The appointment to the Associate Editor position is a three-year term aligned with the Co-Editors’ term (2025–2027). Associate Editors may be invited to serve a second (but not to exceed a second) term and are also eligible for consideration for the next Incoming Editor position as part of the journal’s succession plan. New Associate Editors will begin their roles as soon as appointments are finalized, with onboarding and training to begin immediately upon selection. It is anticipated that applicants currently hold a tenured or tenure-line faculty position at a research university. Applicants should possess a notable record of scholarly publications involving quantitative and/or qualitative methods within the Human Resource Development community or related fields of study (e.g., Management; I-O Psychology; Public Administration). Candidates should demonstrate prior experience with diverse quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies, possess departmental support to serve in the role, and have a record of service as a reviewer and/or track chair, special issue editor, or editorial board member of one or more major journals. A demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, interest in advancing the journal’s global reach, and openness to varied methodological perspectives within quantitative and/or qualitative research are preferred.

Self-nominations are encouraged and should include a letter that fully describes the candidate’s capability, experience, and commitment to serve in an Associate Editor role based on the position requirements, as well as a full curriculum vitae. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning February 15, 2026, and will be accepted until the positions are filled. Please submit all materials to Co-Editor Sewon Kim at: sewon.kim@sunyempire.edu 

Why Apply?

Associate Editors play a critical role in managing the peer review process, guiding submissions, and shaping the future of the field. This is a rewarding opportunity to grow your professional network, support innovative research, and gain recognition as a leader in the HRD scholarly community.

Ideal Candidates

We are looking for scholars in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, or Organizational Behaviour who are active in the academic community, possess strong organizational and communication skills, and are ready to contribute to the journal’s editorial leadership.

Term & Expectations

• Three-year term (renewable once)
• Manage peer reviews and provide editorial recommendations
• Promote the journal at conferences and within your network
• Attend editorial meetings and support journal development

Apply Now

Submit your CV and a letter of interest to Editor-in-Chief Stefanos Nachmias at stefanos.nachmias@ntu.ac.uk.

Application deadline: 10/9/25

Join us in advancing the future of HRD research.

We encourage the submission of teaching cases that reflect real-world scenarios and challenges in Human Resource Development and Adult Learning.

There will be two submission stages: (a) Case proposals and (b) Full submissions.

Case Proposal Content:

1. Volume (specify which of the two volumes: L&D or DEI).
2. Case Title (tentative)
3. Case Overview (100–300 words)
   Provide a concise description that includes:
   • The main issue(s), scenario, or challenge related to HRD or Adult Learning.
   • Case setting, such as industry, organization size (e.g., business, health care, government, nonprofit), etc.
4. Keywords (3–5)
   Identify key themes or issues of your case.
5. Discussion Questions (tentative, 2–3) and/or Learning Activities
   Offer potential discussion questions or learning activities to accompany the case.
6. Additional Relevant Information
   For example, indicate:
• Whether this will be a new case or previously taught.
• Whether you will be able to “pilot” the case prior to full submission.
7. Contact Information
   Provide the names of all authors along with institutional affiliations and corresponding contact details.

We are looking for “compact” cases – between 750 and 2,000 words – grounded in real-world scenarios. If you consider a longer case (up to 3,000 words), please let us know.

Upon acceptance of case proposals, contributors will be asked to submit a teaching case and accompanying instructor notes (guidelines will be provided).

We ask that any names of decision makers, actors, and/or organizations be anonymized (“masked”) to protect their identity. As we review all submissions, we will follow up with feedback and questions, if needed.

Why Contribute?

Relevant, Impactful, and Responsible HRD and Adult Learning: Contributing to these volumes offers a chance to shape the future of HRD and Adult Learning education and practice, promoting approaches that are inclusive, culturally responsive, and impactful in diverse organizational settings.

Important Dates:

Completed by:
Sept 15, 2025    Authors submit case proposals.
Oct 31, 2025      Feedback from editors to authors on case proposals.
Jan 15, 2026      Authors submit their teaching case and instructor notes.
Mar 15, 2026     Feedback to authors on case study and instructor notes.
April 30, 2026     Authors submit revised case study and instructor notes.
May 31, 2026     Final review by editors; acceptance and/or request for revision
July 1, 2026       Editors submit final manuscripts to Palgrave Macmillan

Please email your case proposal to Oleksandr “Alex” Tkachenko at tkachenko@unm.edu by September 15, 2025.

Drs. Laura L. Bierema, Rajashi Ghosh, and Oleksandr Tkachenko invite submissions of teaching cases for the volume titled, “Cases of DEI Perspectives in HRD and Adult Learning,” to be published by Palgrave Macmillan by the end of 2026.

