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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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.821

H-Index

106

CiteScore

6.1

SNIP

1.347

Total Works

1,344

Total Citations

51,879

2yr Mean Citedness

3.30

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ1

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

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