ABOUT THE JOURNAL

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Aims and scope of journal

The International Journal of Educational Advancement publishes new ideas, shares examples of best practices, and develops a body of knowledge in educational advancement. The journal includes thought-provoking, topical articles from academic researchers and advancement professionals working in schools, colleges, and universities, thus providing a forum for the equally important aspects of alumni relations, fund raising, communications, public relations, and marketing. Its contents acknowledge the increasingly complex management of advancement, with articles which provide in-depth and cutting-edge analysis of new concepts and applications.

Specifically International Journal of Educational Advancement

  • identifies, describes, and assesses the strategies and processes of educational advancement;
  • addresses in a rigorous, detailed, and evidence-based fashion, the major and current issues facing the profession;
  • presents studies, empirical evidence, and research into the success - or failure - of real-world strategies and applications;
  • provides a forum for challenging and coherent new models that describe the educational advancement process;
  • develops and disseminates new thinking and techniques in targeting, measurement, and analysis of advancement activity;
  • builds a unique fund of information for those responsible for developing resources, increasing alumni loyalty, and managing public perception; and
  • includes a NEW and REGULAR section which is a practitioner's guide to strategic planning, organization development, and legal issues.
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Abstracted/indexed in

  • SCOPUS
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ISSN and eISSN

The international standard serial number (ISSN) for International Journal of Educational Advancement is 1744-6503 and the electronic international standard serial number (eISSN) is 1744-6511.

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Editors

Editor

Timothy C. Caboni, Vanderbilt University, USA

Associate Editors

Chris Chapleo, University of Portsmouth, UK
David J. Weerts, University of Minnesota, USA

Executive Committee Members

Marybeth Gasman, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Frances Huhels, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy

Academic Editorial Board

Noah Drezner, University of Maryland

Donald E. Eastman, Eckerd College, USA
Michael A. Gottfried, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Ann Kaplan, New York, USA
Kathleen S. Kelly, University of Florida, USA
Larry D. Lauer, Texas Christian University, USA
Larry Leslie, University of Arizona, USA Dean, School of Business and Nonprofit Management, North Park University , USA
Eve Proper, Ph.D. Student at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, USA
Patrick Rooney, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, USA
Adrian Sargeant, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, USA
Paul G. Schervish, Social Welfare Research Institute, USA
Charles Schultz, Crescendo Interactive, USA
Mike Smithson, University of Oxford Development Office, UK
Shelly Strickland, University of Michigan, USA
Douglas J. Toma, University of Georgia, USA
Chris Thompson, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
David J. Weerts, University of Minnesota, USA
Amy Wells, University of Mississippi, USA
Keith A. Williams, Michigan State University, USA
Wesley K. Willmer, Biola University, USA
Michael J. Worth, George Washington University, USA

Practitioner Editorial Board

Jon Derek Croteau, Witt-Kieffer
Michael C. Eicher, Johns Hopkins University
John P. Donohue, Executive Vice President, Development, United Negro College Fund, Inc. USA
Wesley E. Lindahl, Nils Axelson Professor of Nonprofit Management
Andrew Shaindlin, California Institute of Technology, USA
Michael Schoenfeld, Duke University
Ronald J. Schiller, University of Chicago, USA