Open Access Policy

Research in Learning Technology - Print ISSN 2156-7069; Online ISSN: 2156-7077 - is an Open Access Journal published by the Association for Learning Technology. Author(s), their employer(s), or their funder(s) retain copyright, but license ALT to publish their work under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) License. Articles will be published online immediately after the final corrections of the master proof have been made. Articles are assigned a DOI number (Digital Object Identifier) for citation and other purposes.

Research in Learning Technology has been awarded the DOAJ Seal. The DOAJ Seal is a mark of certification for open access journals, awarded by DOAJ to journals that achieve a high level of openness and adhere to Best Practice and high publishing standards. 

Copyright and Licensing

Authors contributing to Research in Learning Technology agree to publish their articles under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to remix, transform, and build upon the material, for any purpose, even commercially, under the condition that appropriate credit is given, that a link to the license is provided, and that you 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.

Authors retain copyright of their work, with first publication rights granted to the Association for Learning Technology.

Author Self-Archiving

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post any version of their manuscript to personal or institutional websites, in repositories and similar, prior to and after publication (while providing the bibliographic details of that publication).