Supported by Liverpool University Press, The Academy has launched its new Open Access journal, Developing Academic Practice.
Call for Editor and Associate Editors
The Academy is seeking to appoint a new Editor and a number of Associate Editors for the journal.
The deadline for both roles is Friday, 15 August 2025.
The journal is growing steadily, with full text downloads rising by more than 64% in 2024 to 5,287. With support from Liverpool University Press, the Academy, and a committed Editorial Board, it is now reaching readers not just in the UK, but also in countries like the United States, India, the Philippines, and Australia.
Editor
We are seeking an experienced and committed individual to serve as Editor of our scholarship journal. This prestigious voluntary role offers an opportunity to shape and support the academic development of staff and students at the University of Liverpool through the dissemination of scholarly work in learning and teaching. Prior experience in an editorial role is highly desirable, and a demonstrated record of supporting Editorial Boards is essential.
- Editor expression of interest (DOCX, 30KB)
Associate Editor
We are seeking several colleagues to join the Advisory Board and the editorial board as Associate Editors, supporting the effective operation and continued development of the journal. Your voluntary involvement in the process lends itself well to enhancing your impact and experience which can be very useful in applications for Fellowship with Advance HE and SEDA as well as internal promotion applications.
- Associate Editor expression of interest (DOCX, 29KB)
Latest publications
Through this journal, colleagues have the opportunity to contribute articles in relation to hybrid active learning, practice and pedagogies. The journal will become a cornerstone of the University's thriving culture of educational excellence and a vehicle to enhance the work of colleagues across the institution.
Special issue
Our special issue focusing on EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) following on from the 2023 Pedagogic Research Conference, has now been published:
Our next special issue will focus on AI in Learning and Teaching
Following the success of the recent Pedagogic Research Conference 2024, the special issue of DAP invites contributions in areas of developing academic practice, leadership and innovation in relation to generative artificial intelligence (AI) that show a forward-looking scholarly approach to how AI has been used in innovative ways in practice for learning and teaching, especially how evaluative judgment has been supported in the context of generative tools that can be transferred from one practice to another. Our vision for the issue is something that people can read and use, so we encourage submissions concerning innovative practice.
- Call for papers - Special issue on AI in Learning and Teaching (PDF, 159KB)
- Teaching strengths and weaknesses of Generative AI (PDF, 211KB)
- COPE position statement on Authorship and AI Tools
Invitation to contribute
The Developing Academic Practice Journal invites contributions for future publications in the areas of:
- Developing academic practice
- Developing academic leadership
- Innovation in education.
Possible areas to be addressed include, but are not limited to:
- Engaging students in the virtual classroom
- Innovative assessment and feedback methods
- Ideologies, dominant assumptions and grand narratives in scholarship and professional development
- Engagement, impact and the evaluation of scholarship
- Digital education/technology-enhanced learning
- Values, ethics and critiques of education practice
- Learning and teaching philosophies in education
- Policy development in higher education and entrepreneurship
- Inclusive education.
The Editors welcome submissions which can take one of the following formats:
- Reflective articles: up to 1,000 words, excluding references
- Case studies: up to 2,000 words, excluding references
- Research papers: up to 5,000 words excluding references
- Communication articles: up to 1,000 words excluding references
Developing Academic Practice is a continuous publication. If you have work that you would like to be considered for the journal, please submit your paper and abstract via our manuscript processing platform (ScholarOne Manuscripts). To access ScholarOne Manuscripts you will need to create a user account. A guide and FAQs are also available.
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