Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Information Research<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 1368-16131<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0Former IR<\/em> Website<\/a> (previous issues, 1995-2023) and Current IR<\/em> Website<\/a> (current site with recent issues, 2022-present)<\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0According to its website,\u00a0Information Research<\/em>\u00a0(IR)<\/em>\u00a0is an \u201c. . . open access, international, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Practitioners and scholars interested in the field of information science, management, librarianship, and information systems3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0T. D. Wilson4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Articles in the field of information science, information management, information systems, information policy, and librarianship, as well as\u00a0book reviews and software reviews8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Quarterly9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Instructions for Authors<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal accepts completed papers and working papers within the scope of the journal. It also commissions book reviews and software reviews.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0All papers are submitted by\u00a0registering and using this site<\/a>. Papers are first reviewed by a member of the editorial team. If the paper is found to be within the scope of the journal, it is sent to be read by two referees selected for their expertise in the paper\u2019s field.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal emphasizes clarity of expression and quality research. Due to the international readership of the journal, authors are required to spell out local acronyms and initials and avoid local jargon. Papers should be easy to read in order to reach all audiences.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0An\u00a0online style guide<\/a>\u00a0created by the publisher is provided. For citations and references, the\u00a0Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,\u00a0<\/em>6th edition is used.13<\/sup><\/p>\n This is a peer-reviewed electronic journal available free of charge to a wide range of readers. The journal recognizes the needs of its audience and takes this into consideration when accepting manuscripts for publication. Online availability\u00a0and provides authors with a wide readership, allows them to meet tenure requirements, and to gain notice within their field.\u00a0IR<\/em>\u00a0is indexed by the Web of Knowledge, international website tools, and is cataloged in numerous college and university online catalogs.14<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Statistics on readership are not available, but as an open access electronic journal\u00a0it may be assumed that\u00a0Information Research<\/em>\u00a0has a wide readership.15<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0IR<\/em>\u00a0has a world- wide readership. Out of consideration for its international audience, the editor requires that articles\u00a0be clearly written in British English, free of local jargon, obscure idioms and undefined acronyms.16<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0The readers of\u00a0Information Research<\/em>\u00a0consist of library and information science practitioners as well as managers in information\u00a0\u00a0organizations and scholars in information science, information management, and systems. Workplaces for the readers include public and academic libraries, special libraries, business organizations, and universities. The readers share an interest in findings from research conducted in the field of information.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0It may be assumed that many in this group hold an MLIS or equivalent, and therefore do have knowledge of LIS subject matter.\u00a018<\/sup>\u00a0The editors have degrees in communication, electronic engineering, human information behavior, information seeking behavior, and collaboration technology. Many of the readers may also be students in these areas of study.19<\/sup><\/p>\n Given that this journal has a worldwide readership, potential authors should ensure that their submissions are broadly relevant in terms of subject matter and writing style, and strictly employ British English. The readers of this journal are diverse in terms of language and geographic location. The editor advises authors to stay focused on the topic on which they are writing, and to\u00a0be clear and to the point. Local jargon should not be used and acronyms must be spelled out to ensure the writing appeals to a wide readership.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0May 7, 2017<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Information Research ISSN: 1368-16131 Website:\u00a0Former IR Website (previous issues, 1995-2023) and Current IR Website (current site with recent issues, 2022-present) Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0According to its website,\u00a0Information Research\u00a0(IR)\u00a0is an \u201c. . . open access, international, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2013,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2107","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2107","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=2107"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3422,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2107\/revisions\/3422"}],"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=2107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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