International Research and Review

Michael B. Smithee, Ed.D.
Director of Publications and
Editor, International Research and Review
Email:  MS@smitheeassociates.com

Aims and Scope

International Research and Review: Journal of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars is the official publication of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. It is a multidisciplinary journal whose primary objectives are to: (1) recognize, disseminate and share the scholarship of our members with the global academic community; (2) provide a forum for the advancement of academic inquiry and dialogue among all members and stakeholders; and (3) cultivate support for international education among campus leadership by working with university administrators to expand the support for international education among campus leaders.

IRR is a peer-reviewed electronic journal providing a forum for scholars and educators to engage in a multi-disciplinary exchange of ideas, to address topics of mutual concern, and to advocate for policies that enhance the international dimension of higher education. It is published in the Fall and Spring each academic year. Articles should focus on studies and systematic analyses that employ qualitative, quantitative, a mixture of both methods, and theoretical methodologies from an international scope.

The Journal reaches out to an audience involved in matters touching all areas of international education, including theoretical, empirical, and normative concerns and concepts as well as practices. It includes stakeholders, practitioners, advocates, as well as faculty, independent researchers, staff, and administrators of programs and institutions engaged in the field. The editor’s welcome manuscripts that address the following concerns:

• International studies and perspectives
• Review of current literature pertaining to international studies
• Initiatives and impacts in international education exchange
• International program development at American colleges and universities
• Internationalizing of curricula: policies, programs, practices, and impacts
• International business education
• Comparative international education issues
• Curriculum development in area studies
• Legal issues in the development of international programming
• Other related topics

Peer – Review Process
All manuscripts will be forwarded to the Editor for initial review of its relevance of theme, significance, and over-all quality. Manuscripts which fit the aim and scope of the Journal, and are of sufficient quality, will then be forwarded to anonymous reviewers. At the end of the review process, authors will be notified of any comments that the reviewers have made. Reviewers will make a recommendation regarding whether to accept, revise and resubmit, or reject the paper.

Publication Frequency
The IRR is intended to be published two times per year. The Proceedings of Phi Beta Delta will be a separate publication, but published in tandem with the IRR.

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. The journal will be published solely on-line.

Copyright Notice
In order to ensure maximum reach of Phi Beta Delta journals contents, we have adopted the open access policy, meaning that; all the articles in the publications of Phi Beta Delta, are made freely accessible online immediately after publication in an easily readable format, without any subscription or registration barrier. All the published articles can be shared and adapted, provided the attribution for the work is given. Open-access authors retain the copyrights of their papers, and all open-access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. Reprints must credit Phi Beta Delta and the IRR as the original publisher and include the URL of the IRR publication.

Indexing
Articles published in the IRR will be disseminated by the EBSCOHost Databases to libraries and other of the clients; by ERIC documents, and by IDP.

Author Guidelines

The International Research and Review (IRR) is a multidisciplinary journal that welcomes

1. Submission of manuscripts reflecting research representing all areas of study that promote the international and global dimensions of institutions programs (including both policy, practice, and debates) and individual experience of engaging in international education;


2. Articles on current issues of the day regarding international education: the practice, curriculum, institutional issues, faculty and administration management, and cultural aspects and;


3. Book reviews, and reviews or critiques of current literature.

The increasing interest in international opportunities and promotion of scholarship in this shrinking world create new challenges. This purpose of such a publication is to contribute and engage in the conversation related to the broad frames of international education, internationalization, and international scholars. It is hoped that the Phi Beta Delta annual conference and will provide an environment where students, staff, faculty and interested groups can highlight their scholarship in these areas. The conference also serves as a forum for acquiring new ideas, conceptualizations, best practices, as well as discussion on these and other issues of international education.

Research articles may employ qualitative, quantitative, plural (mixed-methods), and theoretical methodologies from an international scope. Both pedagogical and andragogical perspectives on the international experience of teaching, learning, and cross-cultural interchange are welcome. There is no page limit on the submissions. Articles should use the bibliographic and formatting standards found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

Authors whose articles are accepted for publication are required to ensure that their data are fully accessible. Authors of quantitative empirical articles must make their data available for replication purposes. A statement of how that is done must appear in the first footnote of the article. Required material would include all data, specialized computer programs, program recodes, and an explanatory file describing what is included and how to reproduce the published results. The IRR is published on-line two times per year by Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society of International Scholars.

Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor has it been concurrently submitted to another journal for consideration.
2. Your manuscript must be professionally copyedited before you submit to the editor for peer-reviewing. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from publication consideration.
3. Send two copies: a) blind version; b) version with author identification, short bio, and contact information.
4. Manuscripts for the IRR must be in MS Word and must be formatted and ready for publication using the APA style, 7^th edition.
5. Submit your double spaced manuscript in 8 1/2 x 11 paper with 1" margins all around. The font for your paper should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. type.
6. Figures and tables should be embedded and not supplied separately.
7. Length: 5,500 – 10,000 words including tables and references
8. Please make sure that, wherever possible, you use normal fonts in your text. Special fonts, such as fonts used in the Far East (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc.) may cause problems during processing.
9. To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spellchecker' function of MS Word.
10. All URL addresses in the text and references are to be activated and ready to click.
11. It will be the author's responsibility to submit a manuscript that has been edited for formatting using the APA Style cited above for spelling, punctuation, and references, etc. In addition, in the peer review and publication review processes the author may be asked to respond to critiques of substance.
12. Manuscripts will not be sent to peer reviewers until the guidelines have been adhered to.
13. The IRR is an open access publication.

