PaTHES is associated with the Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education journal (PTHE). PTHE is an international refereed scholarly journal committed to advancing understanding of the role(s) and purpose(s) of higher education. The journal strives to be inclusive in scope, addressing topics and issues of significance to a wide range of scholars and practitioners concerned with the relationship between higher education and society.
Rigorous submissions informed by diverse philosophical and theoretical orientations, including, but not limited to, critical theory, existentialism, feminism, queer theory, post-colonialism, Marxism, liberalism, poststructuralism, postmodernism, and post-humanism will be welcomed. The journal aims to stimulate critical analyses of policy and practice in higher education, with an emphasis on inter-disciplinarity and international perspectives.
The content will be primarily philosophical and theoretically-based research papers. The journal will also feature and encourages:
- Analytical papers that reflect on empirical projects;
- Systematic reviews;
- Short responses to previous research articles (with the aim of promoting ongoing critical dialogue within the journal); and
- Essay reviews of new books in the field.
In the submission system, analytical papers can be submitted under the “Research Article” option. Systematic reviews, responses, and book reviews are independent options within the system to be selected.
PTHE is published by Peter Lang, three times a year (spring, summer, and fall) and is open access.
The Executive Editor is Professor John E. Petrovic, The University of Alabama.
John invites you all to send him an email (petrovic at ua.edu) to explore any idea you may have, either for a paper of your own or for an initiative for the Journal.
Special Issues
The Executive Editor invites proposals for special issues of the journal on an ongoing basis. Previous special issues have included a range of issues such as The Anthropocene in the Study of Higher Education (Inaugural Volume), Coloniality and Whiteness in the Academy, What is Studying, and Student Being and Becoming.
Submitting a paper
To submit a paper, go to the journal site (PTHE), scroll down to “Related Information” and click “Submit a Paper.” Alternatively, you can go directly to manuscriptmanager.net/pthe. Note that, if you do not already have one, you will need to create an account to submit.