Bakar A.B.A.Ariffin M.Y.M.2024-05-292024-05-292013130365212-s2.0-84880054835https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84880054835&partnerID=40&md5=230884c38bd3d69bc9af7b2469c7eef9https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/10076With the development of electronic publishing, e-journal is readily and widely available to academicians. This study was carried out to assess the usage of e-journal amongst education lecturers at a public university in Malaysia. A total of 55 education lecturers participated in the study by completing a self-developed questionnaire to answer the following questions; (1) how often do education lecturers uses e-journal as a tool for academic purposes? and (2) What are their preferential characteristics of e-journal which factors in its usage for academic purposes? The major findings of the study revealed a positive indication on the usage of e-journal where 83.6% preferred to use e-journal for academic purposes compared to printed journals. Responses to the usage of e-journal for academic purposes also revealed a positive result with all the six academic activities rated as "often". Responses to the preference for using e-journal also produced a positive result where respondents rated as "agree" to the 10 statements. Based on the findings of the study, e-journal is widely used by education lecturers and has the potential to be diffused in teaching and learning as proposed by the Diffusion Theory (Rogers 1995). � The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.enE-journalEducation lecturersElectronic publishingTeaching and learningArticle321329122