Publishing in Distance Education

Sanjaya Mishra

Why Publish?

Not to...

PERISH

Types of Publication

CONFERENCE PAPER

BOOK CHAPTER

JOURNAL PAPER

EDITED BOOK

AUTHORED BOOK

Journal Types

PRINT ONLINE

PEER-REVIEWED

NON-REFEREED

PRINT

PEER-REVIEWED

NON-REFEREED

Perceived Rank of Journals

Source: Holcomb et al, 2003.

Rank Title of the Journal

1 Educational Technology Research and Development

2 Human Computer Interaction

3 Cognition and Instruction

4 Memory and Cognition

5 Journal of Educational Computing Research

6 Journal of Research on Computing in Education

7 American Journal of Distance Education

8 Quarterly Review of Distance Education

9 Journal of Computing in Higher Education

10 Journal of Interactive Learning Research

Where do educational technologists really publish?

Source: Carr-Chellman, 2006

Rank Title of the Journal

1 Educational Technology Research and Development

2 Tech Trends

3 Journal of Educational Computing Research

4 Computers in Human Behaviour

5 Journal of Research on Computing in Education

6 Educational Technology

7 Journal of Learning Sciences

8 International Journal of Educational Telecommunications

9 Journal of Educational Technology Systems

10 Journal of Interactive Learning Research

Acceptance rate of select Journals

Source: Price & Maushak, 2000

Title of the Journal Acceptance rate

Circulation

British Journal of Educational Technology 1300

Educational Technology 20% 3000

Journal of Educational Computing Research 11-20% <1000

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia

21-30% <2000

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

50% <3000

THE Journal 11-20% >25000

Tech Trends 40% >5000

Major Distance Education Journals

Source: Price & Maushak, 2000

American Journal of Distance Education (print and online) Asian Journal of Distance Education (online only) Distance Education (print and online) Distance et Savoirs (print only) European Journal of Open and Distance Learning (online only) Indian Journal of Open Learning (print and online) International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (online and

print) International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance

Learning (online only) International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

(online only) Journal of Distance Education (print and online) Open Learning (print and online) Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration (online only) Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (online only)

Some other related Journals

• AACE Journal• ALT-J• Education+Training• Educational Media International• Instructional Science• Interactive Discourse• Interactive Learning Environments• International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and

Technology• International Journal of Computer Supported

Collaborative Learning• International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course

Design• International Journal on E-Learning• Journal of Computer Assisted Learning• Journal of Instructional Development• Learning, Media and Technology• Performance Improvement Quarterly• Quality Assurance in Education• Technology, Pedagogy and Education

Some Open Access Journals

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education E-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology Electronic Journal of e-Learning Interactive Educational Multimedia International Journal of Education and Development using ICT International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies International Journal of Open Educational Resources International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher

Education Journal of Interactive Media in Education Journal of Interactive Online Learning Journal of Learning Design Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Why papers get rejected?

Not suitable for journal's target audience

Poor topic choice

Inappropriate style

Poor writing

Poor quality research

Article too long

Indications of plagiarism

Source: Newren, 1992.

Attributes of publishable materials

Significance and contribution of the study to our field

Quality of ideas, goals and intentions

Importance and relevance of the topics to its readers

Theoretical underpinnings and review of related literature

Methodological rigour

Coherence of the findings and discussions

Technical merit of the paper (publication style)Source: Naidu, 2005.

Dissemination of Research

A research report (print and/or online) and/or paper (case study, description, empirical research or literature review)

Consider conference presentation (during research progress) to get feedback and criticisms

Publish in refereed Journals by using feedback

Write in non-refereed journals for maximum readership of your work

Compile/edit a research monograph

Points to consider...

Find a problem worthy of research

Do comprehensive review of literature

Articulate the problems and issues to define questions and objectives

Develop appropriate tools to collect relevant data

Use ethical means to conduct the research

Record the events on day to day basis

Compile the data for analysis

Write the report in objective manner

Share finding in different channels

Conclusion/Discussion/Activity

Use Google to find possible journals to disseminate your findings

Review the author guidelines

Note the publication style, reference style