Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning

Open Learning publishes three kinds of article:

• theoretical and evidence-based scholarly articles reflecting developments in open, distance and e-learning
• shorter practical articles describing the implementation of forms of open, flexible and distance learning likely to interest our international readership
• book reviews

Articles are peer reviewed by an international panel of experts in the field, are accepted from contributors world wide and reflect developments in the field globally.

In 2018, the time taken between initial submission and first peer review decision was on average 8-9 weeks.

Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.