Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The journal welcomes research in the following areas, including but not limited to:

  • Learning and Education: Individual and Collaborative Learning, Adult and Lifelong Learning, Educational Psychology, Teaching and Learning, Digital and Technology-Enhanced Learning, Learning Assessment and Outcomes.
  • Human and Professional Development: Human Development, Cognitive and Behavioral Development, Professional and Career Development, Training and Skills Development, Human Resource Development.
  • Organizational Learning and Development: Organizational Learning, Team Learning, Knowledge Management, Leadership and Management Development, Organizational Development and Change, Workplace Learning.
  • Social and Interdisciplinary Studies: Social and Cultural Learning, Community Learning and Development, Educational and Organizational Policy, Equity and Inclusion in Learning, Comparative and Cross-Cultural Studies.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The journal uses double-anonymized peer-reviewed system for peer-review. The manuscript will be peer-reviewed by at least two independent external reviewers with relevant expertise.

 

Publication Frequency

Quarterly, published in March, June, September and December

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Journal Metrics

Citations (May 2026): 10158

This is the number of citations to all publications. 

The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations

h-index (May 2026): 47

The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar.

h-index is the largest number h such that h publications have at least h citations.

The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations

i10-index (May 2026): 193

i10-index is the number of publications with at least 10 citations.

The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations

 

Special Issue Proposals

To foster academic collaboration and advance scholarly research, we welcome special issue proposals from scholars, researchers, and academic or research institutions. Those interested in organizing a special issue are invited to submit their inquiries and proposals to the journal’s editorial office via email: ijld@macrothink.org