EJEL editorial 2023: trends and research gaps in e-learning

The Electronic Journal of e-Learning (EJEL) is an online open-access journal that aims to publish articles and papers that contribute to the development of theory and practice in the field of e-Learning. The journal provides a multidisciplinary forum for research on education and learning that informs theories and practices regarding how people learn and the design of e-Learning environments in various contexts. From 2021 to 2022, a total of 92 papers were published in EJEL (47 papers in 2021 and 45 papers in 2022) from 43 different countries. Out of the 282 submissions received in 2022, 12(4%) were accepted. In 2021, EJEL was ranked in Q1 in the Education category and in Q2 in the Computer Science Applications and E-Learning categories(Scimago Journal & Country Rank). Compared to previous editorials, for this year's editorial, we have decided to adopt a new approach. By examining and presenting our published papers on e-Learning from authors worldwide, we aim to highlight trends and research gaps in the field of e-Learning from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, we will compare our findings with the most recent papers on trends and gaps published in other journals to provide a broader context. Through this approach, we hope to contribute to answering questions about which topics have been of high relevance for researchers in the field of e-Learning over the past two years and to identify areas for future research.