OUSL Journal

It welcomes contributions from researchers, scholars, practitioners and learners all over the world. It aims at encouraging and sharing of quality research among a broader spectrum of subject areas such as Open and Distance Learning (ODL), Education, Engineering Technology, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health Science, and Management Studies.

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The OUSL Journal provides a forum for previously unpublished research articles on theory and practice relating to teaching and learning at the University level, in particular but not exclusively in the field of Open and Distance Learning (ODL).


Academic Journal of the Open University of Sri Lanka

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Required components for indexing the OUSL Journal and Responsibilities of the editorial board of the OUSL Journal

Declaration of Conflicting Interests Policy

A Declaration of Conflicting Interests policy refers to a formal policy a journal may have to require a conflict of interest statement or conflict of interest disclosure from a submitting or publishing author.

Author Guidelines

The Journal of Open University of Sri Lanka publishes the results of innovative research in the areas of Open Distance Learning (ODL), Education, Engineering Technology, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Health Science.

Editorial Board

The editorial board is a group of experts, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.

Focus and Scope

The OUSL Journal provides a forum for previously unpublished research articles on theory and practice relating to teaching and learning at the University level, in particular but not exclusively in the field of Open and Distance Learning (ODL).


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