Journal of Comparative and Intl Higher Ed

06/16/2026

[Call for Papers] Do you conduct empirical, theoretical, or comparative research on transnational pathways for women teaching in ? Then submit your paper to our Special Issue! "Transnational Pathways to Professoriate: Precarity and Promise for Women"

The guest editors of this Special Issue, Al Dabiri and Gina Sarabella, Ed.D., invite contributions that engage empirically, theoretically, or comparatively with transnational pathways for women teaching in academia, including:
-- Map global pathways from graduate study to the first faculty appointment.
-- Analyze how immigration policy, mentoring structures, workload allocation, and evaluation systems influence advancement and retention.
-- Examine how women scholars negotiate belonging, success metrics, and professional identity in transnational academic contexts.
-- Present institutional tools, leadership practices, or policy interventions that support equitable academic career development and well-being.

Submissions may employ qualitative, quantitative, comparative, narrative, or mixed-method approaches and are encouraged to engage transnational frameworks, critical mobility studies, or intersectional analyses. Contributions that extend beyond U.S.-centric analysis to include comparative institutional contexts are particularly welcome. Submit a 500-word proposal on or before 1 September 2026. Authors will be notified of their acceptance by 1 October 2026, with completed articles due by 1 February 2027.

All articles will undergo a double-blind peer review process and must follow the JCIHE guidelines: https://lnkd.in/dVMrtmg. Proposals can be submitted directly to the guest editors, but all contributors need to register on https://lnkd.in/dYiKXYtw.

06/04/2026

👏👏👏👏 The JCIHE editorial team congratulates all early-career researchers on their recent publication in our 18(3) 2026 Emerging Scholars Special Issue. 👏👏👏

The Emerging Scholar Research Summaries are written by Graduate Students from Italy, the United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam, who are currently studying in a doctoral program or by recently graduated Ph.D. Graduates: Phuong T. Nguyen, Alexis Carrière, Timothy Ford Bryson, Michela GRONCHI, Song Wang, Maha Azzazi, Emily Crider, and Giulia Filippi.

Their articles focus on themes that are important to implementing change at the governmental, institutional, and personal levels and that challenge past thinking about these issues.

You can access the issue at https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/ Of course, open access!!

The Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education (JCIHE) (Print ISSN 2151-0393, Online ISSN 2151-0407) is an open-access, independent, and peer-reviewed journal that publishes original work in the field of comparative and international higher education.

05/06/2026

Did you previously review for JCIHE and have you recently changed jobs or graduated from your PhD program? If so, please ensure that your email address on our new JCIHE website is up-to-date so that we can continue to match you as a potential reviewer. To update your details, please go to the new JCIHE website at https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/

04/21/2026

[Call for Proposals for Special Issue] Transnational Pathways to Professoriate: Precarity and Promise for Women

This Special Issue, edited by Al Dabiri and Gina Sarabella, Ed.D., examines transnational pathways for women teaching in . Transnational pathways include Global South to the Global North, from one Global North context to another, and from Global South to developing regions in the Global South. Global North refers to higher education systems located in economically developed regions that exercise disproportionate influence over global knowledge production, institutional norms, and academic mobility patterns (Albach & de Wit, 2020).

The guest editors invite contributions that engage empirically, theoretically, or comparatively with the following aims:

-- Map global pathways from graduate study to the first faculty appointment.

-- Analyze how immigration policy, mentoring structures, workload allocation, and evaluation systems influence advancement and retention.

-- Examine how women scholars negotiate belonging, success metrics, and professional identity in transnational academic contexts.

-- Present institutional tools, leadership practices, or policy interventions that support equitable academic career development and well-being.

Submissions may employ qualitative, quantitative, comparative, narrative, or mixed method approaches and are encouraged to engage transnational frameworks, critical mobility studies, or intersectional analyses. Contributions that extend beyond U.S.-centric analysis to include comparative institutional contexts are particularly welcome. Submit a 500-word proposal on or before 1 September 2026. Authors will be notified of their acceptance by 1 October 2026, with completed articles due by 1 February 2027.

All articles will undergo a double-blind peer review process and must follow the JCIHE guidelines: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jcihe/about/submissions. Proposals can be submitted directly to the guest editors, but all the contributors need to register on https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/.

04/20/2026

Our latest issue, 18(2), is now published! The issue includes ten articles and one book review written by authors with institutional affiliations from Canada, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and the United States. Three broad themes are represented in these articles: student agency, student and faculty learning strategies, and institutional changes and reform. Of course, all articles are open-access!

https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/vol18/iss2/1/

02/23/2026

JCIHE is official journal of the Comparative & International Education Society Higher-Education SIG (HE-SIG).

