Practitioner Publications
– IR Applications and the AIR Professional File
AIR Office (air@airweb.org)
Have you ever felt there was too much
distance between what you do and what you read in professional publications?
AIR publishes two practitioner publications: IR Applications
and the AIR Professional File
to help bridge that gap. In these publications, professionals are asked
to share what they did and how they did it. In this issue of e-AIR we
review the purpose of IR Applications and Professional File,
frequency of publication, and how to submit papers to the editor for
publication consideration. Additionally, the latest issues of IR
Applications and the Professional File are showcased here.
If you have written an article you feel is consistent with this type
of professional contribution, we hope you will share it with us.
IR Applications and Professional
File Details
Professional File
The Professional File publishes articles that synthesize
issues, introduce new processes and models, and share applied, practical
knowledge with institutional research professionals. Manuscripts are
evaluated primarily on the extent to which they broadly enhance practice
in the field of institutional research, in contrast to focusing singly
on the results of a research project or on theory development.
IR Applications
IR Applications publishes articles focused on the application
of advanced and specialized methodologies and techniques. The articles
address applying qualitative and quantitative techniques to specific
processes used to support higher education management.
Frequency of Publication
IR Applications is published
approximately every two months, while the Professional File is
published on a quarterly basis. Both publications are available in electronic
format only on the AIR Web site at: www.airweb.org/irapplications and www.airweb.org/professionalfile respectively. Both IR Applications
and Professional File publish only a single article per issue.
How to Submit Work for Possible
Publishing
Authors can submit contributions from
various sources such as a Forum presentation or an individual article.
Articles should be 12-20 double-spaced pages, and include an abstract
and references. Authors who submit for either IR Applications
or the Professional File will be considered for both publications
unless otherwise requested. Review Editors will rate the feasibility
of publishing an article as well as indicate the appropriateness for
the alternative publication. Most accepted articles require some revisions
prior to publication. For articles accepted for IR Applications,
the editor adds comments and considerations on the application of the
methodologies discussed in a particular article.
To have your paper considered for publication
in either the IR Applications or the AIR Professional File,
please send an e-copy to Dr. Gerald McLaughlin, Editor, IR Applications
and AIR Professional File, at gmclaugh@depaul.edu.
Guidelines and examples of these publications
can be found here on the AIR Web site:
Submissions are blind-reviewed by IR
colleagues and authors will receive a summary of these reviews.
New Issues Available
The most recent issues of IR Applications
and the Professional File can be found here on the AIR Web site:
AIR Professional File #112: Perceptions of Graduate
Student Learning via a Program Exit
Survey
IR Applications #21: Identifying Students at
Risk: Utilizing Survival Analysis to
Study Student-Athlete Attrition