Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Journal of Archival Organization (JAO)\u00a0<\/em>(includes\u00a0Library & Archival Security<\/em>)<\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 1533-2756 (Print) and 1533-2756 (Online)1<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:<\/strong> JAO<\/em>\u00a0Journal Overview<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0Per their website, \u201cThe\u00a0Journal of Archival Organization\u00a0<\/i>is an international, peer-reviewed journal encompassing all aspects of the arrangement, description, and provision of access to all forms of archival materials.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Librarians, students, employees of museums and government agencies, as well as anyone interested in archival materials.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Routledge.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS Scholarly.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print and online.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Per their website, \u201cJAO<\/i>\u00a0<\/b>addresses a broad range of issues of interest to the profession including archival management and staffing, archival technologies, the arrangement and description of records collection, collection growth and access, diversity and gender, grant-funding, and institutional support. Articles addressing academic, public and special\/corporate libraries, museums and governmental agencies are all welcome.\u201d8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Quarterly.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:\u00a0<\/strong>Instructions for authors<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:\u00a0<\/strong>Book\/resources reviews, as well as articles in the following sections:\u00a0Creating Architopia: Reflections on Archival Management,\u00a0Archives and the Law, and Technology Matters in Archives.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Manuscripts are required to be accompanied by a brief abstract (maximum of 100 words) and a statement saying the manuscript is unpublished and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere. To submit their manuscripts, authors are required to create an account through the site\u2019s\u00a0Editorial Manager. To ensure all manuscripts are original, the journal uses CrossCheck software.11<\/sup><\/p>\n As for the review process, all articles undergo \u201crigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous double-blind review.\u201d12<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly.13<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Journal of Archival Organization\u00a0<\/em>provides an excellent forum for LIS authors interested in publishing scholarly articles related to emerging archival technologies, the digitization of archives, cataloging, as well as numerous other topics related to archival materials.15<\/sup>\u00a0Additionally, this journal incorporates\u00a0Library & Archival Security,<\/em>16<\/sup>\u00a0which holds the distinction of being \u201cthe only journal that stresses legal and organizational issues and incidents in libraries, archives, and other information centers.\u201d17<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Circulation statistics are not available.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal is published in English in the U.S.18<\/sup>\u00a0However, authors should be mindful that the journal has an international reach, with many articles focusing on issues outside the U.S.19<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:\u00a0<\/strong>Since the journal encompasses professional organizations outside libraries (e.g., museums and government agencies), the audience will be professionally varied. The majority of readers, though, will be LIS professionals working in archives or libraries. Since this journal covers articles on grant-funding and institutional support, readers\u00a0may hold managerial or supervisory positions in their institutions.20<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Most readers will have specialized knowledge of LIS subject matter, particularly MARC, AACR2, Encoded Archival Description, and other rules\/standards related to cataloging, archiving, and metadata.21<\/sup>\u00a0This characteristic implies that most readers will have graduate and post-graduate degrees. However, authors should keep in mind that some readers may be affiliated with government agencies and museums. Thus, authors should explain LIS jargon where necessary.22<\/sup><\/p>\n JAO<\/em>\u00a0readers want cutting-edge information pertaining to archives.23<\/sup>\u00a0They expect articles to be organized, well-researched, methodical, and objective. Additionally, all content should be scholarly but accessible to ensure it reaches as many members as possible of this publication\u2019s broad audience.<\/p>\n Last updated:\u00a0<\/strong>March 14, 2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Journal of Archival Organization (JAO)\u00a0(includes\u00a0Library & Archival Security) ISSN: 1533-2756 (Print) and 1533-2756 (Online)1 Website: JAO\u00a0Journal Overview Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0Per their website, \u201cThe\u00a0Journal of Archival Organization\u00a0is an international, peer-reviewed journal encompassing all aspects of the arrangement, description, and provision of access to all forms of archival materials.\u201d2 Target audience:\u00a0Librarians, […]<\/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-2123","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2123","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=2123"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3484,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2123\/revisions\/3484"}],"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=2123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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