British Journal of Educational Technology
Published on behalf of the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)
Edited by:
Nick Rushby
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 31/112 Education & Educational Research
Impact Factor: 1.041
The British Journal of Educational Technology provides readers with the widest possible coverage of developments in educational technology world-wide. BJET is a primary source for academics and professionals in the expanding fields of education, training and information technology.
Articles cover the whole range of education and training, concentrating on the theory, applications and development of educational technology and communications. The Colloquium section publishes shorter contributions, summarising work in progress, raising queries, and questioning received wisdom.
TopNews and Announcements
BJET article wins award!
Patricia Young's article Integrating Culture in the Design of ICTs has won the Outstanding Article Award 2009 by the AECT. Congratulations to the winner, who will be awarded with a plaque at the D&D Luncheon during the AECT annual convention. To read the article abstract, please click here.
New 2008 impact factor for British Journal of Educational Technology!
We are pleased to announce that the impact factor for British Journal of Educational Technology has increased to 1.041, making the research even more vital for your needs.
Would you welcome the assistance of a Critical Friend?
You may, if you wish, seek the assistance of a "critical friend" during your preparation or revision of a paper for BJET. For more information, please click here.
BJET identified as the top journal for papers on
Computer Assisted Learning
British Journal of Educational Technology has been identified as the top journal for publishing papers on computer assisted learning (CAL) from 1998 to 2006. A study published in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, which surveyed 71 journals listed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), found that BJET published more articles in this subject area than any other - 114 articles or 21.27% of all CAL-related papers during this period.
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Online Manuscript Submission
Authors are able to submit their paper to BJET online using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Benefits of online submission include:
- Fast decisions on your paper. Submission, review and communication are all handled online. No more postal delays or lost messages!
- Easy. Write your paper on any word processor. Simply save text as RTF or Word. Graphics can be uploaded separately in any popular format, including PowerPoint and Excel.
- Convenient. Submit from any computer with an Internet connection. No software needs to be installed. All you need is a Web browser, Acrobat Reader and email.
- Responsive. Decisions sent by email, revisions made online. The moment a decision is taken, an email is dispatched. You can respond to the comments and submit a revised version online.
- Transparent. Track your manuscripts online. Return to the site at any time to see the current status of your submission.
Articles Published Online ahead of Print
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our EarlyView feature before the print edition of this journal is published. Please click here to view the EarlyView articles.
Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.
Online Education Community - Special Online Access Offer
A personal subscription to the British Journal of Educational Technology includes full online access to the electronic version of this journal, plus full online access to the current and back issues of Curriculum Inquiry. This means that you will have full electronic access to two important international education journals for the price of one!
TopHighlights
Recent Special Issues:
Volume 39, Issue 1 (February 2008) Special Issue
Best Practice or situated action
Volume 38, Issue 3 (May 2007) Special Issue
Learning from Games
Guest Edited by Maja Pivec
Volume 37, Issue 6 (November 2006) Special Issue
Collaborative e-Support for Lifelong Learning
Guest Edited by Sara de Freitas and Jill Jameson.
Volume 37, Issue 3 (March 2006)
The Semantic Web for e-Learning
Guest Edited by Ambjörn Naeve, Miltiadis Lytras, Wolfgang Nejdl, Nicolas Balacheff and Joseph Hardin.
