A Leading Voice in Scholarly Editing and Open Access Publishing
Dr Joseph Crawford is an experienced scholarly editor whose work spans higher education, learning and teaching, organisational leadership, and the future of work. His editorial approach reflects a commitment to clarity, integrity, and developmental support, grounded in a belief that publishing should elevate both scholarship and the scholars behind it. Joseph’s philosophy centres on constructive communication, transparent methods, and strengthening the contribution of each manuscript to its field. His work blends developmental editing, research quality assurance, and strategic leadership across journals and publishing ecosystems, shaping a more accessible and equitable scholarly communication landscape.
Editorial Leadership
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (JUTLP)
Joseph serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (JUTLP) , one of the world’s leading open-access journals in higher education. JUTLP receives more than 1,200 submissions annually and records over 750,000 article accesses across global readerships. His editorial leadership focuses on enhancing peer-review quality, strengthening methodological rigour, supporting emerging editors, and improving global accessibility.
President, Open Access Publishing Association (OAPA)
Joseph serves as President of the Open Access Publishing Association (OAPA) , a diamond open-access publishing organisation supporting multiple journals globally. His leadership spans publishing strategy, metadata and indexing quality, editorial development, reviewer training, and advancing equitable, high-integrity scholarly communication.
Editorial Consulting
Joseph is available for keynotes and workshops on publishing, open access, and academic editing. He is regularly engaged to advise on publishing policy and strategy, authorship and editorial disputes, research integrity, and editorial recruitment and development. His consulting work supports journals, universities, and research organisations in strengthening their editorial workflows, governance, and impact.