This book will present a collection of teaching cases drawing from real-world scenarios to explore experiences and strategies for developing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within Human Resource Development (HRD) and Adult Learning contexts. By addressing contemporary issues, the cases will provide an engaging way for HRD and Adult Learning students and practitioners to explore the complexities and challenges organizations encounter when fostering inclusive, equitable, and diverse workplace environments.

Cases will be accompanied by instructor notes, available through the publisher’s website, offering guidance on case facilitation, including discussion prompts and learning strategies.

This call seeks teaching cases on the following topics:

• Intersectionality
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• DEI Training
• Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement
• Inclusive Organizational Cultures
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Power Dynamics
• Organizational Justice
• Advocacy
• Identity Work and HRD
• Indigenous HRD

First, you are invited to submit an expression of interest by emailing Oleksandr “Alex” Tkachenko at tkachenko@unm.edu. Upon receiving your email, we will provide additional information, resources, and answer your questions.

There will be two submission rounds: (a) case proposals and (b) full submissions. Case proposals submission will be due September 15, 2025.

Editors: Oleksandr Tkachenko, Laura L. Bierema, & Oliver S. Crocco

Drs. Oleksandr Tkachenko, Laura L. Bierema, and Oliver S. Crocco invite submissions of teaching cases for the volume titled, “Cases of Learning and Development in HRD and Adult Learning,” to be published by Palgrave Macmillan by the end of 2026.

The book will present a collection of teaching cases that draw on real-world scenarios and highlight the evolving challenges and opportunities facing Learning & Development (L&D) professionals. By addressing contemporary issues, the cases will provide an engaging way for HRD and Adult Learning students and practitioners to examine the intersection of practice, theory, and innovation, as well as explore the growing role of L&D professionals in fostering employee and organization development.

Cases will be accompanied by instructor notes, available through the publisher’s website, offering guidance on case facilitation, including discussion prompts and learning strategies.

This call seeks teaching cases on the following topics:

• Workplace Learning
• Developmental Relationships
• Healthy, Sustainable Organizations
• HRD Policy
• Leading Change
• Training & Development
• Organization Development
• Strategic HRD
• Career Development
• Leader and Leadership Development
• People Analytics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cross-cultural HRD
• Global HRD

First, you are invited to submit an expression of interest by emailing Oleksandr “Alex” Tkachenko at tkachenko@unm.edu. Upon receiving your email, we will provide additional information, resources, and answer your questions.

There will be two submission rounds: (a) case proposals and (b) full submissions. Case proposals submission will be due September 15, 2025.

The appointment to the Associate Editor position is a three-year term aligned with the Co-Editors’ term (2025–2027). Associate Editors may be invited to serve a second (but not to exceed a second) term and are also eligible for consideration for the next Incoming Editor position as part of the journal’s succession plan. New Associate Editors will begin their roles as soon as appointments are finalized, with onboarding and training to begin immediately upon selection. It is anticipated that applicants currently hold a tenured or tenure-line faculty position at a research university. Applicants should possess a notable record of scholarly publications involving quantitative methods within the Human Resource Development community or related fields of study (e.g., Management; I-O Psychology; Public Administration). Candidates should demonstrate prior experience with diverse quantitative methodologies, possess departmental support to serve in the role, and have a record of service as a reviewer and/or track chair, special issue editor, or editorial board member of one or more major journals. A demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, interest in advancing the journal’s global reach, and openness to varied methodological perspectives within quantitative research are preferred.

Self-nominations are encouraged and should include a letter that fully describes the candidate’s capability, experience, and commitment to serve in an Associate Editor role based on the position requirements, as well as a full curriculum vitae. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning April 23, 2025, and will be accepted until the positions are filled. Please submit all materials to Co-Editor Sewon Kim at: sewon.kim@sunyempire.edu

Special Issue Call for Papers – International Journal of Human Resource Development: Practice, Policy and Research

Role of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in workforce development

Submission Deadline: 2^nd May 2025

Guest Editors:

            Dr Alan Johnston, York St John University, York, UK

            Dr Steven Cock, York St John University, York, UK

            Ms Susie Walsh, York St John University, York, UK

Queries and submissions to a.johnston@yorksj.ac.uk

In 2018, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET (Billet, 2018) published a report focussing on improving the image of TVET training programmes and emphasised the relevance of such discussions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably Goal 4, highlighting the importance that TVET has to play in improving the future prosperity of countries and industries across the globe (Bhattarai, 2020). As such, TVET should be fundamental to governmental industrial strategies that often emphasise the need to raise overall productivity and address key skill gaps and shortages (Fayyaleh andFogarty, 2024). In the current global economic climate, what does the future therefore hold for Degree Level Technical and Vocational Education and how will this impact on workforce development over the coming decade? 

