Get your Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 17 August, 2026
Submitting to Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through Editorial Manager.
| Element | J High Educ Policy Manag requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 150 words |
| Main text | Papers should not usually exceed 5,000 words in the body of the paper, excluding the abstract, tables, references, and figure captions. The raw total word count should not normally exceed 7,000 words. Papers of more than 7,000 words will not progress to peer review and will very likely be desk rejected. Supplementary online material may be included as appendices for the online version only, additional to the 7,000 word limit |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 5 or 6 keywords required |
| References | APA style. Authors should use the Taylor & Francis reference guide (tf_apa.pdf) when preparing their paper. An EndNote output style is also available |
| Peer review | Double-blind (double-anonymous). Papers are assessed for suitability by the editor, then double blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/cjhe |
Read the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management in under a page.
Skim two or three recent J High Educ Policy Manag papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.