Paper Structure
Your paper should be prepared in the following order, as needed.

1. First Page: the title, author and abstract, keywords, and beginning of the introduction if room is available.
2. Begin the paper without the word “Introduction,” to explain the background work, the practical applications and the nature and purpose of the paper
3. Body, to contain the primary message, with clear lines of thought and validation of the techniques described
4. Findings
5. Conclusion
6. Discussion
7. Limitations and Future Research Directions, as appropriate
8. Author Bios (one paragraph, no more than 100 words)
9. References
10. Appendices (when appropriate)

Editorial Board

Dr. Patricia Burak  - paburak@syr.edu  - Syracuse University

Dr. Gary Cretser  - gacretser@csupomona.edu  - California State University, Pomona

Dr. Charles Gliozzo  - gliozzo@msu.edu  - Michigan State University

Dr. Yiurj Kondratenko  - y_kondratenko@rambler.ru  - Black Sea State University, Ukraine

Dr. Carl Patton  - cpatton@gsu.edu  - Georgia State University

Dr. Christina Rios - cristina.rios@lamar.edu  - Lamar University

Mr. Skip Greenblatt  - sidney.greenblatt@gmail.com  - Syracuse University (retired)

Dr. Judy Smrha  - jsmrha@bakeru.edu  - Baker University

Dr. Marco Tavanti  - mtavanti@depaul.edu  - DePaul University

Dr. Joshua McKeown - mckeown@oswego.edu  - Oswego State University

Dr. Sharman Siebenthal-Adams  - sharmans@umflint.edu  - University of Michigan

Dr. John Winslade - jwinslad@csusb.edu - California State University, San Bernardino

Ms. Tyra Twomey Smith - Consulting Editor - SUNY Institute of Technology

Current Issue

Volume 13, Number 1 - Fall 2023

Click on the link below to view articles in PDF format for the current issue of the International Research and Review: Journal of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.

Past Issues

Archived International Reviews

The initial journal of Phi Beta Delta was entitled the International Review (IR). It was published from 1990-2002. Its publication was suspended between 2003-2010 due to the increasingly high cost of publishing and distributing the bound copies of the journal to members. The entire set of issues has been scanned and posted here.

• Phi Beta Delta International Review January 1990
• Phi Beta Delta International Review Fall 1991
• Phi Beta Delta International Review Fall 1992 - 1993
• Phi Beta Delta International Review 1995
• Summary of Back Issues Articles
• Phi Beta Delta International Review Spring 1996
• Phi Beta Delta International Review 1997
• Phi Beta Delta International Review 1998
• Phi Beta Delta International Review Spring 1999
• Phi Beta Delta International Review Spring 2000
• Phi Beta Delta International Review 2001
• Phi Beta Delta International Review 2002

Proceedings Guidelines

The Proceedings of Phi Beta Delta is published for the purpose of:

• Providing an outlet for member articles, ideas and activities related to international education.
• Serving as a record of Conference, Webinar, and other presentations.
• Serving as a record of issues, topics, and information about the Society.

The Proceedings is published in tandem with the IRR when there are sufficient submissions.

These articles may be written members of Phi Beta Delta: faculty, staff, and students, or other non-members as appropriate. As the Proceedings are published online, they may include visual and written formats, along with appropriate verified links.

Submission Preparation Checklist for The Phi Beta Delta Proceedings:
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
2. Articles may be from 1,000-5,000 words including references.
3. The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format using Times New Roman font type.
4. The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining.
5. All URL addresses in the text are activated and ready to click.
6. All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
7. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the APA Style 6th edition, unless otherwise authorized.
8. The article must be copyedited prior to submission.

Submitting your article:

Your articles for the Proceedings may reflect several styles.

1. These articles should follow the standard form for an article in your field of study. They may diverge in that that may include commentary, essays, portions, or all of presentations from conference and meetings (PBD or otherwise), as well as more detailed information about your chapter than can be put into the Medallion. The Proceedings can also accommodate research articles and papers that are analytical, definitional, compare and contrast, presenting an argument, reports, interpretive, investigative, and so on.


2. These articles and submissions by students may be submitted to the Proceedings, if accompanied with a letter of recommendation from the faculty along with the faculty name and email address. These papers will be reviewed and recommendations for changes or modifications will be made to the author. For your reference, research articles should follow the order below, as it is appropriate. Other research articles should follow the appropriate type and style normally used in your academic area.


3. If a research paper, your Proceedings article should be prepared in the following order:
   
   1. First Page: the title, author and abstract, keywords, and beginning of the introduction if room is available.
   2. Introduction, to explain the background work, the practical applications and the nature and purpose of the paper
   3. Body, to contain the primary message, with clear lines of thought and validation of the techniques described
   4. Findings
   5. Conclusion
   6. Discussion
   7. Limitations and Future Research Directions, as appropriate
   8. Author Bios (one paragraph, no more than 100 words)
   9. References
   10. Appendices (when appropriate)