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Journal of Performing Arts Leadership in Higher Education

ISSN: 2151-2744 (online)
ISSN: 2157-6874 (print)
Frequency: Annual
Published: April 1

About The Journal of Performing Arts Leadership in Higher Education

Welcome to the Journal of Performing Arts Leadership in Higher Education, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the enrichment of leadership in the performing arts in higher education. This journal is fully open access, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users upon publication.

Our goals are:

  1. To promote scholarship applicable to performing arts leadership.
  2. To provide juried research in the field of performing arts leadership.
  3. To disseminate information, ideas, and experiences in performing arts leadership.

Submission Guidelines

The Journal of Performing Arts Leadership in Higher Education (JPALHE), published once a year, presents a wide range of topics relevant to visionary leadership in the performing arts in higher education. Topics include, but are not limited to, curriculum development, assessment, goal setting, career preparation, governance, friend raising, technology, retention, and recruitment. As a peer-reviewed journal, JPALHE presents articles that are supported by facts and cited appropriately, using the latest edition of A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, by Kate L. Turabian. Articles for consideration are submitted electronically to the editor and must be in the 12-point font of Times New Roman, double-spaced, and no longer than 12 pages. As there is a blind peer review process, the authors' name must not appear on the attached article. Submissions from all countries are welcome, although the journal is published in English. Authors are responsible for securing all copyright clearance.

No article processing charges or submission charges are required.

Submissions are to be sent via email, with the article as an attachment, to:

Dr. Mark Reimer
reimer@cnu.edu

Dr. Mark Reimer
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
Christopher Newport University
Ferguson Center for the Arts, A130
1 Avenue of the Arts
Newport News, VA 23606-3072
(757) 594-7074

Review Process and Notification

Each submitted article is forwarded by the editor to three members of the Editorial Board, with at least two of the three members specializing in the subject area of the article (Dance, Music, Theatre). The review process is blind. The deadline for submission is December 15, and notification of acceptance, deferral, or denial is January 30.

Accepted articles are posted on the website on April 1.

Article Reviewers: Article Review Submission form

Editorial Board

Editorial Board (Fall 2024 through Spring 2027)

Seth Beckman

Ball State University

Robert Blocker

Yale University

Abra K. Bush

Indiana University

Richard J. Giarusso

New England Conservatory

Anne Hogan

Chapman University

Jonathan Bailey Holland

Northwestern University

Laurence Kaptain

University of Colorado-Denver (co-editor)

Sabrina Madison-Cannon

University of Oregon

Sandra Parks

Colorado Conservatory of Dance

Mark U. Reimer

Christopher Newport University (co-editor)

Rachel Roberts

Eastman School of Music

Mayco A. Santaella

Sunway University

Diego Zavala Scherer

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Karen Schupp

Arizona State University

James C. Scott

University of North Texas

Kate Sheeran

Eastman School of Music

Jan Philipp Sprick

Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

Jonathan Sturm

Iowa State University

Peter Tornquist

Singapore National University

Shannon Walsh

Louisiana State University

Board Selection Process

Membership on the board is determined by the editors in consultation with the board. Every effort is made that the board represent public and private institutions of varying size and scope and reflect diversity in race and gender. A minimum of two administrators in each area (Dance, Music, Theatre) serve on the board, ensuring that each submitted article is reviewed by at least two members who have knowledge of the topic.

Each member of the board is asked to serve a three-year term, but there is no mandatory limit on the number of terms a member may serve. All members are expected to review materials submitted to them and to return their reviews by the July 1 deadline. As an agent of Christopher Newport University, each board member is afforded legal counsel by Christopher Newport University pertaining to the operation of the journal.

Website Domain

The Journal of Performing Arts Leadership is a recognized academic journal published by Christopher Newport University, a public liberal arts institution in Newport News, Virginia. Copyright to each published article is owned jointly by the Rector and Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University and the author(s) of the article.

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