Vision
To be the leading African scholarly platform for rigorous, open, and practice-informed research in open, distance and e-learning.
Mission
To serve as a rallying point for ODeL practitioners by disseminating peer-reviewed research, conference outputs, and graduate scholarship that improve access and quality in Nigerian and African higher education.
Scope
ODeLAN publishes original research, reviews, and practice papers on open, distance and e-learning in Africa and the global South. Scope includes instructional design, learning analytics, ODL policy, learner support, educational technology, quality assurance, and inclusive access.
The journal welcomes work on:
- Open, distance and e-learning policy, including NUC guidelines and dual-mode universities
- Instructional design, learner support, assessment and academic integrity
- Learning analytics, AI in education, and accessible digital courseware
- Equity, rural access, disability inclusion, and gender in ODL
- Staff development, e-tutoring, and quality assurance in African ODL centres
History
The journal was established by the Open Distance and E-Learning Association of Nigeria (ODeLAN) in partnership with the LAUTECH Open and Distance Learning Centre (LODLC), Ogbomoso, to give African ODL researchers a credible, NUC-aligned, open-access venue.
Publishing model
ODeLAN is a diamond open-access journal. Authors retain copyright and license articles under CC BY 4.0. There is no subscription paywall and no article processing charge. The Version of Record is posted with a Crossref DOI.
Peer review type
All research articles undergo double-blind peer review. Authors and reviewers remain anonymous. Typical review time is 2–4 weeks. The Editor-in-Chief may desk-reject submissions that fall outside scope or fail minimum scholarly standards.
Publication frequency
Biannual (May and November). Special issues of ODeLAN conferences may appear as supplements.