This special issue is an opportunity to reflect on the impact that TVET has on skills development within the workforce on a global scale, as many modern economies and industries struggle with raising skills and competencies in their workforce. Over the past 10 years there has been a significant amount of research on addressing the skills agenda, and the role that TVET has to play in addressing it.  Most of this research has focused on the delivery of TVET programmes. This special issue seeks to focus on the outcomes of TVET from either the organisational perspective or that of the student / graduate.  The special issue will seek contributions from those involved in Degree Level TVET programmes from both academic and practitioner perspectives, with the primary focus to bring together a collection of papers which provide critical insight into the effectiveness of process, based upon examining and understanding the relative success of TVET outcomes from different key stakeholder perspectives.

List of indicative topic areas includes but is not limited to:

• ●Employer perspectives of TVET provision and outcomes
• ●Part time and full time dilemmas
• ●Student experience of undertaking the TVET programmes. 
• ●The duality of student and employee
• ●Organisational benefits of TVET: productivity, effectiveness and quality.
• ●Employer – Provider partnerships and workforce development
• ●TVET and Organisational Learning: Learning Cultures
• ●Government approaches to TVET

Word count:

Journal article: 5000- 8000 words

Perspectives paper: 2000 words

Timeline:

2^nd May 2025 Deadline for article submission

23^rd May 2025 Reviewed and decisions made - feedback given

4^th July 2025 Deadline for papers version 2

25^th July 2025 Reviewed and amendments suggested and sent back out (or accepted)

11^th August 2025 Deadline for papers version 3 (if required)

1^st September 2025 All copy editing done and ready to be published

References

Billett, S. (2018) Virtual conference report on Improving the image of TVET. UNESCO-ENEVOC TVeT Forum. 16-24 July 2018.

Bhattarai, P.C. (2020) Reforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Sector: What next? International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education.  5 (1) 106-112

Fayyaleh, N. and Fogarty, L. (2024) Transforming Vocational Education in Palestine by integrating 21^st Century Skills.  Journal of Education in Muslim Societies. 5 (2) 31-47

The appointment to the Associate Editor position is a three-year term aligned with the Co-Editors’ term (2025–2027). Associate Editors may be invited to serve a second (but not to exceed a second) term and are also eligible for consideration for the next Incoming Editor position as part of the journal’s succession plan. New Associate Editors will begin their roles as soon as appointments are finalized, with onboarding and training to begin immediately upon selection. It is anticipated that applicants currently hold a tenured or tenure-line faculty position at a research university. Applicants should possess a notable record of scholarly publications involving quantitative methods within the Human Resource Development community or related fields of study (e.g., Management; I-O Psychology; Public Administration). Candidates should demonstrate prior experience with diverse quantitative methodologies, possess departmental support to serve in the role, and have a record of service as a reviewer and/or track chair, special issue editor, or editorial board member of one or more major journals. A demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, interest in advancing the journal’s global reach, and openness to varied methodological perspectives within quantitative research are preferred.

Self-nominations are encouraged and should include a letter that fully describes the candidate’s capability, experience, and commitment to serve in an Associate Editor role based on the position requirements, as well as a full curriculum vitae. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning April 23, 2025, and will be accepted until the positions are filled. Please submit all materials to Co-Editor Sewon Kim at: sewon.kim@sunyempire.edu

Advances in Developing Human Resources (ADHR) invites applications for co-editors. Advances is a practitioner-friendly journal that explores and examines a wide range of topics relevant to developing human potential and ultimately an organization’s overall performance. The content is applicable to higher education, profit-sector, non-profit sector, public sector, and a variety of other workplace settings. The journal is relevant to scholars, practitioners, scholar/practitioners, educators, and researchers. Advances is published quarterly in collaboration with the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) and SAGE Publications. In 2023, the journal earned its first impact factor of 3.1.

Through its Editorial leadership, Advances in Developing Human Resources supports Sage’s Action on Diversity that was initiated in June 2021. Articles published in the journal advance the field of human resource development with scholarship that reflects the perspectives of a diverse workforce, amplifies the voices of the under-represented, and exposes unjust practices and systems.

This call is for 2 co-editors as the incoming leadership of Advances beginning July 1, 2025.

