About the Journal

CACHE (Computing Applications and Classroom Heuristic Evaluation) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research at the intersection of computer science, educational technology, and heuristic evaluation methods in learning environments.

Focus and Scope

CACHE aims to provide a premier platform for researchers, educators, cognitive psychologists, and IT practitioners to share their latest innovations. The journal focuses on computing applications in education, human-computer interaction in learning, classroom heuristic evaluations, educational data mining, and the development of instructional technologies.

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. All published articles are fully accessible without any subscription or paywall barriers.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with CACHE retain their copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which allows others to share, copy, and redistribute the material in any medium or format, provided appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under identical terms.

Archiving System

To ensure the long-term preservation and permanent availability of our published scholarly content, this journal utilizes the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) systems 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.

Sponsorship Disclosure

CACHE (Computing Applications and Classroom Heuristic Evaluation) operates independently. Any financial support, grants, or sponsorships received for maintaining the journal's infrastructure are strictly separated from the editorial decision-making process to maintain absolute objectivity and academic integrity.

Journal History

CACHE was established to bridge the gap between computing technologies and practical educational environments. Recognizing the rapid advancement of digital heuristics in classrooms, the journal was founded to serve as an authoritative repository for empirical studies and systematic evaluations that shape the future of educational computing.