Community Change Journal

Community Change is an online, peer-reviewed, graduate student journal that explores multiple approaches to democratic community development and change. This interdisciplinary journal examines the practices, processes, and individual and collective struggles that produce change at all levels of society. Community Change has adopted a broad definition of community development that includes issues relating to public policy, democratization, collective action, physical and social infrastructure developments, agency, and efficacy. Community Change provides opportunities for graduate students to become acquainted with academic publication processes.

To learn more about the Community Change journal and the submission processes, visit our website here: https://www.communitychange.ipg.vt.edu/

Call for Articles
A call for scholarly articles, book reviews, multimedia, and artwork that examine the complexities of community change is now circulating on the topic of Transmission. Please see the full call here: https://www.communitychange.ipg.vt.edu/announcement/. Questions can be directed to community-change-journal-g@vt.edu. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis with a final deadline of March 31, 2022.

Call for Reviewers
Peer review is an integral part of the scholarly publishing process. By registering as a reviewer, you are supporting the academic community by providing constructive feedback on new research, helping to ensure both the quality and integrity of published work in your field.

Once registered, you may be asked to undertake reviews of scholarly articles that match your research interests. Reviewers always have the option to decline an invitation to review and we take care not to overburden our reviewers with excessive requests.