Below is a list of journals and other publications about the teaching and the administration of distance courses and working with distance students.

Journal of Learning for Development (JL4D)

"The Journal of Learning for Development (JL4D) is an open access journal published by the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL). It provides a forum for the publication of research with a focus on innovation in learning and its contribution to sustainable development.

JL4D publishes research articles, book reviews and reports from the field from researchers, scholars and practitioners, and seeks to engage a broad audience across that spectrum. It aims to encourage contributors starting their careers, as well as to publish the work of established and senior scholars from the Commonwealth and beyond."

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Open Praxis

"Open Praxis is a peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal focusing on research and innovation in open, distance and flexible education. It is published by the International Council for Open and Distance Education - ICDE

Open Praxis welcomes contributions which demonstrate creative and innovative research, and which highlight challenges, lessons and achievements in the practice of distance and e-learning from all over the world. An article may present research or surveys of recent work, describe original work, or discuss new technology and its possibilities, implications and/or other related issues."

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The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL)

Formerly named the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, "IRRODL is a refereed, open access e-journal that disseminates original research, theory, and best practice in open and distributed learning worldwide. IRRODL is available free-of-charge to anyone with access to the Internet, and there are no article submission or access charges for publication in this open journal.

The Journal targets both researchers and practitioners of open and distance education systems. It thus aims to improve the quality of basic and applied research while also addressing the need for this knowledge to be translated into polices and activities that improve educational opportunity for students and teachers."

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Distance Education

"Distance Education is a peer-reviewed journal of the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. (ODLAA). The journal publishes research and scholarly material in the fields of open, distance and flexible education where learners are free from the constraints of the time, pace and place of study."

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Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL)

JOFDL publishes articles from around the world relating to primary research investigations, literature reviews, the application of open education innovations, and experiences of blended learning as well as teaching at a distance in any sector of education or training. Theoretical and empirically based research articles as well as case studies of practice and book reviews are invited for submission.

The Journal of Flexible, Open and Distance Learning is the scholarly journal of the Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ).

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Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning

Open Learning is a leading international journal in the field of open, flexible and distance learning. The Journal is widely subscribed to and read throughout the world by those in specialist distance education institutions, and also by those using distance, flexible and technology based forms of learning in conventional education and training contexts.

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.

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Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration (ojdla)

"The Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration is a peer-reviewed electronic journal offered free each quarter over the World Wide Web.  The journal [publishes articles] based on original work of practitioners and researchers with specific focus or implications for the management of distance education programs."

Browse and read all articles in current and past issues here.

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