The co-editors will:

• provide overall leadership for the publication of the journal

• manage the online review process and ensure the timely delivery of the journal according to the publisher’s production schedule

• interact and maintain a strong working relationship with SAGE Publication Editor.

• engage and maintain regular communications with the Editorial team and the Editorial Board members

• recruit Editorial Board members

• promote the journal at conferences and through professional networks to encourage and invite relevant manuscript submissions

• hold an annual Editorial Board meeting at the Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference in the Americas

• adhere to SAGE’s Taking Action on Diversity | SAGE Publications Inc initiative

Qualifications

• a terminal degree in human resource development, education, or a related field 

(e. g. human resource management)

• relevant editorial leadership experience (e.g. Associate Editor, Editorial Board)

• hold a tenured position or equivalent in an academic or non-academic setting

• evidence of understanding the mission of the journal and its operations

• an established record of scholarly publications (publishing in Advances and other  HRD journals, desired) 

• an openness to the different methods, theories, and approaches to HRD

• excellent organizational and communication skills, including ability to meet tight deadlines

• capable of providing unbiased evaluations of other researchers' work

• ability to work collaboratively with others

Term of Service  

The successful candidates will serve as co-editors-in-Chief for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for an additional three years. Co-editors’ roles  will commence July 1, 2025, with a reasonable transition period. 

Application Packet 

The application packet should contain no more than five pages (approximately 2,500-3,000 words) and should include:

• current curriculum vitae

• a description of editorial experience

• letter of institutional support for the three-year period of the editorship; may negotiate additional institutional supports (e.g. course release) as needed

• vision statement that assesses the present state of the journal, its strengths and challenges, and your vision for the journal's future (may include gaps that you plan to address and how you will implement your plan)

• acknowledgement of SAGE’s Taking Action on Diversity | SAGE Publications Inc plan and how it will be represented in your leadership

Application packet should be submitted no later than December 1. 2024 to the AHRD Office at office@ahrd.org

Use subject line: ADHR EIC. For additional information or inquiries, contact Dr. Marilyn Y. Byrd: Marilyn.Byrd-1@ou.edu

The incoming co-editors (Drs. Rajashi Ghosh, Toby Egan, and Sewon Kim) of Human Resource Development Quarterly, a Jossey-Bass/Wiley publication, seek nominations for consideration as incoming Associate Editors. Human Resource Development Quarterly (2023 Impact factor: 4.0, 5/49 in Industrial Relations & Labour; 19/113 in Psychology, Applied, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15321096) currently uses a multiple Associate Editor platform. The role of the Associate Editors will be to assist the Co-Editors with all aspects of the journal, including but not limited to, identifying prospective authors and encouraging high quality submissions, identifying and recruiting additional skilled and competent reviewers, developing thoughtful, respectful, and timely decision letters on new manuscripts as well as on previously submitted and revised manuscripts. It is possible that Associate Editors will be asked to write editorials or other thought pieces in support of the journal and will be asked to promote the journal at national and international conference venues and at other events by serving as an exemplary ambassador of the journal. Associate Editors will be required to participate in conference calls among the editorial team as well as attend (if possible) the Editorial Board meeting held at the Academy of Human Resource Development Conference in the Americas, as well as other editorial team meetings and events scheduled at the conference that promote and support the journal.

The appointment to the Associate Editor position is a three-year term that will accompany the incoming Co-Editors’ term. Associate Editors may be invited to serve a second (but not to exceed a second) term and are also eligible for consideration of the next Incoming Editor position as part of the succession plan for the journal. Although the official start date of the position will be January 1, 2025, successful candidates should expect that training and immersion into the role will commence two months prior to January 1, 2025. It is anticipated that the applicants for the Associate Editor positions currently hold a tenured or tenure-line faculty position at a research university.  Applicants should possess a notable record of scholarly publications within the Human Resource Development community and related fields of study (e.g., Management; I-O Psychology; Public Administration), have interest in and previous experience in diverse content domains relevant to Human Resource/Organization Development and international aspects of the field, have support from their home academic departments to serve in the role, and have a record of service as reviewer and/or track chair, special issue editor, or editorial board member of one or more major journals. A track record of supporting diversity and inclusion, an interest in supporting the journal's ongoing desire to expand its global reach both in terms of international contributors and readership, and an openness to a breadth of methodological research approaches is preferred. 

Self-nominations are encouraged and should include a letter that fully describes the candidate’s capability, experience, and commitment to serve in an Associate Editor role based upon the position requirements, as well as a full curriculum vita. The submission deadline is October 25, 2024, with decisions to be announced by the end of the month. Please submit all applications to incoming Co-Editor Sewon Kim at: sewon.kim@sunyempire.edu