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 ...
The Mary Merrill Memorial Award for Outstanding Feature Article
The IJOVA Editorial Board and staff are pleased to announce a new annual award in recognition of outstanding applied scholarship and in honor of former Editor Mary Merrill’s lifelong dedication to improving volunteerism and volunteer administration internationally. Click here to access the announcement.
Help Us Better Serve Your Needs and Interests!
In order to help us better understand you as a user of The International Journal of Volunteer Administration (IJOVA), we invite you to complete a short confidential questionnaire. At no time do we ask that you identify yourself as an individual, your specific location, or your specific organization.
You may complete the questionnaire as a Word or .pdf document and FAX back to the Editor and the FAX number listed, or complete it as a Word document and e-mail back to the Editor as a Word attachment.
On behalf of the entire editorial board and staff, we thank you for accessing The IJOVA and providing this information!
R. Dale Safrit, Ed.D.
Editor-In-Chief
FAX 919-515-7812
E-mail: dale_safrit@ncsu.edu
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.
Call for Manuscripts
The IJOVA accepts original manuscripts from authors at any time throughout the year, on any topic related to volunteerism and volunteer resource management. Click here for specific types of manuscripts and required submission guidelines.
However, individual issues of The IJOVA are organized around themes determined by the Board, based upon ideas from the Editor and IJOVA readers.
The themes and corresponding deadlines for future issues are:
Volume XXVII, No. 1 (March 2010): A Focus on Professionalism
Manuscript Deadline: December 4, 2009
Volume XXVII, No. 2 (July 2010): Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities
Manuscript Deadline: April 16, 2010
Volume XXVII, No. 3 (November 2010): Programs, Processes, and Policies
Manuscript Deadline: August 13, 2010
Volume XXVIII, No. 1 (March 2011): Volunteerism and the Elderly
Manuscript Deadline: December 3, 2010
Volume XXVIII, No. 2 (July 2011): Volunteerism and Communities of Faith
Manuscript Deadline: April 15, 2011
Volume XXVIII, No. 3 (November 2011): Management and Administration of Volunteer Programs
Manuscript Deadline: August 12, 2011
What Our Readers Say
The following unedited quotes have been received from IJOVA readers to date. click here.
