The purpose of the Journal of Higher Education Management (JHEM) is to provide opportunities: (a) for the discussion of the current issues, problems and challenges facing higher education; (b) for the exchange of practical wisdom and techniques in the areas of higher education leadership, policy analysis and development, and institutional management; and (c) for the identification and explication of the principles and standards of college and university administration.

JHEM is published by the American Association of University Administrators which makes the journal publicly available without charge to any interested person. (Issues may be accessed online on this webpage or through the AAUA website (www.aaua.org); downloading of individual articles is permitted.

All manuscripts submitted for JHEM publication are blind reviewed and are published only upon the favorable recommendation of three reviewers. (The journal’s acceptance rate of reviewed manuscripts during the period of 2018-2023 is 40 percent.) The Journal charges no publishing or page-cost fees; nor are authors remunerated for their work.

Permission to reprint articles appearing in JHEM is freely given, provided that an appropriate and correct citation appears on all copied/distributed versions.

The American Association of University Administrators, sponsor of The Journal of Higher Education Management (JHEM), is planning the publication of a special issue of the journal celebrating the contributions and value of higher education on the 250th anniversary of the country. The theme of this forthcoming special issue is Designing the Future: Legacy and Vision in Dialogue. The preparation of this special thematic issue of JHEM is being facilitated and organized by the JHEM Senior Editorial Board under the leadership of Senior Editor: S. Ann Heath, IHM, Ph.D., Immaculata University.