The British Journal of Educational Technology is a peer-reviewed 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...

 published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Educational Research Association

British Educational Research Association

The British Educational Research Association is an association dedicated to promoting a researching culture within the academic field, and informing guidance on policy and practice within the field. They provide a forum for academic discussion through holding conferences, disseminating material,...

. The journal covers developments in 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...

 and articles cover the whole range of education and training, concentrating on the theory, applications, and development of educational technology and communications. In 2011, BJET is ranked 11 out of 177 journals in the Education & Educational Research category (ISI), and has an Impact Factor of 2.139.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports

Journal Citation Reports

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, the journal has a 2010 impact factor

Impact factor

The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

of 2.139, ranking it 11th out of 177 journals in the category "Education & Educational Research".