by the editors of each volume.<\/p>\n<p>Important points and timelines for authors:<\/p>\n<p>1\uff0eManuscript submission: A manuscript, as both a Word file and PDF, should be submitted to <strong>xinli@hiroshima-u.ac.jp<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 (with a CC to yskim@hiroshima-u.ac.jp) by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 31st, 2025<\/span><\/strong>. <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 Manuscripts should include the name, affiliation, job title and email address of all authors. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 corresponding author after receiving your manuscript on our end.<br \/>2\uff0eGuidelines for submitted manuscripts: Manuscripts should be proofread by a native or near native English speaker before submission. <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0For detailed guidelines for authors, please refer to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Authors-Guide-for-RIHE-HigherEducationForum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Author\u2019s Guide for RIHE Higher Education Forum<\/a>\u201d.<br \/>3\uff0e<strong>Early closure of submission period:<\/strong> The editorial team may stop accepting manuscript submission before the deadline if a sufficient <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0number of quality manuscripts has been received.<br \/>4\uff0eDesk review: The editors of Higher Education Forum will inform corresponding authors of the result of desk review if the submitted <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0manuscript is not appropriate to be sent out for peer review.<br \/>5\uff0ePeer Review: Each manuscript will be reviewed by at least two referees based on the following criteria: relevance of the topic, <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0coherence and clarity, contribution to knowledge, language, and so on. The editors will inform the corresponding author of the result of <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0peer review by <strong>September<\/strong> <strong>30th, 2025<\/strong>.<br \/>6\uff0eRevision: Authors whose manuscripts were considered for publication are expected to revise and improve their manuscripts based on <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0comments and suggestions from peer reviewers. The revised version of manuscripts should be submitted to the editorial team by <br \/><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0November 30th, 2025<\/strong>.<br \/>7\uff0eFinal decision: A final decision will be made by <strong>December 28th, 2025<\/strong>.<br \/>8\uff0ePublication: Accepted manuscripts will be published in Higher Education Forum in March 2026, and uploaded onto several websites such <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0as Hiroshima University Institutional Repository (HiR) and RIHE Institute Library website.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0\u3000Please refer to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Authors-Guide-for-RIHE-HigherEducationForum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Author\u2019s Guide for RIHE Higher Education Forum<\/a>\u201d for formatting guidelines. <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This <a href=\"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sample_HEF_2025.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sample HEF in Word format<\/a> may also assist you to prepare your paper.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0\u3000Back issues are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/rihe-publications.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/hef_en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/rihe-publications.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/hef_en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25a0\u3000No author processing fees required.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0\u3000By submitting your article to Higher Education Forum, you will be deemed to have accepted your article being uploaded to the websites <br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0RIHE designates above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Higher Education Forum (HEF) is an annual publication of the Research Institute for Higher Education at Hiroshima University in Japan. 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