{"id":2133,"date":"2024-03-24T18:56:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T18:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/?page_id=2133"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:52:19","slug":"journal-of-electronic-resources-in-medical-libraries-jerml","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/is-publications\/is-scholarly-journals\/journal-of-electronic-resources-in-medical-libraries-jerml\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (JERML)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Publication analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (JERML)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 1542-4065 (Print) and\u00a01542-4073 (Online)<sup class=\"footnote\">1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/toc\/werm20\/current\"><em>JERML<\/em> Current Issue<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0From the publication website: \u201cThe\u00a0<i>Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries<\/i>\u00a0is a peer-reviewed professional journal devoted to the access, evaluation, and management of electronic resources in the medical library environment.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Users of libraries in medical schools, hospitals, and other health sciences libraries<sup class=\"footnote\">3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Routledge\/Taylor &amp; Francis<sup class=\"footnote\">4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes<sup class=\"footnote\">5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS and medical sciences, scholarly<sup class=\"footnote\">6<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print and online<sup class=\"footnote\">7<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe material in the\u00a0<i>Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries<\/i>\u00a0will complement articles published in\u00a0<i>Medical Reference Services Quarterly<\/i>, which highlights the reference and bibliographic instruction aspects of electronic resources.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">8<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Quarterly<sup class=\"footnote\">9<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/action\/authorSubmission?show=instructions&amp;journalCode=werm20\">Instructions for authors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal seeks articles with\u00a0\u201cpractical, up-to-date information about important developments and issues related to the provision, selection, and use of electronic resources in health sciences libraries.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">10<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTopics may include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collection development and selection of electronic resources<\/li>\n<li>Electronic document delivery in medicine and health care<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing electronic resource user services<\/li>\n<li>Print versus electronic or combination formats<\/li>\n<li>Site licensing-what librarians need to know<\/li>\n<li>Delegating work that involves electronic\/digital acquisitions<\/li>\n<li>Cataloging-e-books, e-journals, and other electronic formats<\/li>\n<li>The merger of serial and book formats in the electronic library<\/li>\n<li>Coping with electronic misinformation, fraudulence, and shams on the Internet<\/li>\n<li>\u201cE-core\u201d lists in medicine, allied health, nursing, pharmaceutical science, mental health, and other health care fields<\/li>\n<li>The role of medical libraries with Electronic Health Records<\/li>\n<li>Cost analyses of digital resources\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">11<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission and review process:<\/strong> Submissions are uploaded using the <a href=\"http:\/\/mc.manuscriptcentral.com\/jerml\">ScholarOne Manuscripts site<\/a>.<sup class=\"footnote\">12<\/sup>\u00a0Any other requests should be directed to Justin Robertson, editor-in-chief, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:justincrobertson@gmail.com\">justincrobertson@gmail.com<\/a>.<sup class=\"footnote\">13<\/sup>\u00a0Detailed submission instructions are included at the submission guidelines link provided above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly<sup class=\"footnote\">14<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Chicago Manual of Style,<\/em>\u00a016th edition<sup class=\"footnote\">15<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n<p>As this is a journal \u201caimed at the practicing librarian,\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">16<\/sup>\u00a0and is described as a \u201csource for practical, up-to-date information,\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">17<\/sup>\u00a0any librarian with knowledge of current issues and developments in electronic resources in the broader LIS field would be a welcome contributor to\u00a0<em>JERML<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Audience analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Circulation information is not available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>JERML<\/em>\u00a0is published in English in the United States.<sup class=\"footnote\">18<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers are likely well-educated and work in \u201cacademic medical school libraries, hospital libraries, and other health sciences libraries.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">19<\/sup>\u00a0Readers expect well-researched, academic articles<sup class=\"footnote\">20<\/sup>\u00a0that provide practical knowledge that will inform the service they provide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers will be well-versed in LIS subject matter, specializing in the medical LIS field, with a special interest in electronic resources.<sup class=\"footnote\">21<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n<p>As the readership for this journal is specialized, potential contributors should tailor their articles to an academic, knowledgeable audience. Readers will be looking for rigorously researched papers that provide new information on access, evaluation and management of electronic sources.<sup class=\"footnote\">22<\/sup>\u00a0This is a go-to journal for medical librarians to obtain up-to-date information about electronic resource management for their libraries. 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