The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...

 academic journal

Academic journal

An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...

 covering researchin educational technology

Educational technology

Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources." The term educational technology is often associated with, and encompasses, instructional theory and...

, instructional design

Instructional design

Instructional Design is the practice of creating "instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing." The process consists broadly of determining the current state and needs of the learner, defining the end goal of instruction, and...

, online and e-learning, educational design, multimedia, computer assisted learning, and related areas. It is published bimonthly by the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, also known as ascilite, is an association for academics, staff developers and trainers involved in tertiary computer-based education and training. Ascilite acts as a forum for discussing issues on the use of technology in...

 (ASCILITE) as an open access

Open access

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 online-only journal. All previous issues, dating from 1985, are accessible online without charges.
The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology was established as the Australian Journal of Educational Technology by the Australian Society for Educational Technology (ASET) in 1985, with two issues per year.