About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Goal:
The “Open Education” journal aims to publicise and disseminate information about, and research into, Open and Distance Education and Educational Technology and is aimed at researchers, academics, educators and professionals in Greece and abroad.
The journal:
In recent years, the development of alternative forms of education has created the need for deeper research into their design and application, which is based on inquisitive and scientific approaches in various scientific fields. The continuing changes and the rapid development of the Open and Distance Education, as well as the applications of the Educational Technology, have created a dynamic in the educational field, which, in its turn, seeks an identity and an independent field of research. The “Open Education” journal aims to highlight this dynamic and to map its different research and application dimensions, the relation between them, and the theoretical problems that arise.
The research fields of the journal:
In order to function effectively, Open and Distance Education – as both a set of pedagogical theories and an implemented educational practice - coexists with the Educational Technology. Open and Distance Education and the Educational Technology form part of a series of scientific fields, which strengthen and complete their theoretical development as well as their practical application. These fields are imprinted and expressed in the object and interests of the members of the Scientific and Editorial Board of the journal. They include the following: Open and Distance Education, Educational Technology, Adult Education, Comparative Pedagogy and Education, Information and Communication Technologies, Educational Policy and Lifelong Learning.
The contents of the journal:
The “Open Education” journal publishes theoretical texts, original research and scientific papers relevant to the subjects of Open and Distance Education and Educational Technology. In addition, it publishes book reviews and presentations, translations of papers, presentations on congresses, symposiums, meetings, seminars and educational activities.
It also presents the educational and research activities of the Hellenic and worldwide community as relevant to the fields of Open and Distance Education and the Educational Technology.
Peer Review Process
Each manuscript is reviewed by two reviewers of the scientific committee or other acknowledged researchers related to the scientific field, under a double-blind peer review process.
Reviewers' Checklist
Each reviewer of the Open Education journal has a list of criteria to review each paper for publication. However, apart from the content that they will have to judge by scientific/academic criteria, there are points that they will have to check shortly which have to do with the final form of the text.
Therefore, they should check/review the following:
The article to be reviewed should not contain the names and other details of the author(s).
The final form of the paper for publication must follow the publication template and all of the following guidelines.
Features of papers submitted for publication
Title: in Greek and English, Calibri font, size 12 Bold, center-justified. Please note that the title/subtitle should not exceed 18 words. Subtitles are optional. The title and subtitle should have a 1.0 line space.
Abstract: Approximately 200 words, (Calibri font, size 12, fully justified, 1.5 line spacing)
Key words: No more than 8 (Calibri font, size 12, fully justified, 1.5 line spacing)
Section titles: optional numbering (Calibri Font, size 12 Bold, fully justified, 1.5 line spacing)
Subsection titles: Optional numbering (Calibri font, size 12 Bold, fully justified, 1.5 line spacing)
Main text: (Calibri font, size 12, fully justified, 1.5 line spacing)
Tables – figures – pictures – graphs: Embedded in the text flow. They should be numbered in bold. Captions should be on the bottom, center-aligned and in Calibri italics size 10.
Headings, footnotes: Not to be present
Page numbers: 15 to 25 (approximately 7000 words)
Numbering: Bottom right
References: Listed at the end of the text, not as footnotes (Calibri font, size 10, should be 1.0 spacing). Exactly as APA system. There should be a single line space between each reference
In-text Citations: APA system
Footnotes: There are no footnotes in articles for publication
The Editor-in-Chief of the Journal and/or the Editorial Board of the Journal has the right, regardless of the reviewers' comments, to decide whether or not to publish the paper. This is for the purpose of double-checking, so as to avoid points not identified by the reviewers, or to be within the logic of the journal's subject matter, or to check references, etc.
Open Access Policy
This journal 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.
Scientific Board of ‘Open Education’
Antonis Lionarakis, Open & Distance Education, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
Christos Panagiotakopoulos, Educational Technology, University of Patras (Greece)
Mihalis Meimaris, Communicative applications in Education, University of Athens (Greece)
Angelique Dimitracopoulou, University of the Aegean (Greece)
Panagiotes S. Anastasiades, University of Crete (Greece)
Don Olcott, Jr., Charles Sturt University (Australia)
Alivizos Sofos, University of the Aegean (Greece)
Editorial Board of ‘Open Education’
Antonis Lionarakis, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
Sofia Papadimitriou, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
Evangelia Manousou, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
Tonia Hartofylaka, Hellenic Open University, DigiMagix LtD (Greece)
Sylvie Vasiliki Ioakimidou, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
International Editorial Board of ‘Open Education’
Mohamed Ally, Athabasca University, Associate Editor of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (Canada)
Otto Peters, FernUniversität (Germany)
Panagiotes S. Anastasiades, University of Crete (Greece)
Lorenzo Garcia Aretio, Universidad National de Education a Distantia, (Spain)
Nikolaos Avouris, University of Patras (Greece)
Musa Isa Barhoum, Al – Quds Open University, (Palestinian Authority)
Ugur Demiray, Anadolu University, Editor of the GLOKALde eJournal of UDEEEWANA (Turkey)
Angelique Dimitracopoulou, University of the Aegean (Greece)
Hamdi Erkunt, Bogazici University, Director of the Distance Education Centre (Turkey)
Richard Fay, University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
D. Randy Garrison, University of Calgary (Canada)
Carol Goodson, University of West Georgia, Editor of the Journal of Library Services for Distance Education (USA)
Charlotte N. Gunawardena, University of New Mexico (USA)
Curtis P. Ho, University of Hawaii, President of the Pan Pacific Distance Learning Association (USA)
Fragiskos Kalavasis, University of the Aegean (Greece)
Iordanis Kavathatzopoulos, Uppsala University (Sweden)
Paul Kawachi, Editor of the Asian Journal of Distance Education (Japan)
Desmond Keegan, Distance Education International (Ireland)
Wendy R. Kilfoil, University of South Africa (South Africa)
Toshio Kobayashi, National Institute of Multimedia Education (Japan)
Colin Latchem, Open Learning Consultant (Australia)
Alexis Lycourghiotis, University of Patras (Greece)
Vasilis Maglaris, National Technical University of Athens (Greece)
Vasilis Makrakis, University of Crete (Greece)
Michael G. Moore, The Pennsylvania State University, Editor of the American Journal of Distance Education (USA)
Som Naidu, University of Melbourne, Editor of the Journal ‘Distance Education’ (Australia)
Don Olcott, Jr., Charles Sturt University (Australia)
Jenny Pagge, University of Ioannina (Greece)
Phil Race, University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
Alan W. Tait, The Open University, Editor of the European Journal of Open and Distance Learning (United Kingdom)
Eileen Tuimalealiifano, University of the South Pacific (Fiji Islands)
Robert Zemsky, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Evangelia Manousou, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
Spyridon Siakas, Technological Educational Institute of Athens (Greece)
Tonia Hartofylaka, DigiMagix LtD (Greece)
Sofia Papadimitriou, Ministry of Education, Educational Television (Greece)
Michael Kalogiannakis, University of Crete (Greece)
George Filippousis, University of Crete (Greece)
Anna Apostolidou, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
Maria Avgerinou, ACS (Greece)
Maria Koutsouba, University of Athens (Greece)
Giannis Giosos, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
Paging & Editing Articles
Vasiliki (Sylvie) Ioakeimidou, Hellenic Open University (Greece)
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Journal History
Open Education: The Journal for Open and Distance Education and Educational Technology has been published since 2005. The first 6 issues of the Journal exist only in printed form. From 2008 until today, all issues can be found in digital form and are open and accessible to everyone.
