Welcome to IJOVA

Welcome to The International Journal of Volunteer Administration (IJOVA), the next generation of the former Journal of Volunteer Administration. The Journal is a refereed publication of the Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, USA. The IJOVA seeks to provide for an exchange of ideas and sharing of knowledge and insights about volunteerism, and volunteer management and administration, both in North America and internationally. Read More ...

Special Thanks to The UPS Foundation!

Financial support for The International Journal of Volunteer Administration’s current transition publication year of 2006-2007 is being provided graciously through a targeted gift to the North Carolina 4-H Development Fund by IMPACT. click here for more information.

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Want to Become an Author?

The International Journal Of Volunteer Administration (IJOVA) seeks to publish original manuscripts that provide for an exchange of ideas and sharing of knowledge and insights about volunteerism and volunteer management and administration. Manuscripts may focus on volunteering in any setting, both in North America and internationally. click here for more information.

Future Issues and Call for Manuscripts

Volume XXV, No. 2: Volunteerism, Leadership, and Governance

To be published July 2008
Manuscript Deadline: 7 April 2008

Volume XXV, No. 3: Exploring the Profession of Volunteer Administration

To be published in November 2008
Manuscript Deadline: 4 August 2008

Volume XXVI, No. 1: Volunteerism and Technology

To be published in March 2009
Manuscript Deadline: 1 December 2008

Volume XXVI, No. 2: Volunteerism and the Arts

To be published in July 2009
Manuscript Deadline: 6 April 2009

Volume XXVI, No. 3: Volunteerism in the 21st Century: The First Decade

To be published in November 2009
Manuscript Deadline: 3 August 2008

What Our Readers Say

The following unedited quotes have been received from IJOVA readers to date. click here.