Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung - European University Association

Guidelines for authors
Concept:
Guidelines for authors
The journal “Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung” offers higher education researchers
and actors in higher education the possibility to publish original contributions on im-
portant developments in higher education from different methodological and discipli-
nary perspectives. A balance between quantitative and qualitative analyses, compara-
tive studies and review articles is sought.
Submitted articles should be formulated in clear and accessible language, well struc-
tured, and address a readership from different disciplinary backgrounds. They should
be interesting reading both for academics and practitioners.
Review process:
As common for an academic journal, all submitted manuscripts go through a double-
blind peer review by anonymous experts from inside and outside the institute. Depend-
ing on the nature of the article, the following criteria are taken into consideration: rel-
evance of the topic, practical interest, theoretical and methodological foundations,
quality of data and empirical analyses, clarity of argumentation, understandable style
for a readership from a diversity of disciplinary backgrounds, and use of the relevant
literature. Authors receive written feedback on the result of the review and get guid-
ance for revisions if appropriate. The editorial work is done by the institute’s aca-
demic staff.
Scope and format of submitted manuscripts:
Manuscripts should preferably be submitted by email and not exceed a scope of
20 pages/50,000 characters including spaces (1.5 spacing, Arial 11). In addition, an
abstract (max. 1,000 characters including spaces), the author’s contact details and a
short information on his or her professional function should be provided. The printed
version is created by an external graphic office. Therefore we ask authors to refrain
from using special templates or formats for their Word documents and to submit
separate files (e.g. Power Point, Excel) of all embedded graphs or tables.
Contact:
Dr. Lydia Hartwig
Hartwig@ihf.bayern.de
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