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 seeks to advance the study of information and library science in Canada \u201cby serving as a forum for discussion of theory and research. The journal is concerned with research findings, understanding of issues in the field, information practices of individuals and groups, and understanding of the history, economics, and technology of information or library systems and services.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience<\/strong>: Canadian LIS community3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher<\/strong>: University of Toronto Press, Journals Division4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed<\/strong>? Yes5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: LIS scholarly6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium<\/strong>: Print. It\u2019s available online via Project MUSE7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content<\/strong>: \u201cThe journal publishes research papers, scholarly opinion papers, reviews of research, brief communications, and reviews of books and other media\u201d in both English and French.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication<\/strong>: Quarterly9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>: Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>: The journal accepts submissions of \u201cresearch papers, scholarly opinion papers, reviews of research, brief communications, and reviews of books and other media\u201d in both English and French. Reviews of publications by Canadian authors are of particular interest.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<\/em>\u00a0provides an excellent opportunity for LIS authors looking to publish scholarly, career advancing work and establish a presence outside the United States.<\/p>\n This publication is abstracted and indexed in\u00a0Academic Search Elite\/Premier, Canadian Periodical Index<\/em>,\u00a0Computer and Control Abstracts<\/em>,\u00a0Cultures, Langues, Textes: La revue de sommaires<\/em>,\u00a0Current Contents: Social and Behavioural Sciences<\/em>,\u00a0ERIC<\/em>,\u00a0Information Science & Technology Abstracts<\/em>,\u00a0International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences (IBR)<\/em>,\u00a0International\u00a0<\/em>Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Science (IBZ)<\/em>,\u00a0SCOPUS<\/em>,\u00a0Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA)<\/em>,\u00a0Library Literature<\/em>,\u00a0Professional Development Collection<\/em>, and\u00a0Social Science Citation Index<\/em>.14<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/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>\u00a0The journal is also available online through Project MUSE.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, both English and French speaking, practicing in Canada.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>: April 28, 2020<\/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 seeks to advance the study of information […]<\/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":8,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3445,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2052\/revisions\/3445"}],"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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