{"id":2212,"date":"2024-03-24T19:07:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T19:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/?page_id=2212"},"modified":"2026-02-07T19:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:05:21","slug":"online-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/is-publications\/is-scholarly-journals\/online-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Publication analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>Online Learning<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a02472-5730 (online) \u2013 2472-5749 (print)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org\/index.php\/olj\/index\">About the Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose, objective, or mission<\/strong>: Online Learning Consortium is a community of higher education leaders seeking to improve and advance the quality of digital and online teaching.<sup class=\"footnote\">1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Formerly the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, the goal of\u00a0<i>Online Learning<\/i>\u00a0is to \u201cpromote the development and dissemination of new knowledge at the intersection of pedagogy, emerging technology, policy and practice in online environments.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Target audience<\/strong>: \u201cScholars, practitioners, administrators, and policy makers in online education.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Online Learning Consortium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peer reviewed<\/strong>? Yes, all articles are subjected to a traditional double-blind peer review.<sup class=\"footnote\">4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Type<\/strong>: LIS scholarly journal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium<\/strong>: Both online and in print.<sup class=\"footnote\">5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content<\/strong>:\u00a0<i>Online Learning<\/i>\u00a0is looking for papers that \u201cinvestigate how online environments amplify, shape, and contain teaching and learning.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">6<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>They also welcome submissions on the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201conline interaction<\/li>\n<li>collaboration<\/li>\n<li>individualized instruction<\/li>\n<li>multimedia<\/li>\n<li>adaptive environments<\/li>\n<li>blended learning<\/li>\n<li>issues of learning at scale (in both MOOCs and \u201ctraditional\u201d online learning environments)<\/li>\n<li>emerging technologies<\/li>\n<li>analysis of large data sets in understanding online educational processes<\/li>\n<li>effective approaches and interventions that promote online student engagement, persistence and improvement\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">7<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Frequency of publication<\/strong>: \u201cOnline Learning is published 4 times a year, and entire issues are published from time-to-time around a single topic or disciplinary areas. Calls for papers for special issues include specific due dates, but general submissions are accepted year-round.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">8<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org\/index.php\/olj\/about\/submissions\">Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>: 6,000 to 8,000 word papers.<sup class=\"footnote\">9<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPapers building on and\/or developing theory and supported by rigorous methods are the norm. Occasionally, papers reviewing broad areas are published, including critical reviews of thematic areas.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">10<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission and review process<\/strong>: Email the journal\u2019s managing editor for more information: sturdy.knight@onlinelearning-c.org. Papers are submitted via the Open Journal System on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org\/index.php\/olj\/about\/submissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit a Paper<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>The acceptance rate for papers is 25%.<sup class=\"footnote\">11<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial tone<\/strong>: Scholarly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Style guide used<\/strong>: APA Style 6th Edition Style except where otherwise indicated.<sup class=\"footnote\">12<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<i>OLJ<\/i>\u00a0is not limited to the LIS field, but covers online learning across all academic subjects. This gives authors room to work outside of the realm of librarianship.\u00a0<i>OLJ<\/i>\u00a0could be a fitting journal for authors who have done extensive research on a topic, considering the standards that the journal upholds. Be sure to keep an eye out for calls for articles to be published in special, single topic journal issues.<\/p>\n<h2>Audience analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Publication circulation<\/strong>: OLJ can be found in the following databases: EBSCO, ERIC, H.W. Wilson Company, Cabell Publishing Inc., ERA Online, Ulrichs Web, Index Copernicus. The Online Learning Consortium is also a supporter of the Directory of Open Access Journals.<sup class=\"footnote\">13<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/strong>: Worldwide, but focused in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader characteristics<\/strong>: Readers come from many different backgrounds, with a common interest in the dissemination of new research on online learning. The journal is written for \u201cscholars, practitioners, administrators, and policy makers\u201d so the journal\u2019s audience is well versed in the online learning environment and the literature written about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/strong>: Varied.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n<p>Considering that\u00a0<i>OLJ<\/i>\u00a0is read by professionals from many different fields, it may be best to leave out LIS-specific jargon. Readers are interested in new knowledge and well researched topics, therefore in depth, scholarly articles may be best received.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last updated<\/strong>: April 5, 2018<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<div id=\"footnotes-13305\" class=\"footnotes\">\n<ol>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-1\">\u201cAbout,\u201d OnlineLearningConsortium.org, accessed April 2, 2018,\u00a0<a title=\"About\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/about\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-2\">\u201cJournals,\u201d OnlineLearningConsortium.org, accessed March 22, 2018,\u00a0<a title=\"About\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/read\/journals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/read\/journals\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-3\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-4\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-5\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-6\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-7\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-8\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-9\">\u201cGuide for Authors,\u201d OnlineLearningConsortium.org, accessed April 2, 2018,\u00a0<a title=\"Guide for Authors\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/read\/guide-authors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/read\/guide-authors\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-10\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-11\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-12\">\u201cGuide for Authors.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-13305-13\">\u201cJournals.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Online Learning ISSN:\u00a02472-5730 (online) \u2013 2472-5749 (print) Website:\u00a0About the Journal Purpose, objective, or mission: Online Learning Consortium is a community of higher education leaders seeking to improve and advance the quality of digital and online teaching.1 Formerly the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, the goal of\u00a0Online Learning\u00a0is to \u201cpromote the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2013,"menu_order":34,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2212","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2212"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3566,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2212\/revisions\/3566"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}