期刊名称:DISTANCE EDUCATION

ISSN:0158-7919
出版频率:Tri-annual
出版社:ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, OXON, OX14 4RN
期刊网址:http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdie20/current#.UqUjoGzxuM8
影响因子: 2.021(2015年) 0.918(2014年) 0.725(2013年) 0.478 (2012年)
主题范畴:EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)   



About the journal

Distance Education

Distance Education is a peer-reviewed journal of the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. It publishes research and scholarly material in the fields of open, distance and flexible education. Distance Education was one of the first journals published to focus exclusively on this area of educational practice, and today it remains a primary source of original and scholarly work in the field.

All papers are reviewed by members of the Editorial Board with expertise in the areas(s) represented by a paper, and/or invited reviewers with special competence in the area(s) covered. The Editors reserve the right to make minor alterations to all papers that are accepted for publication.

Distance Education is currently noted in Australian Education Index, Cabell's , Contents Pages in EducationERIC , Book Review Digest Plus, A B I - INFORM (American Business Information), Database of Research on International Education, EBSCOhost, EdResearch Online, Education Index, Education Research Index, H.W. Wilson, OCLC, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, ProQuest, SCOPUS, Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale (Gale Group) and now also included in the Social Science Citation Index and Current Contents, Social & Behavioral Sciences.


Instructions to Authors

Editorial correspondence (preferably by email), including manuscripts for submission, should be addressed to Associate Professor Som Naidu, PhD., Executive Editor, Distance Education . Email:  snaidu@swin.edu.au

The language of the publication is English. Articles should not exceed 7,000 words and must include a clear and concise abstract of 100 to 150 words. Longer articles may be acceptable for publication consideration after agreement is reached with the Executive Editor. Book Reviews, Research Notes and Ideas are invited also, but these should not exceed 2,000 words. All submissions including abstract, figures, tables, and references must be double-spaced, and typed on one side only with at least one-inch margin on all sides. Contributions must be submitted in electronic form (as a Word document) along with a paper copy. To facilitate blind review, all indication of authorship should appear on a detachable cover page only. All suggestions for books and other types of materials for review must also be sent to the Executive Editor.

Submissions for review must be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , published by the American Psychological Association, APA Order Department, PO Box 2710, Hyattsville, MD, 20784, USA. Submissions that are not prepared using the APA publication guidelines cannot be accepted for review. Some information on the APA Publication Style Manual is available at the following Websites: http://www.apa.org/books/pubman.html . Electronic referencing style recommended by the American Psychological Association is available at the following site: http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html .

Please see our Guidelines on Electronic Article Processing for manuscripts already accepted for publication.

Figures and Tables
Figures must be submitted in camera-ready format suitable for reproduction. If this is not possible, figures will be redrawn by the publishers. Type figure legends double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper. Indicate the title of the article and the number of the figure lightly in pencil on the back of each. The captions to illustrations should be placed together and also typed on a separate sheet. All figures and tables should be numbered separately using Arabic numerals, and placed together at the end of the manuscript. Clearly visible notes within the text (such as " Place Table 1 About Here ") should be used to indicate their approximate placement in the article.

Review by Editorial Board
All papers are reviewed by members of the Editorial Board with expertise in the areas(s) represented by a paper, and/or invited reviewers with special competence in the area(s) covered. The Editors reserve the right to make minor alterations to all papers that are accepted for publication.

Citations, References, and Equations etc .
The presentation of citations, references, equations and all other similar information should strictly conform to the APA Style Guide. Author(s) are responsible for checking the accuracy of these and ensuring that all in-text references appear in the Reference List at the end of the contribution.

Style guidelines
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style , Quick guide
Any consistent spelling and punctuation style may be used.
This journal requires a short paragraph of bibliographical details for all contributors.
 
If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk  (please mention the journal title in your email).

Word Templates
Word templates  are available for this journal. If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk

We strongly encourage you to send the final, revised version of your article, electronically, by email. More help and guidelines on submitting articles already accepted for publication. Please note that this information applies only to authors whose articles have been reviewed, revised, and accepted for publication.

Proofs will be sent to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. These should be corrected and returned to the publisher within three days of receipt. Major alterations to the text at the proofreading stage cannot be accepted.

Free article access:
As corresponding author, you will receive free access to your article on Taylor & Francis Online. You will be given access to the My authored works section of Taylor & Francis Online, which shows you all your published articles. You can easily view, read, and download your published articles from there. In addition, if someone has cited your article, you will be able to see this information. We are committed to promoting and increasing the visibility of your article and have provided this guidance < http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/beyondpublication/promotearticle.asp >  on how you can help.
 
Reprints and journal copies: Corresponding authors can receive a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Article reprints can be ordered through Rightslink® when you receive your proofs. If you have any queries about reprints, please contact the Taylor & Francis Author Services team at reprints@tandf.co.uk . To order extra copies of the issue containing your article, please contact our Customer Services team at adhoc@tandf.co.uk .

Copyright: It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or licence the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to the ODLAA. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/copyright.asp . Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.

Editorial Board
Executive Editor:
Som Naidu  Swinburne University of Technology , Australia
 
Associate Editors:
Wallace Hannum - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Colin Latchem  -  Perth, Western Australia

Editorial Assistant:
Antonina Petrolito
- Melbourne, Australia
 
Founding Executive Editors:
Ian McD. Mitchell
and Desmond J. Keegan

Editorial Board:

Jon Baggaley, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Tony Bates, Tony Bates Associates Ltd, Canada

Zane Berge, University of Maryland, USA

Bob Bernard, Concordia University, Canada

Uli Bernath, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany

Gráinne Conole, University of Leicester, UK

Ana-Paula Correia, Iowa State University, USA

Niki Davis, University of Canterbury,  New Zealand

Barney Delgarno, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Aaron H. Doering, University of Minnesota, USA

Terry Evans, Deakin University, Australia

Peter Goodyear, University of Sydney, Australia

John Hedberg, Macquarie University, Australia

Jan Herrington, Murdoch University, Australia

Thomas Huelsmann, C arl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany

Kemi Jona, Northwestern University, USA

Insung Jung, International Christian University, Japan

Mike Keppell, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Katrin B. Klingsieck, Universität Paderborn, Germany

Punya Mishra, Michigan State University, USA

Don Olcott, Jr., Burlington, Washington, USA

Ron Oliver, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Liam Phelan, University of Newcastle, Australia

Patricia J. Slagter van Tryon, East Carolina University, USA

Peter Smith, Highton, Victoria, Australia

Michael Spector, University of North Texas, USA

Junhong Xiao, Shantou Radio and Television University, People's Republic of China  

Olaf Zawacki-Richter, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany


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