Distance Education Journals

A selection of journals that focus on the provision of library services to distance education learners.

• ALN Magazine
  Publisher: Sloan Consortium.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/instructions.asp.
  Style: IEEE (http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/%7Ewriting/handbook-docum1b.html).
  Notes: The Sloan Consortium also publishes several other distance learning periodicals. A document template which generates the preferred layout with correct headings, subheadings and fonts is available from the ALN site.

• American Journal of Distance Education
  Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.ajde.com/submitting.htm.
  Style: Chicago.

• Distance Education
  Publisher: Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/cdieauth.asp.
  Style: APA.
  Notes: Consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for style questions.

• European Journal of Open and Distance Learning
  Publisher: European Distance and E-Learning Network.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.eurodl.org/index.html (Click on Guidelines).
  Style: APA.
  Notes: Open Access journal (http://www.eurodl.org/).

• International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
  Publisher: Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.irrodl.org/guidelines.htm.
  Style: APA.
  Notes: Open Access (http://www.irrodl.org/).

• Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks – See ALN Magazine

• Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
  Publisher: Blackwell.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/submit.asp?ref=0266-4909.
  Style: Author-date.

• Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'enseignement à distance
  Publisher: Canadian Association for Distance Education.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.cade-aced.ca/pub_jde_pub_guide.php.
  http://cade.athabascau.ca/.
  Style: Author-date.
  Notes: Open Access (http://cade.athabascau.ca/). Submissions accepted in either French or English.

• Journal of Research on Technology in Education
  Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/JRTE/Submission_Guidelines2/JRTE_Submission_Guidelines.htm.
  Style: ISTE. (http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/About_LandL/ISTE_Style_Guide/ISTE_Style_Guide.htm).

• Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
  Publisher: University of West Georgia.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/jsubm.html.
  Style: APA.
  Notes: Open Access (http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/jmain11.html).

• Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning
  Publisher: Routledge.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/coplauth.asp.
  Style: Author-date.

• TechKnowLogia: The International Journal of Technologies for the Advancement of Knowledge and Learning - Publication suspended as of 12/22/05. http://www.techknowlogia.org/.

• USDLA Journal
  Publisher: United States Distance Learning Association.
  Instructions for authors: http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/DEC01_Issue/papers.html
  Style: APA.
  Notes: Open Access (http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/DEC01_Issue/archives.html).

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