Title<\/strong>:\u00a0Health Information and Libraries Journal<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a01471-1834 (Print) and 1471-1842 (Online)<\/p>\n Website<\/strong>:\u00a0Health Information and Libraries Journal<\/em> | Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0Health Information and Libraries Journal (HILJ)\u00a0<\/em>seeks to publish articles, case studies, evaluations and research relevant to health knowledge services and LIS professionals working in health information. The publication is supported and co-owned by the United Kingdom professional association CILIP Health Libraries Group, and Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0According to the website, the core audience of the journal are members of CILIP Health Libraries Group,2<\/sup>\u00a0but it can be expected that any LIS professional working within or with an interest in health information management would find topics of interest within this journal.<\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, according to the website, \u201creview and original article manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed,\u201d while other items such as Featured Articles and Editorials are not but authors may receive support from the editorial team.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal5<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online and Print6<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0According to the website, \u201cHILJ welcomes case studies, evaluation and research illustrating successful practice or lessons learnt. Authors should highlight why their research is relevant for health knowledge services, and health information and library services workers, specifically.\u201d7<\/sup>\u00a0The journal is specifically seeking submissions centering the following topics:<\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Quarterly8<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Author Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0According to the website, \u201cHILJ welcomes case studies, evaluation and research illustrating successful practice or lessons learnt.\u201d9<\/sup>\u00a0Notably, HILJ accepts dissertations into practice, international perspectives and initiatives, and teaching and learning in action profiles under the Regular Features section. Authors should review the guidelines to explore specific contribution methods.<\/p>\n The website notes, \u201cbook reviews, short reports, brief news items and letters are likely to be more appropriate for publication in the HLG Newsletter\u201d and that authors interested in those type of submissions can reach out to HLG Newsletter Editor, Joel Kerry at\u00a0joel.kerry@nhs.net<\/a>.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Authors should review the\u00a0guidelines\u00a0to view specific instructions<\/a> depending on the proposed submission. Authors are encouraged to contact the editors whose information can be found within each section detailing specific guidelines for original or review articles, regular features, and editorials.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Submissions can be made through\u00a0ScholarOne<\/a>.<\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly12<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong> APA. See the Wiley APA Style Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n Health Information and Libraries Journal\u00a0<\/em>offers a platform for research centering international health information practices and those working in the LIS field. The journal is unique in providing the Regular Features section where students and recent graduates can contribute their graduate research, and also where practitioners are able to contribute notable trends or findings within their region and field. Topics range from\u00a0use of technology to improve health information sharing in rural communities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0information seeking behaviors of psychiatrists.<\/a><\/p>\n This journal is indexed\/abstracted by:<\/p>\n Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI), Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing), Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing), Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing), Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing), Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest), Agricultural Economics Database (CABI), CAB Abstracts\u00ae (CABI), CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (EBSCO Publishing), Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics), Global Health (CABI), Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest), Health Management Database (ProQuest), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Health Source Nursing\/Academic (EBSCO Publishing), Horticultural Science Abstracts (CABI), Horticultural Science Database (CABI), Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest), InfoTrac (GALE Cengage), INSPEC (IET), ISTA: Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing), Journal Citation Reports\/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics), Library & Information Science Collection (ProQuest), LISTA: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing), MEDLINE\/PubMed (NLM), Nursing & Allied Health Database (ProQuest), ProQuest Central (ProQuest), Public Health Database (ProQuest), PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset (NLM), Review of Aromatic & Medicinal Plants (CABI), Rural Development Abstracts (CABI), SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest), SCOPUS (Elsevier), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics), Technology Collection (ProQuest), Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI)<\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0According to an exchange with the journal\u2019s editor, Maria Grant, articles were downloaded 529 million times in 2019.13<\/sup>\u00a0As noted above, the journal is abstracted and indexed by 40 databases, so the circulation is expected to be quite large.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0According the an exchange with the journal\u2019s editor, Maria Grant, the audience for the Health Information and Libraries Journal is based in more than 17,000 institutions in more than 245 countries and territories.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Health information and library service workers in academic and practice settings.15<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Most readers will come from a health information and library service background and be familiar with standard LIS terminology.<\/p>\n Authors are encouraged to write in a clear and accessible language, defining terms and acronyms at first time of use, and using supporting references to contextualize the significance of your study findings in relation to what is already known about the topic. With a large and far-reaching readership, any article published in this journal will enjoy wide circulation.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0June 15, 2020<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Health Information and Libraries Journal ISSN:\u00a01471-1834 (Print) and 1471-1842 (Online) Website:\u00a0Health Information and Libraries Journal | Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0Health Information and Libraries Journal (HILJ)\u00a0seeks to publish articles, case studies, evaluations and research relevant to health knowledge services and LIS professionals working in health information. 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Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
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Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
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