Journals
Association for Learning Technology Journal (ALT-J)
ISSN: 1741-1629 (online), ISSN: 0968-7769 (print)
Refereed
Subscriber Access: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09687769.asp
No Campus Library Subscription (but can use ILL): http://www.lib.unc.edu/interlibraryloan.html
“The Association for Learning Technology Journal (ALT-J) aims to promote good practice in the use of learning technologies in education and industry and facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers. Typical subjects for submission include:
theoretical debate on and analysis of the relationship between learning, teaching, design and technology
British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET)
ISSN: 0007-1013
Refereed
Campus Library Subscription: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/loi/bjet
“The British Journal of Educational Technology provides readers with the widest possible coverage of developments in educational technology world-wide. BJET is a primary source for academics and professionals in the expanding fields of education, training and information technology. Articles cover the whole range of education and training, concentrating on the theory, applications and development of educational technology and communications.”
Computers and Composition: An International Journal
ISSN: 8755-46150
Refereed
Campus Library Subscription: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/87554615
Computers and Composition Online
Refereed
Open Access: http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/gaming_issue_2008/ed_welcome_gaming_2008.htm
This journal “is devoted to exploring the use of computers in writing classes, writing programs, and writing research. It provides a forum for discussing issues connected with writing and computer use. It also offers information about integrating computers into writing programs on the basis of sound theoretical and pedagogical decisions, and empirical evidence.”
The theme of the Fall 2008 issues of Computers and Composition and Computers and Composition Online is “Reading Games: Composition, Literacy, and Video Gaming” -- a look at the computer and video gaming industry and its influence on our literacy practices. Articles include a variety of interesting topics, from encouraging reflective gaming/play, to adapting games for writing courses, to writing in World of Warcraft, to collaborative writing in Alternate Reality Games, and more. Although the theme is the same for both publications, there is no overlap in their contents.
E-Learning
ISSN: 1741-8887
Refereed
Open Access: http://www.wwwords.co.uk/elea/content/maincontents.asp
“E-Learning is a peer-reviewed international journal directed towards the study and research of e-learning in its diverse aspects: pedagogical, curricular, sociological, economic, philosophical and political.”
First Monday
ISSN: 1396-0466
Refereed
Open Access: http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/
“First Monday is one of the first openly accessible, peer-reviewed journals on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet.” It publishes articles on a variety of issues related to the Internet, including articles on virtual worlds and gaming.
Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media
ISSN: 1555-4139 (online), ISSN: 1555-4120 (print)
Refereed
Subscriber Access: http://gac.sagepub.com/
No Campus Library Subscription (but can use ILL): http://www.lib.unc.edu/interlibraryloan.html
It “is a new, quarterly international journal that publishes innovative theoretical and empirical research about games and culture within interactive media. The journal serves as a premiere outlet for ground-breaking work in the field of game studies. Games and Culture's scope includes the socio-cultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming from a wide variety of perspectives, including textual analysis, political economy, cultural studies, ethnography, critical race studies, gender studies, media studies, public policy, international relations, and communication studies.”
Games Studies
ISSN: 1604-7982
Refereed
Open Access: http://gamestudies.org/0701
This journal's mission is “to explore the rich cultural genre of games; to give scholars a peer-reviewed forum for their ideas and theories; to provide an academic channel for the ongoing discussions on games and gaming." It is a "crossdisciplinary journal dedicated to games research, web-published several times a year.”
Innovate
ISSN: 1552-3233
Refereed
Open Access: http://innovateonline.info/index.php?view=issue
“Innovate is an open access, bimonthly, peer-reviewed online periodical (ISSN 1552-3233) published by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. The journal focuses on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in academic, commercial, and governmental settings. Our basic assumption is that innovative uses of technology in one sector can inform innovative uses of technology in each of the other sectors.”
International Digital Media and Arts Association Journal (iDMAa Journal)
ISSN: 1554-0405
Refereed or invited sections
Open Access: http://idmaa.org/journal/index.htm
“The purpose of the iDMAa is to promote the development, application, and understanding of digital media and arts. The purpose of the iDMAa Journal is to promote those efforts, providing a forum where scholars and practitioners can converse about the many issues, challenges, and new developments that are shaping our increasingly digital world.” Issues include papers on games and gaming in education.
International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS)
ISSN: 1942-3896 (online), ISSN: 1942-3888 (print)
Refereed
Subscriber Access: http://www.igi-global.com/journals/details.asp?id=8005
No Subscription (but can use ILL): http://www.lib.unc.edu/interlibraryloan.html
“International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations is a peer-reviewed, international journal devoted to the theoretical and empirical understanding of electronic games and computer-mediated simulations. The journal is interdisciplinary in nature; it publishes research from fields and disciplines that share the goal of improving the foundational knowledge base of games and simulations. The journal publishes critical theoretical manuscripts as well as qualitative and quantitative research studies, meta-analyses, and methodologically-sound case studies. The journal also includes book reviews to keep readers on the forefront of this continuously evolving field. Occasional special issues from the journal provide deeper investigation into areas of interest within either gaming or simulations.”
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC)
ISSN: 1083-6101
Refereed
Open Access: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/jcmc?cookieSet=1
“The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC) is a web-based, peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Its focus is social science research on computer-mediated communication via the Internet, the World Wide Web, and wireless technologies. Within that general purview, the journal is broadly interdisciplinary, publishing work by scholars in communication, business, education, political science, sociology, media studies, information science, and other disciplines. Acceptable formats for submission include original research articles, meta-analyses of prior research, synthesizing literature surveys, and proposals for special issues.”
Journal of Educational Technology & Society
ISSN: 1436-4522 (online), ISSN: 1176-3647 (print)
Refereed
Open Access: http://www.ifets.info/
Educational Technology & Society is a quarterly journal (January, April, July and October). It offers “academic articles on the issues affecting the developers of educational systems and educators who implement and manage such systems. The articles should discuss the perspectives of both communities and their relation to each other.”
Simulation & Gaming: An International Journal of Theory, Practice and Research
ISSN: 1552-826X (online), ISSN: 1046-8781 (print)
Refereed
Campus Library Subscription: http://sag.sagepub.com/
“For more than three and a half decades, Simulation & Gaming: An International Journal of Theory, Practice and Research has served as a leading international forum for the exploration and development of simulation/gaming methodologies used in education, training, consultation, and research. It appraises academic and applied issues in the expanding fields of simulation, computer- and internet-mediated simulation, virtual reality, educational games, video games, industrial simulators, active and experiential learning, case studies, and related methodologies.”
