Fw: Call For Proposals: Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education Volume 4

[Heather Blicher]

*Posting taken from the SPARC listserv- I encourage community college practitioners to consider, especially considering the "practical applications"- something community colleges are known for, but not always featured. Please contact Amanda Larson with any questions. CC'd on this message.

Volume 4 Issue 3 | 2026
 
The *Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education* Call for
Papers
 
The call for papers for the *Journal of Open Educational Resources in
Higher Education
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(*JOERHE*) is now open. This issue welcomes original quantitative and
qualitative articles, columns, and innovative practices concerning open
pedagogy, open data, and analyses of current topics in open educational
resources within the context of higher education in the United States and
Canada.
 
Our submission portal will close on May 1, 2026.
 
Authors are encouraged to discuss the practical applications of their
knowledge and findings, propose best practices, and describe their
programmatic and practical experiences. All submitted articles will
participate in an open peer review process, and peer review evaluations
will be published alongside corresponding published articles.
 
This year, we are particularly interested in submissions on the following
topics (this list is not exhaustive):
 
-Grant Outcomes (for example, results from the Open Textbook Pilot,
Institute of Museum and Librarian Studies (IMLS), Hewlett Foundation,
National Institutes of Health (NIH), etc.)
-Artificial Intelligence and OER / Open Pedagogy
-Neuroinclusion and OER / Open Pedagogy
-Utilization of OER in courses that don’t typically require texts (e.g.,
art, dance)
-Open Pedagogy / Student Participation / Student Voices
-Impact of Federal Open Access Mandates on OER at higher education
institutions
-OER and Accessibility (e.g., accessibility first OER, complying with ADA
Title II requirements, OER remediation)
-Sustainability and OER (e.g., after publication workflows, revision
processes, versioning)
 
 
PLEASE NOTE:
We accept manuscripts of up to 6,000 words. All submissions must be
submitted in the *JOERHE* template. We have a new template for 2026. You
MUST use the new template or your submission will be rejected. Full
submission details and the template can be found on the Submissions
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page.
If you need assistance with the template, please contact us BEFORE you
submit.
 
With the evolving landscape of emerging technologies like generative
artificial intelligence and automated tools, the journal has adopted a new AI
Policy
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All submissions must disclose the use of AI in their papers with an AI
Disclosure Statement. Failure to disclose AI use will cause your submission
to be rejected. Access our handy AI Policy for Authors Checklist
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to ensure your paper is compliant with our policy.
 
If you have questions, please reach out to us at joe...@pm.me.
 
All the very best,
Amanda Larson
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education
https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/joerhe/

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Heather Blicher (she/her)

Director, Community College Consortium for OER

hea...@oeglobal.org| CCCOER.org | OEGlobal.org

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