Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Journal of Digital Learning is a reputable, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal focused on the development and dissemination of research in the field of learning and education with the integration of digital technology. The journal focuses on the study of the digitalization of learning, educational theory, pedagogical practice, curriculum innovation, and learning outcomes in digital-based learning environments across various educational contexts.

The journal emphasizes learning-driven research, where technology is examined as a means to improve teaching, learning, assessment, and educational equity. Journal of Digital Learning encourages studies that investigate teaching effectiveness, learner engagement, teacher professional development, and institutional transformation in response to digital innovation. Interdisciplinary contributions are welcomed, provided they demonstrate clear implications for educational practice and learning improvement.

 

Scope

  • Digital pedagogy and learning design
  • Digital-based curriculum development and innovation
  • Online, distance, blended, and hybrid learning
  • Assessment, evaluation, and feedback in digital learning
  • Digital-based student engagement, motivation, and self-directed learning
  • Technology-based educator education and professional development
  • Equity, inclusivity, and accessibility of digital education
  • Digital literacy, computational thinking, and 21st-century skills
  • Digital education policy, leadership, and management
  • Social and cultural impacts of digital learning

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Digital Learning must follow the focus, scope, and author guidelines of this journal. The submitted manuscripts must address scientific merit or novelty appropriate to the focus and scope. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism detection of articles in this journal by using a Plagiarism Checker software. 

The research article submitted to this journal will be peer-reviewed at least 2 (two) or more expert reviewers. The articles will be sent to the peer reviewers to get Double-Blind Peer Review Process and will be returned to the authors to revise. The reviewers give scientific valuable comments improving the contents of the manuscript. All manuscripts are subject to peer review, and authors can expect a decision, or an explanation for the delay, within two months of receipt. The corresponding author should submit the revised manuscript within two weeks if a revision is invited. Principal Editors make the final decision based on the information gained through the peer-review process.

As explained in publication ethics, we ensure that the reviewed manuscript is treated confidentially before publication.

The final decision of articles acceptance will be made by Editors according to reviewers comments. Publication of accepted articles including the sequence of published articles will be made by Editor in Chief by considering the sequence of accepted date and geographical distribution of authors as well as the thematic issue.

 

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.

This journal is open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or / institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with Budapest Open Access Initiative.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...