AJET in brief
The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology is a refereed academic journal publishing research and review articles in educational technology, information and communications technologies for education, online and e-learning, educational design, multimedia, computer assisted learning, and related areas. AJET is published by the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE). Prior to Volume 20, 2004, AJET was published under the title Australian Journal of Educational Technology. In December 2007 AJET announced the retirement of its printed version, the last printed issue being Volume 23, Number 4. Thereafter AJET became an open access, online only journal, ISSN 1449-5554.
Publishing History
AJET was established in 1985 by the Australian Society for Educational Technology (ASET). From 1987 to 1996 publication was undertaken by AJET Publications, conducted by James Steele, John Hedberg and Sue McNamara. During 1997-2005, AJET was published jointly by ASET and the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) under the editorship of Ron Oliver and Roger Atkinson. In 2002 Ron Oliver retired as editor and was replaced by Catherine McLoughlin, with Roger Atkinson continuing as production editor. Following the dissolution of ASET in 2005, ASCILITE became the sole managing society, publisher and business manager for AJET. Up to Volume 19, 2003 AJET was published under the title Australian Journal of Educational Technology with ISSN 0814-673X. With Volume 20, 2004, AJET adopted a new title, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, with the new ISSN 1449-3098 (print) 1449-5554 (online). The reasons for the change of name were detailed in Editorial 20(1). In 2007 IJET (International Journal of Educational Technology) merged with AJET. Also in 2007 e-JIST (e-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology) also merged with AJET. Currently AJET is published in six issues per year (prior to 1999, two issues per year; 1999-2004, three issues; 2005-07, four issues; 2008-09, five issues). In 2012 Roger Atkinson and Catherine McLoughlin retired as editors and were replaced by an interim team led by the ascilite executive and subsequently by a new team with lead editors Sue Bennett, Barney Dalgarno and Gregor Kennedy. Since then new lead editors have joined the team on a rolling basis, including Michael Henderson, Eva Heinrich, Chwee Beng Lee, and Petrea Redmond.
AJET is indexed in ACER's Core Journals indexed in AEI(Australian Education Index), in the National Library of Australia's Australian Journals Online, in Vocational Education and Training Research Database, and in a number of international indexes including Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, ERIC, Scopus, Thomson Reuters, Educational Research Abstracts Online, EBSCO, Socolar, DOAJ and others.
AJET's print version history spans the years 1985 to 2007, Volumes 1 to 23 inclusive. All issues were printed and bound in A5 size. In December 2007 AJET announced the retirement of its printed version, the last printed issue being Volume 23, Number 4. Thereafter AJET became an open access, online only journal, ISSN 1449-5554.
Copyright History
Copyright in individual articles contained in Australasian Journal of Educational Technology is vested in each of the authors in respect of his or her contributions. Copyright in AJET is vested in ASET (1985-86), AJET Publications (1987-1996), ASCILITE and ASET (1997-2005), and ASCILITE (2006 onwards.No part of AJET (other than single copies for private study purposes) may be reprinted or reproduced without permission from the publishers, except that authors (or an author's employer at the time of publication) may make multiple printed copies and public website or institutional repository copies of their own articles (subject to identifying each copy as an article which was published originally in AJET). For details, please see Copyright in AJET articles.
Website History
During the period December 1996 to May 1997, Volumes 1-12 were placed on a website under the URL http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/gen/ajet/, succeeded in 2002 by the website at http://ascilite.org.au/ajet. Republishing of pre-1997 issues in AJET's website is by permission and was undertaken by Roger Atkinson, using scanning and optical character recognition applied to printed copies.From 11 December 1996 to 26 March 2002 the AJET website maintained by Roger Atkinson was hosted on cleo in the Teaching and Learning Centre and its predecessors at Murdoch University. Relocation to the ascilite website commenced on 26 March 2002 and was completed on 26 September 2002. During 1997-2007, the web version for each issue was subject to password controlled access for an 'embargo' period of three months from the date of commencement of the distribution of the printed version. Members of ASCILITE and a supporting society, ISPI Melbourne, were provided with a login name and password, via their members only emailing lists. Library subscribers to AJET were provided with a domain name exemption from password requirements. The password restriction was lifted after three months and the articles were then accessable to any Internet user. In December 2007, following the decision to retire the printed version, access controls for the web version of AJET were discontinued.
