About the Journal

Initially established as the CETL (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) journal to support PE, Sport, Dance and Outdoor Education, Innovations in Practice was brought into the orbit of the Teaching and Learning Academy, which was officially launched in 2015. Innovations in Practice provides an accessible format for disseminating teaching-related research, critiques of issues affecting contemporary higher education and case studies of innovative educationa interventions and designed. The journal provides a supportive environment to develop scholarship and writing skills in relation to teaching and learning. Submissions are welcomed from experienced teachers, researchers, professional services staff and students keen to develop skills in this area. Support is offered for less experienced writers, please contact the journal editor. Papers can be submitted in the following formats: Opinion pieces (2000 words); Research or critical papers for peer review (up to 6000 words); Innovation case studies (up to 4000 words); Student/collaboartive student-staff research (up to 6000 words); and Book reviews of recent publications on teaching and learning in post-16 education (up to 1000 words).

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.  

Notice and Takedown Policy

If you are a rights holder and are concerned that you have found material in LJMU Open Journals which infringes UK law, please contact us by emailing openjournals@ljmu.ac.uk, stating the following:

1. Your contact details and the reason for the withdrawal request, some examples are:
1. Unauthorised use by reason of reproduction and/or making available the material
2. Breach of moral right of [paternity/integrity/right not to have my work subjected to derogatory treatment]
3. Other complaints, e.g. defamation, breach of confidence, data protection

2. The full bibliographic details of the material and the full URL
3. Proof that you are the rights holder or are an authorised representative.

 Upon receipt of notification the ‘Notice and Takedown’ procedure is then invoked as follows:

1. LJMU will acknowledge receipt of your complaint by email or letter and will make an initial assessment of the validity and plausibility of the complaint. We aim to acknowledge and assess the complaint within seven days of receipt.
2. Where grounds for complaint are plausible, the material will be temporarily removed from public view in LJMU Open Journals pending an agreed solution.
3. LJMU will contact the contributor who deposited the material, if relevant. The contributor will be notified that the material is subject to a complaint, under what allegations, and will be encouraged to assuage the complaints concerned.
4. The complainant and the contributor will be encouraged to resolve the issue swiftly and amicably and to the satisfaction of both parties, with the following possible outcomes:
1. The material is replaced on LJMU Open Journals unchanged.
2. The material is replaced on LJMU Open Journals with changes.
3. The material is permanently removed from LJMU Open Journals.
4. In some cases a metadata record will remain. This will be on a case by case basis.

If the contributor and the complainant are unable to agree a solution from receipt of notification, the material will remain unavailable through LJMU Open Journals until a time when a resolution has been reached. It may be necessary for us to seek legal advice before the complaint can be fully resolved.