Title:<\/strong>\u00a0International Journal of Library Science<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 0975-75461<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0IJLS<\/em> | Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0According to the publication website, the goal of the\u00a0International Journal of Library Science\u00a0<\/em>\u201c. . . is to publish refereed, well-written original research articles and studies that describe the latest research and developments in the area of library science and information.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS professionals, instructors, and students.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0CESER Publications.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:\u00a0<\/strong>LIS scholarly6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong> According to the publication\u2019s website, the journal is broad-based, covering all areas of library science, technology, information, and interdisciplinary research.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Three times a year.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong> Author Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly research articles covering a wide range\u00a0of areas including education for librarianship, information policy, information communication technologies, equity of access, sustainability, the Children\u2019s Internet Protection Act, censorship, information literacy, decreased funding for established libraries, intellectual property rights, intellectual freedom, the digital divide, open access publishing, the Patriot Act, public lending rights,\u00a0and current digital technologies.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal follows a double blinded peer review process.11<\/sup>\u00a0Along with a manuscript\u00a0submission, authors are asked to\u00a0submit a cover letter including contact information,\u00a0an abstract of at most 250 words, the full title and running title of the submission, and up to five keywords. Manuscripts\u00a0should not exceed 6,000 words.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly13<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0No editorial style is specified, though examples of the preferred reference style are provided.14<\/sup><\/p>\n The\u00a0International Journal of Library Science<\/em>\u00a0provides an excellent opportunity for LIS authors desiring publication. The journal publishes in all areas of LIS, as demonstrated by its exhaustive subject list. This is particularly attractive venue for LIS authors wishing\u00a0to have an international presence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0No specific circulation information is provided. The journal is available\u00a0online, and expands its distribution by offering email updates\u00a0on\u00a0the release of new issues.15<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0As an online journal published in English, it\u00a0may be assumed that the\u00a0International Journal of Library Science<\/em>\u00a0has an international readership.16<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal does not provide any details on reader\u00a0characteristics. The authors are LIS and education instructors, students, and professionals throughout the world, so a similar readership may be assumed. The journal appears to be content neutral and objective.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0The readers will likely be aware of current LIS issues, technologies, and jargon.18<\/sup><\/p>\n Because the\u00a0International Journal of Library Science<\/em>\u00a0is wholly comprised of scholarly articles, potential authors should maintain a\u00a0formal tone and approach. Potential LIS authors should also be mindful that this journal truly has international circulation and avoid regional jargon or bias.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0May 13, 2017<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0International Journal of Library Science ISSN: 0975-75461 Website:\u00a0IJLS | Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0According to the publication website, the goal of the\u00a0International Journal of Library Science\u00a0\u201c. . . is to publish refereed, well-written original research articles and studies that describe the latest research and developments in the area of library […]<\/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-2117","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2117","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=2117"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3481,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2117\/revisions\/3481"}],"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=2117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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