{"id":2137,"date":"2024-03-24T18:57:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T18:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/?page_id=2137"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:55:21","slug":"journal-of-escience-librarianship-jeslib","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/is-publications\/is-scholarly-journals\/journal-of-escience-librarianship-jeslib\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>About the publication<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 2161-3974<sup class=\"footnote\">1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.umassmed.edu\/jeslib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home | <em>JeSLIB<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0<em>Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB)<\/em>\u00a0is an open access, peer-reviewed journal advancing the theory and practice of librarianship focusing on services related to data-driven research in science, technology, engineering, math, social sciences, medicine, and public health.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Target audience:\u00a0<\/strong><em>JeSLIB\u00a0<\/em>is geared towards librarians and other LIS professionals interested in eScience.<sup class=\"footnote\">3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publisher:\u00a0<\/strong>University of Massachusetts Medical School<sup class=\"footnote\">4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium:\u00a0<\/strong>Online<sup class=\"footnote\">5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peer reviewed:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes<sup class=\"footnote\">6<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c<em>JeSLIB<\/em>\u00a0explores the many roles of librarians in supporting eScience and welcomes articles by contributors from all areas of the globe related to education, outreach, collaborations, policy, tools, and best practices. Submissions covering both theoretical and practical applications are welcomed.<\/p>\n<p>General topics of interest may include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"two-column\">\n<li>Research data management<\/li>\n<li>Librarians embedded on research teams<\/li>\n<li>Data services, including policy development<\/li>\n<li>Data curation<\/li>\n<li>Data sharing and re-use<\/li>\n<li>Data management plans<\/li>\n<li>Data preservation<\/li>\n<li>Metadata and discoverability<\/li>\n<li>Institutional and discipline-specific repositories<\/li>\n<li>Impact of governmental or institutional policies<\/li>\n<li>Open data, open science and open access<\/li>\n<li>Data literacy and data education<\/li>\n<li>Data citation<\/li>\n<li>Tracking impact of research data, metrics<\/li>\n<li>Big data<\/li>\n<li>Visualization\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">7<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Type:\u00a0<\/strong>Academic \/ Scholarly<sup class=\"footnote\">8<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequency of publication:\u00a0<\/strong>Once or twice a year<sup class=\"footnote\">9<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location of submission guidelines:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu\/jeslib\/site\/article-preparation-guidelines\/\"><em>JeSLIB<\/em> Article Preparation Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of contributions accepted:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"two-column\">\n<li>\u201cFull-Length Paper<\/li>\n<li>eScience in Action<\/li>\n<li>Letter to the Editor<\/li>\n<li>Review<\/li>\n<li>Video Article<\/li>\n<li>Commentary\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">10<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission and review process:\u00a0<\/strong>As is standard, the journal only accepts original, unpublished manuscripts which aren\u2019t currently under review elsewhere.<sup class=\"footnote\">11<\/sup>\u00a0After reviewing the submission guidelines, authors must follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu\/login\/?next=\/jeslib\/submit\/start\/\">directions to submit their manuscripts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The journal uses a double-blind peer review process, which typically takes six to eight weeks to complete.<sup class=\"footnote\">12<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial tone:\u00a0<\/strong>The tone is described as \u201cacademic \/ scholarly\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">13<\/sup>\u00a0and \u201cclear and concise.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">14<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Style guide used:\u00a0<\/strong>The journal asks authors to use the 16th edition of\u00a0<em>The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>.<sup class=\"footnote\">15<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n<p><em>JeSLIB\u00a0<\/em>is an excellent publication for LIS authors interested in tackling scientific issues through the lens of an LIS perspective. Additionally, due to its open access policy,\u00a0<em>JeSLIB\u00a0<\/em>authors have the potential to share their research with readers worldwide. Thirdly, the journal is indexed in the prestigious PubMed database.<sup class=\"footnote\">16<\/sup>\u00a0All in all,\u00a0<em>JeSLIB\u00a0<\/em>is a very prestigious publication for qualified LIS authors.<\/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:\u00a0<\/strong>The journal is freely available to readers online (no subscription required), and its articles have been downloaded over 100,000 times.<sup class=\"footnote\">17<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience location:\u00a0<\/strong>Although the journal is published in English, readers hail from a wide variety of countries all over the world.<sup class=\"footnote\">18<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader characteristics:\u00a0<\/strong>The majority of readers will be LIS professionals and\/or professionals \u201cin science, technology, engineering, math, social sciences, medicine, and public health.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">19<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowledge of LIS subject matter:\u00a0<\/strong>On account of\u00a0<em>JeSLIB<\/em>\u2018s often specialized subject matter (e.g., metadata, data visualization, etc.),<sup class=\"footnote\">20<\/sup>\u00a0it\u2019s safe to assume that most readers will have extensive knowledge of LIS subject matter.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n<p>Ideally, authors will have experience in at least one of the aforementioned scientific fields. Readers will expect authors to thoroughly explain their findings in the interest of the scientific integrity. Many readers will also expect authors to have professional experience in a scientific field, such as an academic degree and\/or job experience. Finally, readers will expect all articles to be discussed in relation to LIS subject matter, in keeping with the journal\u2019s purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last updated:\u00a0<\/strong>April 18, 2018<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<div id=\"footnotes-15887\" class=\"footnotes\">\n<ol>\n<li id=\"fn-15887-1\">\u00a0<em>Journal of eScience Librarianship,\u00a0<\/em>Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory, accessed April 16, 2018,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org\/title\/1523929047311\/738557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org\/title\/1523929047311\/738557<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-15887-2\">\u201cAims and Scope,\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>University of Massachusetts Medical School,\u00a0accessed April 16, 2018,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.umassmed.edu\/jeslib\/about.html#aims\" target=\"_blank\" 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