The CIES HE-SIG announces a call for SIG Leadership Positions! Members of CIES are now encouraged to apply for the following (voluntary) positions:
1) Co-Chair
2) Secretary/Treasure
3) Program Co-Chair

More info about the positions and application process at: https://www.higheredsig.org/news/2026/1/22/2026-call-for-he-sig-board-nominations

Got any questions? Please send inquires to Amanda Rea Corso at:
[email protected]

This is an excellent opportunity to engage in the leadership of the largest SIG at CIES! Do not hesitate to apply.

2026 Call for HE SIG Board Member Nominations We are seeking three colleagues to join our HE SIG board as HE SIG Co-Chairperson, Program Co-Chair, and Secretary/Treasurer. All three are elected positions for two years, starting in June 2026 and ending in June 2028 SIG Co-Chairperson (one positio

01/06/2026

📣 Our latest issue 17(6) is out, including four Special Issue articles on International Higher Education in Gulf States! 📰

This special issue examines the internationalization of higher education in the Gulf region, with a focus on culturally responsive approaches to teaching, learning, and research in STEM disciplines. Contributors investigate how institutions across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the wider Gulf are leveraging digital technologies, cross-border collaborations, and development centers to advance innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability. Articles highlight diverse strategies, from embedding intercultural fluency and equity in curricula to addressing grand challenges through global student perspectives and faculty role transformation. Together, these contributions present a forward-thinking vision of internationalization—one that resists conventional models and instead emphasizes cultural preservation, collaborative research, and interdisciplinary problem-solving.

You can find the issue open-access at: https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/vol17/iss6/

12/02/2025

[Call for Proposals] Submit your proposal to our Special Issue on 'International in East Asia: Evolving Roles, Identities and Realities'
This issue will feature empirical and conceptual work from Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. Topics include , , precarity, geopolitics, and the post-COVID academy. International faculty is broadly defined to include those working outside their country or cultural context of origin, as well as returnees -- scholars trained abroad who are re-adapting to academic life in their home countries. This includes faculty from the West, other parts of Asia, and the Global South.

The editors, Peter G. Ghazarian and Jonathan Damiani, welcome submissions exploring a wide range of topics, including:
- Identity, belonging, and pedagogy in diverse cultural contexts
- The impact of geopolitics and post-COVID adjustments on academic roles
- Labour precarity and the evolving landscape of faculty work
- The growing divide between "global" and "local" academic roles

The Special Issue will include research from across the region, including China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.

Submission date for article proposals: 12 December 2025
Full articles are due on 31 May 2026

For questions, please do not hesitate to contact PPeter G. Ghazarianat Peter.Ghazarian(at)oswego.edu

Submit your paper here: https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/

10/24/2025

✨ Fresh off the press! Our 2025 Summer Special Issue, 17(4), has just been released!

Our guest editors, Mércia Regina Santana Flannery (The University of Pennsylvania), Oseas Bezerra Viana Júnior (Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernmabuco), & Kleber Aparecido da Silva (Universidade de Brasília) have brought together four articles on "Alternative Multilingual Paradigms Using Translanguaging: Decolonising Strategies for Blacks and Indigenous Literacies in the Global South" to explore the pedagogy of Translanguaging worldwide.

Of course, open-access!

By Rosalind Latiner Raby, Published on 09/18/25

09/24/2025

⏱️ Deadline approaching!! Don't miss submitting to our 2026 Emerging Scholars Research Summaries by October 6!

One of the unique issues that the JCIHE publishes annually is the Emerging Scholars Summaries. Emerging Scholar Summaries are written by Graduate Students who are currently studying in a doctoral program or are recent PhD graduates. Each submission undergoes a double-masked peer review to ensure quality and continuity. The purpose of the Emerging Scholars Research Summaries is to share cutting-edge research that is of broad significance to the field of comparative and international higher education. For 2025, JCIHE published 13 articles that can be found here: https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/vol17/iss3/

📰 Submit your max 1,000-word summary (excluding references and tables) by 6 October 2025.

Articles must include a literature review, a theoretical focus, and a strong methods section. Articles must also share how the research contributes to the field of comparative and international higher education. Submissions must include a Letter of Support from the student’s Supervisor/chair indicating their approval for the publication.

💻 Submission link: https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/policies.html

❓ Please send direct questions Dr. Rosalind Raby, the editor-in-chief, via email: [email protected]