https://journals.staffs.ac.uk/index.php/jvrp/gateway/plugin/AnnouncementFeedGatewayPlugin/atom 2025-01-08T05:10:57+00:00 Open Journal Systems <p>Apprentice Insights: Journal of Vocational Research and Practice (JVRP) (ISSN 2977-7275) is an independent, interdisciplinary online journal primarily providing the opportunity for apprentices and wider work-based learners to showcase projects which have yielded signficant organisational, industrial, social, or environmental impact. Hosted by University of Staffordshire, JVRP accepts submissions by apprentices and wider work-based learners of any provider, in addition to papers containing innovative educational practices by provider and employer staff:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Research article (&lt;5,000 words)</strong> - emcompasses a wide scope including work-based project reports, literature reviews, research papers, and teaching/pedagogy articles. Must carry academic rigour and subject to double-blind peer review.</li> <li><strong>Poster presentation (10 minutes)</strong> - an informative poster with accompanying MP3 audio narration as an alternative format to the above. Not subject to peer review but screened by the editorial board.</li> <li><strong>Viewpoint article (&lt;2,500 words)</strong> - a short opinion piece ideal for non-academic project narratives. Not subject to peer review but screened by the editorial board.</li> <li><strong>Special issue article (&lt;2,500 words)</strong> - a short response to a specific theme or topic curated by guest editors to encourage innovative thinking. Not subject to peer review but screened by the editorial board.</li> <li><strong>Editorial</strong> - expresses the editor's views on a topic of interest or the content of the journal issue.</li> </ul>