The Journal of the Professoriate is a peer-reviewed journal that promotes critical analysis among scholars and policymakers on issues affecting all college and university faculty in America and abroad. The mission of the Journal of the Professoriate is to provide an outlet for research and scholarship on issues pertaining to the pathways leading to the professoriate as well as all issues about and relevant to college and university faculty within academe and the global society. The Journal of the Professoriate is interdisciplinary and offers empirical research (i.e., quantitative and qualitative methodologies) as well as theoretical discussions. The Journal of the Professoriate addresses many of, but is not limited to, the following issues and topics: (a) the impact of faculty on student development (e.g., recruitment, retention, academic achievement, and life-long learning); (b) the roles, experiences, and outcomes of faculty at two-year and four-year colleges and other postsecondary settings; (c) diversity issues that impact college faculty; (d) organizational, leadership, and legal issues impacting college faculty; (e) issues pertaining to the utilization of technology by college and university faculty; (f) issues concerning faculty unionization, interactions between faculty and other university personnel, collective bargaining, academic freedom, adjunct faculty, instructional staff, and other special faculty appointments; and (g) comparative studies of faculty in America and abroad. The average acceptance rate for the Journal of the Professoriate is 32%. |
