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Sep. 11, 2018

Inclusion of the RPTEL Journal in Scopus index

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Inclusion of the RPTEL Journal in Scopus index

https://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/learning+%26+instruction/journal/41039

Research and Practice in Technology-Enhanced Learning (RPTEL), the flagship journal of the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE), has been accepted for indexing in Scopus.

The evaluation comments by Scopus are,

+ The journal is well cited per article but also those are then cited in some cases with very high levels of usage by authors .This is an indicator of the scholarly value placed on the journal content.
+ The journal consistently includes articles that are scientifically sound and relevant to an international academic or professional audience in this field.
+ The journal has scholarly relevance as evidenced by citations in other journals currently covered by Scopus.
+ The abstracts are generally clear and provide an excellent summary of each article’s content.
+ The abstracts are in keeping with Scopus English Language requirements.
+ In general, the content of the articles is consistent with the scope and aims of the journal.
+ The articles are generally well written and understandable.
+ The articles are consistently of high academic quality, consistent with the journal’s stated aims.
+ Peer review type is clearly stated and is supported by appropriate reviewer guidelines.
+ A list of peer reviewers is published annually.
+ The journal has clear aims and scope/journal policies that are consistent with the journal’s content.
+ This title addresses a subject area not properly covered by an existing journal.

We welcome more submissions of quality articles to RPTEL.