Distance Education is a peer-reviewed journal of the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. The journal publishes research and scholarly material in the fields of open, flexible and distance education. One of the first journals published to focus exclusively on these areas of educational practice, it remains a primary source of original and scholarly work in the field.
All papers undergo double-anonymized peer review, and are reviewed by members of the Editorial Board with expertise in the areas(s) represented by a paper, and/or invited reviewers with special competence in the area(s) covered. The Editors reserve the right to make minor alterations to all papers that are accepted for publication.
Disclaimer: The Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia Inc. and Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in its publications. However, the Society and Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not necessarily the views of the Editor, the Society or Taylor & Francis.
Journal metrics
Usage
142K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
3.7 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
5.4 (2023) 5 year IF
10.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
2.341 (2023) SNIP
1.697 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
4 days avg. from submission to first
decision
38 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
57 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
10% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Executive Editor Som Naidu – Technology, Education and Design Associates, Australia Email: [email protected]
Associate Editor Sanjaya Mishra – Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
Executive Editors Emeriti Ian McD. Mitchell and Desmond J. Keegan
Editorial Board Curtis J. Bonk– Indiana University, USA Aras Bozkurt – Anadolu University, Turkey Bo Chang – Ball State University, USA Moon-Heum Cho – Syracuse University, USA Jay Cohen – University of Adelaide, Australia Ana-Paula Correia –The Ohio State University, USA Min Young Doo – Kangwon National University, Korea Terry Evans – Deakin University, Australia Diane Forbes – University of Waikato, New Zealand Kemi Jona – University of Virginia, USA Shironica Karunanayaka – Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Kyungmee Lee – Seoul National University, South Korea Mimi Miyoung Lee – University of Houston, USA Rob Moore – University of Florida, USA Clarence Ng – Australian Catholic University, Australia Mary Rice – University of New Mexico, USA Feng-Ru Sheu – Kent State University, USA Glenn Smith – University of South Florida, USA Matt Smith – University of Wolverhampton, UK Michael Spector – University of North Texas, USA Hengtao Tang – University of South Carolina, USA George Veletsianos – University of Minnesota, USA Yang Wang – Nanjing Normal University, China Wanli Xing – University of Florida, Gainesville, USA Jingjing Zhang – Beijing Normal University, China Ke Zhang – Wayne State University, USA Meina Zhu – Wayne State University, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Distance Education is currently noted in Australian Education Index, Cabell's, Contents Pages in Education, ERIC, Book Review Digest Plus, A B I - INFORM (American Business Information), Database of Research on International Education, EBSCOhost, EdResearch Online, Education Index, Education Research Index, H.W. Wilson, OCLC, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, ProQuest, SCOPUS, Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale (Gale Group) and now also included in the Social Science Citation Index and Current Contents, Social & Behavioral Sciences.
Open access
Distance Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. and our publisher Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. and our publisher Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. and our publisher Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. and our publisher Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to, or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions .
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