Title<\/strong>:\u00a0Catholic Library World<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a00008-820X<\/p>\n Website<\/strong>:\u00a0About | Catholic Library World<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0The Catholic Library Association, an international organization established in 1921, seeks to provide professional development, promote Catholic literature and offer spiritual support. They promote the exchange of ideas and provide an inspirational source of guidance on ethical issues related to librarianship.1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0The publication is intended for an \u201caudience that is interested in the broad role and impact of various types of libraries,\u201d whether Christian, secular, or from another religion.2<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Catholic Library Association.<\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, all submissions are subjected to a double-blind review process.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print.<\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Catholic Library World<\/i>\u00a0publishes articles focusing on all aspects of librarianship, especially as it relates to Catholicism and Catholic Studies. \u201cTopics of interest include: academic libraries, high school and children\u2019s libraries, parish and community libraries, archives, and library education.\u201d The journal also publishes book reviews on the following topics: theology and spirituality, pastoral, professional, children, and young adult.<\/strong>4<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Journals are published in September, December and March.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Links to PDF files containing author guidelines can be found on CLA\u2019s\u00a0Publications<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Book reviews (for both children and adult works) and articles on all aspects of librarianship, particularly those that relate to Catholicism and Catholic Studies.6<\/sup><\/p>\n For a better idea of what\u00a0CLW<\/i>\u00a0publishes, here are two recent articles:<\/p>\n The Bayou Lafourche Oral History Project: Understanding Environmental Change and Religious Identity in Louisiana<\/a><\/p>\n Catholic Academic Libraries and Print Promotional Materials<\/a><\/p>\n Articles should contribute new findings to the existing literature in the field. The word count should be between 3000 and 5000 words, but may be longer if an editor gives approval.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Send manuscripts via email as an attachment including author\u2019s full name, affiliation and email address. Manuscripts should be neither previously published nor published simultaneously elsewhere. Because of the lengthy peer review process, authors will be notified within ninety days of submission whether or not their work was accepted.\u00a08<\/sup><\/p>\n If published, authors keep copyrights and publication rights for their work.<\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Accessible and well documented.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0The Chicago Manual of Style<\/i><\/p>\n Potential LIS authors should keep in mind that the Catholic Library Association does not limit their publications to works about Catholicism or Catholic librarianship. Their Publications page states that \u201cCLW respects diverse Christian traditions as well as non-Christian. While it is a Catholic publication, CLW welcomes relevant articles from a variety of religious traditions.\u201d10<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Catholic Library World<\/i>\u00a0features a wide readership within and outside of the Catholic Library Association. The journal is \u201cindexed in Book Review, CPLI, Library Literature and Information Science, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Reference Book Review Index, Current Index to Journals in Education (ERIC), Information Science Abstract, and University des sciences humans de Strasbourg (CERDIC.)\u201d11<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0The majority of\u00a0Catholic Library World\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0readers are likely to be American Catholics.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers are likely to be LIS professionals. From their Publications page, \u201cCLW is intended for an audience that is interested in the broad role and impact of various libraries.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Varied.<\/p>\n Members of the Catholic Library Association are networkers in the field of library science with a passion for the future of libraries and library trends in the U.S. and abroad.13<\/sup>\u00a0Considering that each issue of CLA\u2019s award winning journal features over 100 book and media reviews, readers of\u00a0Catholic Library World<\/i>\u00a0are interested in a wide variety of LIS topics.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0April 30, 2020<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Catholic Library World ISSN:\u00a00008-820X Website:\u00a0About | Catholic Library World Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0The Catholic Library Association, an international organization established in 1921, seeks to provide professional development, promote Catholic literature and offer spiritual support. 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