Considering the nature of theory-building in the field of campus activities: Advice from the Journal Editorial Board

Abstract

AT ITS HEART, THE CENTRAL MISSION OF THE JOURNAL OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES SCHOLARSHIP AND PRACTICE (JCAPS) has been to promote and sustain a culture of scholarship within the field of campus activities. This editorial board has used a variety of strategies for accomplishing this goal. We routinely reach out to senior scholars in the field to invite them to share insights that can benefit student affairs professionals. We work in a hands-on way to help burgeoning scholars in our field to develop a research and scholarship agenda, and to make publication an important part of their scholarly activity. In the Fall 2019 edition of JCAPS, we provided a guide for transitioning a dissertation into a scholarly publication (Rosch, Desawal, McCullar, Peck, & Russell Krebs, 2019). This article, in particular, has been favorably received since it fills an important gap not only in the field of campus activities, but within student affairs overall.