Vol 1 Issue 2 Released: Transformative Social Impact A Journal of Community-Based Teaching & Research

[Jonathan H. Westover]

Colleagues:

I am excited to share that Vol. 1 Issue 2 of Transformative Social Impact: A Journal of Community-Based Teaching and Research has now been published!

Current Issue | Transformative Social Impact Discover the latest issue of Transformative Social Impact, featuring innovative research and thought leadership on driving social impact. Access peer-reviewed articles, case studies, and expert commentary on the most pressing challenges and opportunities in the social impact space. www.innovativehumancapital.com

See the attached PDF or visit the issue webpage, which includes not only each peer-reviewed submission, but also a corresponding explainer video, and a podcast episode. 

As you will see in my editor's note, I am very pleased with this second issue and the tremendous contributions made by a range of scholars and practitioners in the social impact and community-engagement space.

I am also grateful to the editorial board, the many peer-reviewers, and most of all, each of our scholar and practitioner contributors who helped this issue come to fruition! 

I invite you to check out the many articles and resources and to consider submitting your own work for consideration for publication in future issues of the journal! And please share at your institutions and with your professional networks!

Sincerely,

Jonathan H. Westover

Editor-in-Chief

Transformative Social Impact Journal

On Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 9:36 AM Jonathan H. Westover <jon.we...@gmail.com> wrote:

Colleagues:

With the successful launch of the new journal, Transformative Social Impact (see inaugural issue attached or here), I wanted to share a call for submissions for the next issue of the journal (also attached, or see here). 

 

Transformative Social Impact is a multidisciplinary, practitioner-oriented academic journal dedicated to advancing community-engaged scholarship, teaching, and collaborative research for social change. Our mission is to connect researchers, educators, students, practitioners, and community stakeholders in their efforts to address complex social issues and drive transformative community impact. Our aim is to provide an accessible, jargon-free publishing space that bridges the gap between academic theory and community-based practice.

 

Through collaborative, reciprocal partnerships, Transformative Social Impact amplifies community-university engagement that transforms teaching, research, and service to address complex social challenges and promote equitable, sustainable change. We welcome submissions from researchers, educators, students, and community practitioners across a diverse range of disciplines.

 

Transformative Social Impact accepts submissions on a rolling basis, but for best consideration for the next issue, please get submissions in by July 31. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer review process. Detailed submission guidelines can be found on the website: transformativesocialimpact.org. We aim for rapid dissemination and accepted submissions will be published via online early access, with a target of August/September 2025 for the publication of the next issue.

 

To submit a proposal, please visit our online submission system at transformativesocialimpact.org and please let me know if you have any questions.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and to this new journal dedicated to transformative community engagement and social impact.

 

Thanks for your support and please let me know if you have any questions!

 

Jon

 

Professor, Department of Organizational Leadership

Editor-in-Chief, Transformative Social Impact: A Journal of Community-Based Teaching and Research