About the Journal

Aims

The Journal of New Horizon in Higher Education (NHHE) is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, practice, and policy across all dimensions of higher education. The journal provides a scholarly platform for academics, researchers, professional and administrative staff, and policymakers working in or with higher education institutions worldwide to share research, innovations, and reflective practice that shape the future of higher education.

About the Publisher

NHHE is published by the Association of Thailand Higher Education Professional and Organizational Development Network (ThaiPOD). Growing out of a Ministry of University Affairs working committee on teaching and learning, ThaiPOD was established in 2007 and is supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI). In 2008, it became the first Asian member of the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED). Through annual conferences, workshops, and publications, ThaiPOD supports the professional growth of the higher education community. NHHE, first published in 2023, extends this mission internationally.

Website: https://www.thailandpod.org

Scope

NHHE welcomes contributions from all disciplines and all professional roles in higher education, from institutions worldwide. This includes academic staff in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts, and medical and health sciences, as well as professional and administrative staff in areas such as finance, human resources, facilities and campus operations, student affairs, and institutional research.

The journal's scope covers seven thematic areas:

1. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
How higher education institutions deliver and improve teaching, including the use of technology and AI in instruction.

  • Pedagogical innovation and teaching strategies
  • Technology-enhanced, blended, and online learning
  • Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in teaching and learning
  • New media and digital trends in education
  • Multicultural and intercultural education
  • Professional development for academic and professional staff

2. Curriculum Development in Higher Education
How programs, courses, and learning experiences are designed, assessed, and adapted for diverse learners.

  • Curriculum design and development
  • Instructional design and learning experience design
  • Assessment and evaluation of learning
  • Lifelong learning and adult education

3. Discipline-Based Education Research and Practice
Education research grounded in the specific contexts, pedagogies, and challenges of individual disciplines, open to contributors from every field.

  • STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education
  • Social sciences and humanities education
  • Medical, health sciences, and allied professions education
  • Arts and creative disciplines education
  • Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in higher education

4. Students, Inclusion, and Well-Being in Higher Education
The student experience across the full diversity of the student population, from access and inclusion through support, well-being, and post-graduation outcomes.

  • Inclusive education, diversity, equity, and accessibility
  • Special education and indigenous education
  • Student support services and student affairs
  • Student well-being and sense of belonging
  • Student engagement and co-curricular development
  • Career development and graduate employability

5. Higher Education, Society, Sustainability, and Internationalization
The relationship between higher education institutions and local communities, global partners, and sustainable development.

  • Higher education and sustainable development (SDGs)
  • Green and sustainable campuses
  • University social responsibility and community engagement
  • Higher education and regional/community development
  • Civic engagement and citizenship
  • International education, mobility, and exchange programs

6. Higher Education Policy, Governance, and Leadership
Institutional and system-level issues of policy, leadership, accountability, and reform.

  • Higher education policy and planning
  • Governance, leadership, and institutional autonomy
  • Quality assurance, accreditation, and institutional rankings
  • Institutional research and data-informed decision-making
  • Higher education transformation and reforms

7. Higher Education Management and Support Systems
The operational functions that sustain institutions, relevant to both academic and professional/administrative staff.

  • Strategic and organizational management
  • Human resource management and staff development (academic and professional staff)
  • Financing, budgeting, and resource management
  • Facilities, infrastructure, and campus operations management
  • Digital transformation and information systems
  • Risk management and business continuity

Article Types

NHHE accepts research articles, academic articles, review articles, and book reviews. All manuscripts must be written in English.

Publication Frequency

NHHE is published three times a year, in April, August, and December.

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to NHHE undergo an initial screening by the editors for scope, quality, and adherence to the author guidelines. Manuscripts that pass this screening are sent for double-blind peer review, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. Each manuscript is evaluated by three independent reviewers with expertise in the subject area, who are affiliated with institutions different from those of the authors and from each other. The editors make the final decision based on the reviewers' recommendations.

Open Access Policy

NHHE is a fully open access journal. All articles are freely available to read, download, and share immediately upon publication. There are no submission or publication fees.

Copyright and License

Authors retain copyright of their articles and grant NHHE the right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which allows others to share the work with credit to the authors and the journal, for non-commercial purposes, without modification.

Publication Ethics

NHHE follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors must submit original work that has not been published or is not under consideration elsewhere, properly cite all sources, and disclose any conflicts of interest. Reviewers and editors must keep manuscripts confidential and declare any conflicts of interest. Cases of suspected misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication, and duplicate publication, will be handled according to COPE procedures.

Plagiarism Checking

All submitted manuscripts are checked for similarity using iThenticate. The overall similarity index should not exceed 20%, and similarity with any single source should not exceed 5%, excluding references and properly quoted material. Manuscripts exceeding these limits may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected. The editors make the final judgment, taking into account the nature of the matched text.