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Online Learning Journal

The Online Learning Consortium · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN2472-5730

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 6.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.034

H-Indexi

106

CiteScorei

6.1

SNIPi

1.347

Total Worksi

1,344

Total Citationsi

51,879

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Online Learning (OLJ) publishes original research on online and blended learning primarily in higher education contexts. We highlight scholarship that bridges pedagogy, emerging technologies, policy, and practice to support innovation and continuous improvement in online education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyFour Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,344

Publisher OrgOnline Learning Consortium

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Online Learning Consortium

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2472-5730

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2.8k

2020

2021

2022

678

2023

856

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Online and Blended LearningInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsOnline Learning and AnalyticsCommunication in Education and HealthcareImpact of Technology on AdolescentsInnovative Teaching MethodsHigher Education Practises and EngagementHigher Education Research StudiesEvaluation of Teaching PracticesExperimental Learning in Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Online Learning Journal

Is Online Learning Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Online Learning Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Online Learning Journal?

Online Learning Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 6.1.

Is Online Learning Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Online Learning Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.