Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies

Description

Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, founded in 1982, is an international, peer-reviewed publication of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of the many varieties of interdisciplinarity in the academy and in society at large. Published by Texas Tech University Press. (Formerly ISSN 1081-4760, Issues in Integrative Studies)

Call for Papers – Special Collection on HBCUs and Interdisciplinary Studies

We are accepting abstracts for a special collection of articles on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Interdisciplinary Studies with Special Editors Dr. Khadijah O. Miller (Norfolk State University) and Dr. Allison Upshaw (Stillman College). More information here. 

Call for Papers – Special Collection on The Politics of Inter- and Transdisciplinarity

We are accepting abstracts for this special collection of articles that explore the politics of inter- and transdisciplinarity, with particular attention to current challenges and future prospects in universities and research systems worldwide. Guest Editors Frédéric Darbellay, (University of Geneva) and Rick Szostak (University of Alberta). More information here.

EDITORS

Sven Arvidson, Professor Emeritus of Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies and Philosophy, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA – arvidson@seattleu.edu

Khadijah O. Miller, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Dean of Robert C. Nusbaum Honors College, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA â€“  komiller@nsu.edu

 

ASSOCIATE EDITOR 

Tanya Augsburg, Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities and Creative Arts, School of Liberal Studies, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA â€“ tanya@sfsu.edu

 

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Gabriele Bammer, Australian National University, Australia
Tami Carmichael, University of North Dakota, USA
Jennifer J. Dellner, Ocean County College, USA

Pauline Gagnon, University of West Georgia, USA (previous editor)
Maria Goñi Mazzitelli, University of the Republic, Uruguay
Stuart Henry, San Diego State University, USA (previous editor)
Paul Hirsch, State University of New York – Syracuse, USA
Machiel Keestra, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bethany Laursen, University of Michigan and Laursen Evaluation & Design, LLC, USA
Michael O’Rourke, Michigan State University, USA
Christian Pohl, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Jan Cornelius Schmidt, University of Darmstadt, Germany
Rick Szostak, University of Alberta, Canada (previous editor)
Heidi Upton, St. John’s University, USA
Bianca Vienni Baptista, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Evan Widders, West Virginia University, USA (ex officio)

 

PREVIOUS EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Stanley Bailis, San Francisco State University, USA (previous editor)
Guy Beckwith, Auburn University, USA
Julie Thompson Klein, Wayne State University, USA (previous editor)
Catherine Lyall, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Raymond Miller,
San Francisco State University, USA (previous editor)
William H. Newell, Miami University, USA (previous editor)
Roslyn Abt Schindler, Wayne State University, USA (previous editor)
Gretchen Schulz, Emory University, USA (previous editor)

Marcia Bundy Seabury, University of Hartford, USA
Ria van der Lecq, Utrecht University, Netherlands

James Welch, Independent Scholar, USA

Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies (ISSN 1081-4760)

Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, a peer-reviewed publication of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, seeks papers on topics that will advance the wide-ranging mission of the Association. In general, the Association:

  • Promotes the interchange of ideas among a diverse community of scholars, teachers, administrators, and the public regarding interdisciplinarity and integration;
  • Advocates best-practice techniques for interdisciplinary teaching;
  • Advocates best-practice techniques for interdisciplinary research;
  • Advances the exploration of key terms and seeks out new theoretical models that further the understanding of interdisciplinarity and integration;
  • Sustains the development of real-world applications of interdisciplinarity and integration;
  • Encourages explorations of the relationships between interdisciplinary theory and practice;
  • Encourages high quality interdisciplinary curriculum development at both the undergraduate and graduate levels;
  • Sponsors the development of standards for interdisciplinary program accreditation;
  • Offers best-practice methods for assessing interdisciplinary programs and coursework;
  • Encourages the development of administrative structures, personnel policies, and financial models in higher education that support interdisciplinary teaching and research;
  • Promotes the scholarship of interdisciplinary and integrative teaching and learning;
  • Supports the development of strategies for strengthening the role of interdisciplinarity and integration within (and beyond) the Academy;
  • Documents the importance of interdisciplinary and integrative studies for higher education and society in general.

Prospective authors should e-mail their papers as attachments in Microsoft Word to Sven Arvidson, copying Khadijah Miller, at the email addresses below. The manuscripts should be double-spaced, conform to current APA style, and include an abstract and keywords. Photographs, illustrations, and other graphics should be attached separately. To ensure anonymity during the refereeing process manuscripts should bear only the title as a means of identification. Contributors should send cover letters giving titles, author names, affiliations, brief biographical notes to be included in the article, full mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses.

 
Issues uses a double-anonymized peer review system, which means that authors do not know who the reviewers are, and that reviewers do not know the names of the authors. Reviewers are experts in interdisciplinary studies. Manuscripts are assessed by the Editors who will decide whether they are suitable for peer review.  

 

Editors

Sven Arvidson, Professor Emeritus of Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies and Philosophy, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA – arvidson@seattleu.edu

Khadijah O. Miller, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Dean of Robert C. Nusbaum Honors College, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA –  komiller@nsu.edu

Sample Articles

Machiel Keestra and Jan C. Schmidt (2025, Vol. 42)

Mars and Bronstein (2023, Vol 41 No. 2)

 
Julie Thompson Klein (2021, Vol. 39)
 
Interdisciplinary Studies and Implementation Science: Clarifying the Concept of Fidelity
Demers, Higgins, Bahraini, Pelchat, Gifford, & Lefebvre (2021, Vol. 39)
 
Thinking with Klein about Integration
Bethany Laursen and Michael O’Rourke (2019, Vol. 37)
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