Title:\u00a0<\/strong>Information & Culture: A Journal of History<\/i><\/p>\n The journal has gone through a number of name changes: ISSN<\/strong>: 2166-3033 (Print) and 1534-7591 (Online)<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0Home | Information & Culture: A Journal of History<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0Per journal website,\u00a0Information & Culture<\/em>\u00a0\u201c. . .\u00a0publishes high-quality, peer reviewed articles on topics related to the history of information. The journal\u2019s scope has broadened significantly in recent years to encompass the historical study of any topic that would fall under the purview of the modern interdisciplinary schools of information\u00a0. . .\u00a0However, the journal honors its (50+ year) heritage by continuing to publish in the areas of library, archival, museum, conservation, and information science history.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Library historians and other\u00a0scholars whose interests\u00a0might relate to the history of information, such as historians of computing, labor, gender, economics, business, and politics; critical theorists, and scholars of cultural studies, science, and technology3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0University of Texas Press4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS and history, scholarly6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:\u00a0<\/strong>Print, with online subscriptions available.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal website states, \u201cIn keeping with the spirit of information studies, the work is human centered and explores the interactions of people, organizations, and societies with information and technologies. Social and cultural context of information and information technology, viewed from a historical perspective, is at the heart of the journal\u2019s interests.\u201d8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:\u00a0<\/strong>Quarterly9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Submission Requirements<\/a> Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Research articles10<\/sup>\u00a0and book reviews11<\/sup>\u00a0and book reviews<\/p>\n Among the content requirements are that an article be primarily historical in nature, take an interpretative, not merely descriptive approach, and have a clearly stated thesis supported by appropriately cited evidence.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Manuscripts should be submitted via email, accompanied by a cover sheet and abstract, in MS Word format.\u00a0Authors are asked to provide the names of at least two potential reviewers.13<\/sup>\u00a0Submission includes an initial review by the editor, and, if accepted, a double blind process by at least two outside reviewers.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly15<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0Chicago Manual of Style,\u00a0<\/em>16th Edition.16<\/sup><\/p>\n LIS authors may find that it is a bit more difficult to get articles published in this journal as the acceptance rate is less than half. However, the journal is very prestigious. The editors state that\u00a0\u201cwe do not yet have enough data to make an accurate forecast of acceptance rates. For the period April 2011-March 2012 our acceptance rate was 20.5%. We anticipate that the acceptance rate will stabilize at well below 50 percent of submitted manuscripts.\u201d17<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Exact submission numbers not available.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0Readership is worldwide. However, based on the content of the articles, most readers most likely reside in North America, South America, and Europe. In past issues, there were articles about Mexico, France, and the United States as well as a review of a book in German. This indicates the editorial board expects reader interest to be broader than merely North America.18<\/sup>\u00a0The journal publishes articles in English,19<\/sup>\u00a0but the topics are wide ranging and are not necessarily limited to the\u00a0English-speaking world.20<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers of this journal are generally scholars and professionals in a variety of fields, but especially history and library science. This publication has a broad base of support in a variety of disciplines. Articles\u00a0could easily fit under history, literature, art, and political science as well as library science.21<\/sup>\u00a0The professional interests of the readers of this publication would be generally academic and scholarly. It might fit those working in all manners of libraries, museums, and archives as well as both faculty and students at academic institutions. The journal strongly follows a particular historiography, that of social and cultural history. In this sense, it is far less likely that one would find an article that is based in political history or in reconstructing grand narratives.22<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Knowledge of LIS subject matter is very high when it comes to the historical aspects of the profession. Because other academics in other disciplines are actively participating in the creation and use of this journal, \u00a0knowledge of current information profession\u00a0issues might not be as high as it is with other LIS-specific journals.23<\/sup><\/p>\n Readers of this publication are generally highly educated, scholarly, and professional. Potential authors need to be exact and precise and have expertise in the field. The journal, while overwhelmingly about library science topics, is also very rooted in historical study. The editorial staff and the readers are exacting in their quest for solid scholarship.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0May 6, 2017<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Information & Culture: A Journal of History The journal has gone through a number of name changes: 2006-2012,\u00a0Libraries and the Cultural Record\u00a0 1987-2006,\u00a0Libraries and Culture 1973-1987,\u00a0Journal of Library History 1972-1973,\u00a0Journal of Library History, Philosophy, and Comparative Librarianship 1966-1972,\u00a0Journal of Library History1 ISSN: 2166-3033 (Print) and 1534-7591 (Online) Website:\u00a0Home | 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-2101","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2101","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=2101"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3473,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2101\/revisions\/3473"}],"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=2101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2006-2012,\u00a0Libraries and the Cultural Record\u00a0<\/i>
\n1987-2006,\u00a0Libraries and Culture
\n<\/em>1973-1987,\u00a0Journal of Library History<\/em>
\n1972-1973,\u00a0Journal of Library History, Philosophy, and Comparative Librarianship
\n<\/em>1966-1972,\u00a0Journal of Library History<\/em>1<\/sup><\/p>\nAbout the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\nConclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
Audience analysis<\/h2>\n
\nAbout the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
\nReferences<\/h4>\n
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