This group was set up to provide a priorty forum for members of the Athabasca community to talk about and influence the development, services and resourcs provided by IRRODL. IRRODL is funded by Athabasca (and the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council) and thus we feel a need to insure that the Journal meets Athabasca community needs.  The discussion forum can be used by group members to suggest, debate or develop ideas related to all areas of IRRODL operations. Please also use  bookmark links to point to any journals or feature sets that you think would improve IRRODL. We hope that all members of this group are subscribers to IRRODL (that means you will receive an email with each new issues and an occiasional email special notice). In addition academics and doctoral students are welcomed to signup as reviewers at the www.irrodl.org site.

The aim of The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) is to disseminate scholarly information to scholars and practitioners of open and distance learning and teaching worldwide.

Authors submit their manuscripts online by registering then logging in and following an automated, five-step submission process.

Topics must relate to open or distance learning and may be placed in the Research Articles section or the Notes section. Manuscripts, including all references, tables, and figures, should be approximately 3,500-5,000 words and should not exceed 7,000 words. Submissions that significantly exceed this limit will not be accepted for review. Tables and figures are encouraged, and they should be placed within the text, not at the end.

IRRODL Sections

Research Articles
Blind, peer-reviewed scholarly articles that feature theory, research, and/or best practice in open and distance learning.

Notes
Shorter articles or abstracts, which are reviewed by the editors, associate editors, or other scholars; they may be featured as one of the following:

Research Notes - reports of ongoing and recently completed research projects;

Field Notes - shorter pieces describing innovative projects, applications, or interventions in distance education programs;

Book Notes - opinion pieces and reviews of recently published scholarly books on topics relevant to open and distance learning;

Conference Notes - reviews of recent open and distance learning conferences.

IRRODL Archive