Sustainable Education and Digital Transformation

Aims and Scope

Sustainable Education and Digital Transformation (SEDT) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal that aims to advance rigorous research on the digital transformation of education through the lens of sustainability, equity, and long-term educational development. The journal provides an academic platform for critically examining how digital technologies reshape educational practices, institutions, and systems, rather than merely documenting technological innovation.

The primary aim of SEDT is to publish theoretically grounded and methodologically robust studies that analyze digital transformation as a systemic process affecting teaching, learning, assessment, governance, and educational policy. The journal places particular emphasis on pedagogical coherence, institutional sustainability, ethical responsibility, and social equity in digitally transformed educational contexts.

SEDT adopts an interdisciplinary perspective and welcomes contributions from education sciences, educational technology, policy studies, and related social sciences, provided that submissions demonstrate a clear educational focus and conceptual relevance. Rather than prioritizing tool-centered or solution-driven narratives, the journal emphasizes critical inquiry into the pedagogical, institutional, and societal implications of digitalization in education.

The journal publishes original research and scholarly work addressing, but not limited to, the following thematic areas:

1. Sustainable Education Systems & Governance

This theme focuses on the analysis of educational systems and governance structures undergoing digital transformation, with particular attention to long-term resilience, adaptability, and sustainability. It includes research on systemic reform, educational leadership, policy frameworks, quality assurance mechanisms, and institutional change processes shaped by digitalization.

2. Digital Pedagogy & Instructional Design

This area addresses pedagogical approaches and instructional design models that meaningfully integrate digital technologies into teaching and learning processes. Emphasis is placed on theory-informed digital pedagogy, curriculum innovation aligned with sustainability principles, and the development of fair, scalable, and sustainable assessment practices.

3. Artificial Intelligence & Data-Informed Education

This theme covers the educational use of artificial intelligence, learning analytics, and data-driven systems, with a strong focus on ethical responsibility, transparency, and human-centered design. Studies examining responsible AI applications, data-informed decision-making, and evolving human–AI relationships in educational contexts are particularly welcomed.

4. Equity, Inclusion & Digital Justice

This theme explores how digital transformation in education intersects with issues of equity, inclusion, and social justice. It includes research on access and participation for disadvantaged groups, digital citizenship and ethical engagement, and the design of inclusive digital learning environments that respond to diverse learner needs.

5. Sustainable Digital Infrastructure & Digital Lifelong Learning

This theme examines how sustainable digital infrastructures support lifelong learning across formal, non-formal, and adult education contexts. It focuses on the design, implementation, and maintenance of digital platforms and delivery systems that ensure long-term accessibility, continuity, and resilience in education across the lifespan. The theme includes research on institutional capacity for continuous education, professional development, and workforce learning, with particular attention to inclusive participation, skill development, and educational continuity in evolving social and economic contexts.

Types of Contributions

SEDT welcomes high-quality scholarly contributions including:

  • Empirical research articles (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods)

  • Theoretical and conceptual studies

  • Systematic and critical literature reviews

  • Policy analyses and comparative education studies

  • Methodological papers relevant to sustainable and digital education research

All submissions are expected to demonstrate originality, methodological rigor, and clear relevance to the aims and scope of the journal.