About the Journal
Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education focuses on scholarship and practice related to graduate education, including masters and doctoral level, and postdoctoral experiences. The journal publishes scholarly articles from a range of academic disciplines and research methods that represent issues of interest to the international community. These articles provide research findings and implications for scholars, practitioners, and policy makers. Previously published as International Journal for Researcher Development until 2016.
Closes: 30th September 2026
This special issue rethinks graduate research training through a neurodiversity lens, highlighting strengths, inclusive supervision, policy, and technologies to reshape doctoral education for neurodivergent scholars.
Guest editor(s): Diana Tan, Charlotte Brownlow, Inger Mewburn
Closes: 1st November 2026
This special issue emphasizes how racism and racialization are embedded in the processes used to evaluate and confer legitimacy to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Guest editor(s): Aireale J. Rodgers, Julie R. Posselt, Román Liera, Lauren N. Irwin
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 1.6
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 43499
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 52.1 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 48 days
- Acceptance rate
- 12%