Inaugural Editorial Board 1998-2006
| Professor Ron Oliver | Edith Cowan University | Editor in Chief, 1997-2001 | ASCILITE |
| Cathy Gunn | University of Auckland | Member, 1998-2001 | ASCILITE |
| Barry Harper | University of Wollongong | Member, 1998-2001 | ASCILITE |
| Clare McBeath | Curtin University of Technology | Member, 1998-2001 | ASET |
| Sue McNamara | Monash University | Member, 1998-2001 | ASET |
| Professor Rod Sims | Southern Cross University | Member, 1998-2001 | ASCILITE |
| Elizabeth Stacey | Deakin University | Member, 2002-2004 | ASET |
| Mary Jane Mahony | University of Sydney | Member, 1997-2005 | ASET |
| Trish Andrews | University of Queensland | Member, 2002-2005 | ASET |
| Carolyn Dowling | Australian Catholic University | Member, 2002-2006 | ASCILITE |
| Mike Keppell | Hong Kong Institute of Education | Member, 2002-2006 | ASCILITE |
| Lori Lockyer | University of Wollongong | Member, 2002-2006 | ASCILITE
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Editorial Board 2009-2014
Faculty of Education
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Associate Professor Helen Carter
Teaching and Learning Centre
University of Canberra, Australia
Associate Professor Chen Chwen Jen
Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Associate Professor Cheung Wing Sum
Learning Sciences and Technologies, NIE
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Professor Gráinne Conole
Institute of Educational Technology
The Open University, United Kingdom
Professor Geoffrey Crisp
Centre for Learning and Professional Development
University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr Iain Doherty
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Associate Professor Mark Freeman
Office of Learning & Teaching in Economics & Business
The University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Peter Goodyear
Faculty of Education and Social Work
The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr Cathy Gunn
eLearning Design and Development Group
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Emeritus Professor Barry Harper
Faculty of Education
University of Wollongong, Australia
Professor John G Hedberg
Department of Education, Faculty of Human Sciences
Macquarie University, Australia
Professor Jan Herrington
School of Education
Murdoch University, Australia
Associate Professor Tony Herrington
Faculty of Education
University of Wollongong, Australia
Dr Dale M Holt
Institute of Teaching and Learning
Deakin University, Australia
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor Mike Keppell
Flexible Learning Institute
Charles Sturt University, Australia
Mr Colin Latchem
Educational Consultant
Australia
Professor Kar-Tin Lee
Faculty of Education
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Associate Professor Catherine McLoughlin
School of Education
Australian Catholic University, Australia
Professor Carmel McNaught
Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Professor Ron Oliver
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Edith Cowan University, Australia
Dr Meg O'Reilly
Teaching & Learning Centre
Southern Cross University, Australia
Associate Professor Rob Phillips
Teaching and Learning Centre
Murdoch University, Australia
Dr Quek Choon Lang, Gwendoline
Learning Sciences and Technologies, NIE
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Professor Thomas C. Reeves
College of Education
The University of Georgia, USA
Dr Rod Sims
School of Education, Capella University, USA and
Knowledgecraft, Australia
Associate Professor Elizabeth Stacey
Faculty of Arts and Education
Deakin University, Australia
Dr Gail Wilson
Teaching and Learning Centre
Southern Cross University, Australia
Associate Professor Allan H.K. Yuen
Faculty of Education
The University of Hong Kong, China
Professor Alan Smith
University of Southern Queensland
Professor John O'Donoghue
Faculty of Health,
University of Central Lancashire, UK