Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Journal of Learning Analytics
ISSN 1929-7750 · UTS ePress
Journal of Learning Analytics: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9 (journal website); fully open access; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Learning Analytics is published by UTS ePress and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Online Learning and Analytics, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods and Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning, together about 63.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Learning Analytics is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal (Journal Impact Factor 3.9) that disseminates the highest quality research in the learning analytics field. The journal is the official publication of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). With an international Editorial Board comprised of leading scholars, it is the first journal dedicated to research into the challenges of collecting, analysing, and reporting data with the specific intent of improving learning. “Learning” is broadly defined across various contexts, including informal online learning, formal academic study in institutions (primary/secondary/tertiary), and workplace learning. The journal seeks to connect learning analytics researchers, developers and practitioners who share a common interest in using data traces to better understand and improve learning by creating and implementing new tools and techniques and the study of transformations they engender. The interdisciplinary focus of the journal recognizes that computational, pedagogical, institutional, policy and social perspectives must be brought into dialogue to ensure that interventions and organizational systems serve the needs of all stakeholders. Together, these communities each bring a valuable lens to provide ongoing input, evaluation and critique of the conceptual, technical, and practical advances of the learning analytics field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Vitomir KovanovićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Australia 20, United States 12, United Kingdom 3, Germany 3, Mainland China 2 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science37.4%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology15.2%
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive LearningComputer Science10.5%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences8.8%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science6.7%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology2%
- Student Assessment and FeedbackSocial Sciences1.6%
- Software System Performance and ReliabilityComputer Science1.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 276OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 446 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 394 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 441 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 479 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 470 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 894 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewt length: Journal of Learning Analytics book reviews should be no longer than 2,000 words in length and provide a concise introduction to the book'smain text ≤ 2,000 words
- book reviewsBook reviews inform readers about recent publications relevant to learning analytics and the use of big data in education.Length not stated
- data and tools reportsData and tools reports describe datasets and/or tools and their significance for the learning analytics community.Length not stated
- extended conference paper submissionsSubmissions that extend previously published conference papers are welcome provided that the journal submission has sufficiently been extended (at least 25-30% …Length not stated
- practical reportsPractical reports provide value by serving as case studies of authentic learning analytics applications with relevance to the wider community.Length not stated
- research papervia meta-analysis). Manuscript length: Research papers should generally be no longer than 8,000 words (not including the abstract, keywords, and reference list)…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- research papersResearch papers must describe original work of relevance to learning analytics or review the state of the art in a particular area of learning analytics.Length not stated
- review papersReview papers must offer a rigorous examination of relevant literature(s) to put forward a novel theory, framework, or empirical result (e.g. via meta-analysis)…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Authorship changes after submission only with clear reason and written consent of all authors (COPE standards). Model summary
Following COPE standards, changes to authors once a manuscript has been submitted will not be allowed except in the case that a clear reason for the change in authorship is given and all authors have given their written consent to the change.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Open access under CC BY 4.0 from Issue 11(3) onward. Model summary
Beginning with Issue 11(3), The Journal of Learning Analytics is published under a Creative Commons License, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review for standard submissions; single-blind for extended conference papers. Model summary
JLA conducts a double-blind review process such that the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers and the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- UTS ePress
- ISSN
- 1929-7750
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Learning Analytics
What CAS zone is Journal of Learning Analytics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Learning Analytics is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Learning Analytics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6, h-index 56.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Learning Analytics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Learning Analytics based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (20), United States (12) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Learning Analytics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Learning Analytics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Learning Analytics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Learning Analytics is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .