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Focus and Scope
Scope of IJRD
IJRD is a new on-line not-for-profit journal for the promotion, transfer, facilitation and dissemination of the sharing of good practice in the field of researcher development in higher education.
It is expected that submissions should contribute to either:
- Recommendations for good practice in researcher development
- Theoretical debate relevant to the area of researcher development
- Facilitation of interchange between researchers, policy makers, educational developers and higher education staff
Scope for manuscripts accepted for inclusion:
- Surveys of current practice in relation to important policy issues affecting researchers
- Case studies of current practice, including a clear evaluation
- Evaluation studies of researcher development activities
- Reviews of theoretical or practice-based development activities
- Reports on innovative development activities, including clear rationale and evaluation
Format of manuscripts
Manuscripts should be in the form of referenced articles of around 10000 words; or short reports of around 2000 words in rtf or Word. To submit a paper, please click on Online Submissions under About the Journal and follow the five step instructions. We look forward to receiving your manuscript.
Section Policies
articles
 Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
report
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Editorial
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Introductory comments
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Peer Review Process
Review of papers occurs within 4-6 weeks of submission and publication within a month of manuscript acceptance. The peer reviewers are an expert international panel, all heavily inolved in working in the field of researcher development and are drawn from the associate editors and editorial board of the journal. In general, it is expected that each paper will be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers.
Publication Frequency
The journal is expected to publish on a quarterly basis.
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.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
Editorial Board
Editorial Board:
Professor Nigel Thrift,
Vice-Chancellor,
University of Warwick
Dr Gerlese Akerlind,
Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods,
The Australian National University, Canberra,
Australia.
Professor Richard Ingleby,
Director of Research Training,
Deakin University,
Victoria, Australia.
Dr Tony Bromley,
Senior Training and Development Officer and Co-ordinator,
Vitae Yorkshire and North East Hub,
Staff and Departmental Development Unit,
Graduate Training and Support Centre,
1.35c Parkinson Building,
University of Leeds,
LS29JT
Dr Denise V. Dear (Founding Editor),
Academic Development Consultant,
Centre for Personal and Professional Development,
University of Cambridge,
25 Trumpinton Street,
Cambridge.
CB2 1QA
Dr Liz Elvidge,
Staff Development Advisor (Research Staff),
Learning and Development Centre, Imperial College,
London University
Dr Linda Evans,
Reader in Education,
School of Education,
E.C. Stoner Building,
Level 7,
University of Leeds,
Leeds,
LS2 9JT
Associate Editors:
Sarah Blackford,
Education and Public Affairs,
Society for Experimental
Biology,
Lancaster University
Dr Allison Curry,
Fellow, Lucy Cavendish College,
University of Cambridge
Dr Tristram Hooley,
Vitae,
CRAC,
Sheraton House,
Castle Park,
Cambridge.
CB3 OAX
Dr Patricia Gray,
Graduate Skills Training manager,
Leeds University
Dr Hilary Jones, Skills Development Coordinator/Teaching Fellow,
University of York hmj500@york.ac.uk
Dr Alison Leggett, Researcher Staff Development Manager,
University of Bristol
Professor Roger Linford MA (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon),
Special Projects Coordinator to the Vice Chancellor,
GlyndŵrUniversity,
Frederico Matos,
Researcher,
Centre for Advancement in Learning and Teaching,
University College,
LONDON
f.matos@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Gemma Muckle,
Researcher Development Officer,
Faculty of Engineering and the Physical Sciences,
ManchesterUniversity.
Dr Vincent O’Grady,
Consultant,
Academic Practice and Organizational Development,
University of Birmingham
Dr Pete Sayers,
University of Bradford
Dr Barabara Tigar,
Contract Research Staff Training Adviser,
University of Lancaster
Caroline Williamson,
Contract Research Staff Employability Consultant,
University of Birmingham
Dr Sara Williams,
Cardiff University,
Dr Emma Williams,
Independent consultant and developer.