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Aims and scope

This journal aims to: facilitate the dissemination of critical scholarly works and exchange of information from a variety of cultural perspectives for researchers, professionals and practitioners in the technology enhanced and digital learning fields in higher education; contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge regarding the human and personal approach to the use of technology in higher education; and inform readers about the latest developments in the application of digital technologies in higher education learning, training, research and management.

The journal welcomes research on innovative approaches in applying technology to enhance learning, design and educational outcomes, including quantitative, qualitative and hybrid approaches. Articles on applied theory in educational practice are also welcomed, as well as articles on the practical applications of research, on current policy initiatives and evaluations of research, theoretical, pedagogical and methodological issues related to educational technology. In addition, the journal accepts critical reviews on theoretical or pedagogical perspectives, new technologies and the use of IT in higher education.
Authors are encouraged to submit papers related, but not limited, to the following topics of interest:

  • Innovations and best practices in online learning, training, research and management
  • Educational technology, models and trends in higher education
  • Computer-supported collaborative learning, training and research
  • Intelligent tutoring and mentoring systems
  • Learning analytics and educational data mining
  • Open access systems for learning and training
  • Organisational and administrative perspectives of IT use in higher education
  • University governance and leadership in the knowledge society
  • Institutional policies, standards and assessment methods
  • Models of higher education presence and service using the Internet
  • Internationalization and cultural aspects of online learning, training and research

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International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education's open access policy allows maximum visibility of articles published in the journal as they are available to a wide, global audience. 

Speed of publication

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in both fully browsable web form, and as a formatted PDF; the article will then be available through International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education and SpringerOpen.

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All articles published in International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education are included in:

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  • Current Contents®/Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Journal Citation Reports/ Social Sciences Edition
  • ProQuest Central
  • Google Scholar
  • DOAJ
  • EBSCO Discovery Service
  • EBSCO Education Research Complete
  • EBSCO Education Source
  • EBSCO Fuente Académica
  • EBSCO TOC Premier
  • OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  • ProQuest-ExLibris Primo
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Peer-review policy

Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education operates a double-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers do not know the names or affiliations of the authors and the reviewer reports provided to the authors are anonymous.
Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two to three experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. Reviewers will also be asked to indicate how interesting and significant the research is. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.

Journal history

The International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (ETHE) is the new name of RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal. This is the start of a new era for the open-access online scientific journal founded in 2004 by the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). The journal has published 12 volumes containing more than 250 articles, 177 of which have appeared in both English and Spanish. 

Between 2013 and 2015 the journal was co-edited by UOC and the University of New England (Australia). From 2016 a new stage starts, with the Universidad de los Andes as co-editor of the journal with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. From volume 13 onwards, the journal is published by Springer, which will undoubtedly expand the reach and impact of the articles.

It will continue to be an open-access online journal under the academic management of UOC, with assistance from an International Editorial Board comprised of experts in Educational Technology in Higher Education.

Click here to access the journal’s back issues and files from 2004 to 2015.

Citing articles in International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

Articles in International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education  should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number.

Article citations follow this format:

Authors: Title. Journal Abbreviation [year], [volume number]:[article number].

e.g. Roberts LD, Hassall DG, Winegar DA, Haselden JN, Nicholls AW, Griffin JL: Increased hepatic oxidative metabolism distinguishes the action of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor delta from Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma in the Ob/Ob mouse. Diagn Pathol 2009, 1:115.

1:115 refers to article 115 from Volume 1 of the journal.

Editorial policies

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Authors who wish to appeal a rejection or make a complaint should follow the procedure outlined in the BMC Editorial Policies.

Associated institutions

The International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education is associated with:

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Universidad de los Andes

Dublin City University

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    8.6 - 2-year Impact Factor
    9.4 - 5-year Impact Factor
    3.850 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    2.051 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    28 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    91 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    2,572,502 downloads
    1,356 Altmetric mentions
     

This journal is indexed by

  • Scopus
  • Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI)
  • Journal Citation Reports/ Social Sciences Edition
  • Current Contents®/Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • ProQuest Central
  • Google Scholar
  • DOAJ