About the Journal

Aims

RIDL:HE aims to:

  • Offer a forum for disseminating and discussing high-quality rigorous and robust research in digital learning in higher education.
  • Provide a critical, collegiate, and impartial space for exploration and academic debate.
  • Proactively seek participation from those who are marginalised or less able to engage, providing inclusive and flexible ways to take part in the conversation.

Scope

  • The philosophy, practice, and politics surrounding the use of digital technologies in higher education globally.
  • RIDL:HE is interdisciplinary in nature and does not privilege any form of research over any other.

Publication frequency

We currently publish one issue annually, providing access to papers and abstracts presented at the Research in Digital Learning in Higher Education conference.

Submission guidelines

Detailed submission guidelines can be found on the conference website.

Submissions must be in English and will be reviewed against the following criteria:

  • Relevance to the topic of digital learning in higher education
  • Originality of the paper
  • Rigour of the research
  • Significance of the research to the wider field
  • Plan for engagement with delegates

With a focus on rigorous research, we are looking for submissions in all areas relating to the novel, developing, effective or theoretical application of digital learning in Higher Education.

Accepted contributions will meet high standards of academic quality, including the incorporation of critique or new knowledge creation within the session delivery, as well as being presented in an engaging way, moving away from presentation of findings towards collaborative scholarship.

Through the submission process, support will be provided for contributors to achieve high levels of quality and research engagement through mentorship.

Submission types

The following submission types are available:

  • Full paper (up to 5,000 words)
  • Short paper (up to 1,000 words)
  • Workshop (500 word abstract)
  • Open call (500 word abstract)

Open Access

Research in Digital Learning in Higher Education provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Articles are licenced with a CC BY Attribution 4.0 International Licence. 

Following the acceptance of a submission you are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Copyright

Third-party materials

Authors are expected to ensure any third-party material used in their submission can be shared under a CC BY license. You should provide proof that the material is in the public domain or available under another compatible open license. If this is not the case you will need to provide written permission from the copyright holder allowing you to use and publish the work.

Author rights retention

Authors retain their copyright in any work submitted under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Users are allowed to copy, distribute, and transmit the work in any medium or format provided that the original authors and source are credited. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org.

Ethics and Misconduct

Northumbria Journals is committed to ensuring high ethical standards across all publications, author lists should reflect the roles and responsibilities set out in our submission guidance.

All authors, peer reviewers and editors are expected to declare any conflict of interest relating to any submitted work. This may include financial interests, including employment, funding or personal financial interest. Authors should disclose any membership of relevant organisations.

The publication takes seriously any allegation of misconduct. Cases should be brought to the attention of the editor in chief for investigation.

Archiving

Journal content is preserved for long term preservation through LOCKSS via the PKP Preservation Network.