Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Online Learning
ISSN 2472-5749 · eISSN 2472-5730 · Online Learning Consortium · United States
Online Learning: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Online Learning is published by Online Learning Consortium 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 and Blended Learning, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods and Online Learning and Analytics, together about 59.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Online Learning (OLJ) publishes original research on online and blended learning primarily in higher education contexts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Peter SheaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 134, United Kingdom 7, Canada 7, Türkiye 7, South Korea 3 (190 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences33.6%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology13.8%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science12.4%
- Communication in Education and HealthcarePsychology3.7%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences3.3%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences3%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences3%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 739OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,412 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 81 | 12 |
| 2025 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | 923 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | 705 |
| 2022 | 92 | 92 | 1,067 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | 2,055 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Exploring EFL students’ use of generative AI for academic writing: An extension of the UTAUT2 model
Tri Agustini Solihati, Endang Nurhayati, Mulyana 127-155 PDF
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
As a condition of publication, the author agrees to apply the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License to OLJ articles. Under this license, anyone may copy, distribute, display, perform, adapt, and build upon OLJ articles in any medium or format, at no cost and without further permission, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the Online Learning J…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
OLJ provides immediate open access to all content under the principle that freely available research supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. As a condition of publication, authors agree to apply the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors retain copyright and publishing rights without restriction. The journal does not charge publication fees.
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
- Online Learning Consortium
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2472-5749
- Electronic ISSN
- 2472-5730
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Online Learning
What CAS zone is Online Learning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Online Learning is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Online Learning?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Online Learning based?
Of the 190 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (134), United Kingdom (7) and Canada (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Online Learning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Online Learning is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Online Learning open access, and what is the APC?
Online Learning is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .