Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The American Journal of Engineering Education (AJEE) welcomes articles that bridge the worlds of theory and practice, identify cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional innovation, and describe educational strategies to address the changing role that engineering plays in society and in driving local and global economies.

 

AJEE is a widely cited, completely open access journal that is an essential for engineering education professionals. Articles may include but are not limited to articles focusing on theory as well as those focusing on practice, assessment and mainstreaming of innovative engineering education strategies. Of particular interest are articles that assess and evaluate programs and strategies designed to promote creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Other topics include broadening recruitment in engineering with particular interest in underrepresented populations and increasing student retention in engineering programs.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Articles submitted to this journal for possible journal publication are subjected to a double-blind, peer review process.

 

After acknowledging receipt, articles are initially reviewed by the editor to ensure suitability for review. Articles deemed ready for review are then forwarded to two outside reviewers. Articles deemed not suitable for further review or inappropriate are rejected.

 

The review process is completed within two to three months. Authors have up to one year to comply with editor and reviewer concerns. Accepted articles are typically published within two to three months.

 

Publication Frequency

The American Journal of Engineering Education is published twice a year. Months of distribution are: June and December.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, remix, tweak, build upon, print, search, or link the full texts of the articles in this journal provided that appropriate credit is given.

 

Abstracting/Indexing/Directories

  • Cabell’s Directory (Computer Science & Business Information Systems and Educational Psychology & Administration Directories)
  • Google Scholar
  • J-Gate
  • Ulrich’s Periodicals
  • EBSCO
  • Proquest

 

Copernicus Journal Master List impact rating for 2011: 5.56

 

Acceptance Rate

The overall acceptance rate for the American Journal of Engineering Education is 21% to 30%.

 

Code of Publication Ethics

The Clute Institute is committed to upholding the highest standards of journal publication and conference presentation ethics. The Clute Institute and its editors are committed to objective and fair double-blind peer-review of submitted manuscripts for journal publication and conference presentation and will evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy. Authors submitting their manuscripts must attest that it is their original work and has not been plagiarized. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unethical and unacceptable. Reviewers must comply with the Clute Institute Code of Ethics in all respects.