About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Community University Engagement Journal (CUE-J) is an open access, peer-reviewed, international journal that is published by Mahasarakham University. The CUE-J provides a platform for all researchers, academics, professionals, practitioners and students to publish and share knowledge, experiences, achievements and findings regarding topics involved community-university engagement. This would aim to create ideas, as well as, to conduct further development, collaboration and thus the mutual benefits for all community-university via the practical engagement projects and activities.
The CUE-J journal is set to meet the high quality empirical and theoretical research articles, case studies, literature reviews and/or book reviews. The details included in the CUE-J articles would be one or the combination of the following lists: engagement teaching, engagement research and engagement academic service, which would be performed/achieved between/among community (s) and university(s).
The CUE-J journal does publish in both print out and online versions. There is absolutely no charge for all the processes of submitting, reviewing and publishing the articles, as well as, accessing and downloading the published articles in the CUE-J website.
Peer Review Process
The articles must be original and never be published in any other websites or other journals before. The articles which are considered as “plagiarism” articles are strongly prohibited to be published in the CUE-J journal. Authors are required to include their names and affiliations in their manuscripts, whereas reviewers are not visible to authors. All submitted manuscripts are subjected to peer-review by at least three independent reviewers. Peer reviews are done by a double-blind review method where the identity of the reviewers and the authors are not disclosed to either party. The final decision regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection rests with the Editor-in-Chief.
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.
Format for Presenting Academic Service Article
- Situation before the change occurred
- Participation and acceptance of the target society
- Processes undertaken to facilitate better change
- Knowledge and expertise utilized in the change
- Anticipation of consequences following the change
- Evaluation of the outcomes of the change
- Guidelines for monitoring and maintaining the sustainability of the development