Editorial Team

Editorial Board 

Professor Karen Evans, UCL Institute of Education, United Kingdom, link
Professor Michael Gessler, University of Bremen, Germany (Editor-in-Chief), link 
Professor Victor M. Hernandez, University of South Florida, USA, link
Honorary Professor Margaret Malloch, Victoria University, Australia, link
Professor Barbara E. Stalder, Bern University of Teacher Education, Switzerland, link
Professor Zhiqun Zhao, Beijing Normal University, China, link

Previous members of the Editorial Board

Professor Johanna Lasonen, University of South Florida, USA (2014-2021), link
Professor Martin Mulder, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands (2014–2020), link

Editorial Office

Professor Michael Gessler, University of Bremen, Germany
Dr Léna Krichewsky-Wegener, Institute for Innovation and Technology, Germany
Dr Kristina Kühn, University of Bremen, Germany
Lisa Meyne, University of Bremen, Germany
Dr Susanne Peters, University of Bremen, Germany
Dr Christine Siemer, University of Bremen, Germany
Karen Trost, University of Bremen, Germany

Editorial Advisory Board

Associate Professor Vibe Aarkrog, Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr. Salim Akoojee,  University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Professor Stephanie Allais, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Professor James Avis, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Dr. Magdolna Benke, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Associate Professor Harm Biemans, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Professor Stephen Billett, Griffith University, Australia
Associate Professor Len Cairns, Monash University, Australia
Professor Louis Cournoyer, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Professor Enrique Deibe, Director, Cinterfor / ILO International Labour Organization, Uruguay
Professor Trine Deichman-Sørensen, Oslo og Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway
Professor Per-Erik Ellström, Linköping University, Sweden
Professor Xiao Feng, Tongij University, China
Professor Dietmar Frommberger, University of Osnabrück, Germany
Professor Bénèdicte Gendron, Université Paul-Valéry, France
Professor Philipp Gonon, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Professor Philipp Grollmann, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany
Professor Lázaro Moreno Herrera, Stockholm University, Sweden
Professor Md Yunos Jailani, University Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia
Professor Christian Helms Jørgensen, Roskilde University, Denmark
Professor Franz Kaiser, University of Rostock, Germany
Professor Richard D. Lakes, Georgia State University, USA
Dr. Sai Loo, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK
Professor Fernando Marhuenda, University of Valencia, Spain
Dr. Jörg Markowitsch, Director, 3s research laboratory, Austria
Associate Professor Evode Mukama, University of Rwanda, Rwanda
Dr. Christof Nägele, University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Professor Petri Nokelainen, University of Tampere, Finland
Professor Hiroshi Numaguchi, Daitobunka University Tokyo, Japan
Professor Joy Papier, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Professor Matthias Pilz, University of Cologne, Germany
Professor Francesca Salvà Mut, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
Professor Muchlas Samani, The State University of Surabaya, Indonesia
Professor Erica Smith, Federation University Australia, Australia
Professor Marja-Leena Stenström, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Professor Marianne Teräs, Stockholm University, Sweden
Associate Professor Vidmantas Tūtlys, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Professor Özlem Ünlühisarcikli, Bogazici University, Turkey
Dr. Keiko Yasukawa, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Professor Etsuo Yokoyama, Nagoya University, Japan

All members of the IJRVET Editorial Advisory Board serve also as reviewers.

If you would like to support IJRVET, the following options are available:

Reviewer

  • Application: Please send an informative curriculum vitae to the Editor-in-Chief. Reviewers must be in possession of a PhD and should have published at least one article in IJRVET. 
  • Nomination: The Editor-in-Chief and each member of the Editorial Board or the Editorial Advisory Board can nominate a person to serve as a reviewer. The minimum requirement is possession of a PhD.
  • Decision and appointment: The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief.

 Editorial Advisory Board

  • Application: Applicants should have contributed substantial to the development of VET science. One recommendation from a member of the Editorial Advisory Board is needed for application.
  • Nomination: The Editor-in-Chief and each member of the Editorial Board can nominate a person.
  • Decision and appointment: The final decision and appointment is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
  • Appointment to the Editorial Advisory Board is not time-limited, but board membership can be withdrawn at any time by the Editor-in-Chief.

Editorial Board

  • Application: Applicants should have contributed substantial to the development of VET science. Five recommendations from members of the Editorial Advisory Board from five different countries are needed for the application.
  • Nomination: The Editor-in-Chief and each member of the Editorial Board can nominate a person.
  • Decision and appointment: The final decision and appointment is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
  • Appointment to the Editorial Board is not time-limited, but board membership can be withdrawn at any time by the Editor-in-Chief.

Editor-in-Chief

  • Nomination: The Editor-in-Chief and each member of the Editorial Board can nominate a person. Candidates should have contributed substantial to VET science and to the development of IJRVET for at least three years in the function of a member of the Editorial Board.
  • Decision and appointment: The final decision and appointment is made toether by the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board.
  • The appointment as Editor-in-Chief is not time-limited, but the position can be withdrawn at any time by the Editorial Board.