Title<\/strong>:\u00a0Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science \/ La Revue canadienne des sciences de l\u2019information et de biblioth\u00e9conomie<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 1195-096X (Print) and\u00a01920-7239 (Online)1<\/sup><\/p>\n Website<\/strong>: About CJILS<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission<\/strong>: As the vehicle of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), the journal is \u201crecognized internationally for its authoritative bilingual contributions to library and information science research. It aims to provide a forum for theory, research, and discussion on\u00a0all topics of interest to the field.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience<\/strong>: Canadian LIS community and interested LIS community around the world3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher<\/strong>: University of Western Ontario Western Libraries4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed<\/strong>? Yes5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: LIS scholarly6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium<\/strong>: Print and online. It is available online via Project MUSE (Volumes 33-44) and Erudit (Volumes 45 and after)7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content<\/strong>: The journal publishes research articles and notes, reviews, commentaries, letters, and book reviews in both English and French.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication<\/strong>: 3 times a year9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>: Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>: The journal accepts submissions of the following:<\/p>\n \u201cOriginal theoretical, empirical, or methodological research” for their Research articles; Research notes for authors with “concise yet impactful findings;” Reviews that “provide fresh perspectives on research areas;” Commentaries for authors to “share their insights and opinions on topics of relevance to the journal’s scope;” Letters that respond to published research; and Book reviews that evaluate recently-published monographs.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process<\/strong>: Manuscripts should be submitted to the\u00a0online system<\/a>. A tentative title and an abstract of 50-100 words, preferably in both English and French, should be included. Submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent referees. Additional details about manuscript formatting are available on the journal website.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone<\/strong>: Academic \/ Scholarly12<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used<\/strong>: The journal uses an in-house style that is outlined on its website.13<\/sup><\/p>\n The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science’s <\/em>breadth of topics and international repute means that any student, early career professional, or anyone of interest in the LIS field can, and should, make a submission without worry of if their topic meets a particular guideline.<\/p>\n Publication circulation<\/strong>: Exact circulation numbers are not available, but the journal is a benefit of membership in Canadian Association for Information Science \/ L\u2019association canadienne des sciences de l\u2019information (CAIS-ACIS). Membership is automatic for all attendees of the annual conference of the association.15<\/sup> The journal is also available online through Project MUSE<\/a> and Erudit<\/a>.16<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/strong>: This journal, while covering LIS topics in general, is written and aimed at LIS academics and practitioners, both English and French speaking, primarily in Canada, but also around the world.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics<\/strong>: The audience for this journal is a mix of academics and industry and government professionals such as information scientists and archivists, librarians, computer scientists, and educators. Readership also includes those in \u201cmedia studies and journalism, business, psychology, health sciences, education, law, and many other areas.\u201d18<\/sup>\u00a0This indicates a variety of workplaces from universities, large corporations and government organizations.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/strong>: Considering their shared interest in the mission of the CAIS-ACIS, it suggests the readers, while not all information science professionals, have considerable knowledge of LIS subject matter.19<\/sup><\/p>\n Readers of this publication are interested in furthering their ability to practice in the field and acquiring information on new research that will support their work in support of libraries. The readers are also most likely residents of Canada and, while most of the papers published would easily benefit a librarian or information professional residing anywhere in the world, submissions need to be relevant to librarians practicing in Canada.<\/p>\n Last updated<\/strong>: November 11, 2025<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science \/ La Revue canadienne des sciences de l\u2019information et de biblioth\u00e9conomie ISSN: 1195-096X (Print) and\u00a01920-7239 (Online)1 Website: About CJILS Purpose, objective, or mission: As the vehicle of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), the journal is \u201crecognized internationally for its authoritative bilingual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2013,"menu_order":34,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2052","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2052"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3651,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2052\/revisions\/3651"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
Audience analysis<\/h2>\n
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Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
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