Title<\/strong>:\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 2474-7459\u00a01<\/sup><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0 The\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy<\/i>\u00a0is the official journal of the American Library Associations\u2019s Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF).2<\/sup>\u00a0It seeks to be at the center of all library related discussions on intellectual freedom and privacy issues.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Website<\/strong>:\u00a0Home | Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0The primary audience for this publication are librarians, scholars, and researchers. However, given the nature of the content, it is likely that a wider audience of professionals, for example, those who work in education, technology, or other cultural institutes, will find the topics posed in this journal to be of interest and use.<\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 606114<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0This publication welcomes both peer reviewed (research\/feature) articles and non-peer reviewed (commentary) articles.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0 The\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy\u00a0<\/em>(JIFP<\/em>) replaces and expands on ALA\u2019s\u00a0Newletter on Intellectual Freedom<\/em>\u00a0(NIF) which was published from 1952 to 2015. As a reincarnation of the newsletter, it continues to cover book banning, legal controversies, and success stories in addition to its newer content, such as refereed essays, peer reviewed articles, book reviews, and opinion pieces.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Quarterly (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)8<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy<\/em>\u00a0welcomes submissions related to intellectual freedom and privacy, both in libraries and in the wider world.\u201d9<\/sup>\u00a0According to their website, submissions can include:<\/p>\n Research articles\/Features<\/strong>: These are original research articles submitted for peer review. Submissions should be 4,000-8,000 words and anonymized for double-blind peer review.<\/p>\n In addition to research articles there are also vast options for those who want to submit non-peer reviewed material which will be reviewed by the editorial staff. These include:<\/p>\n Commentaries<\/strong>:\u00a0Shorter essays, think pieces, or general commentary on topical issues, controversies and\u00a0emerging questions for the field. Non-peer reviewed articles and essays discussing or describing policies, practices, projects, law, and scholarship related to intellectual freedom and privacy. Personal accounts of censorship and intellectual freedom challenges. Opinion pieces and essays on current and topical issues. Commentaries are typically 500-1000\u00a0words.<\/p>\n Book Reviews<\/strong>: Reviews of recent books or publications relevant to the field. Reviews should be 800-1000\u00a0words.<\/p>\n Please note, per the journals guidelines, word count must include references.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Queries can be sent to Managing Editor Deborah Caldwell-Stone (dstone@ala.org<\/a>) or Editor Shannon Oltmann (shannon.oltmann@uky.edu<\/a>).11<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Peer-reviewed feature articles are expected to be scholarly, while commentaries, book reviews, and news items might take on a more conversational tone as long as their content is well researched and arguments are well supported.<\/p>\n Style guide used:\u00a0<\/strong>Chicago Manual of Style\u00a0<\/em>is required for all submission formats.12<\/sup><\/p>\n The\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy\u00a0<\/em>provides much potential to LIS authors. Since this journal publishes both peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed articles, professionals with diverse backgrounds and various publishing goals will find\u00a0 this a suitable journal to submit to. Intellectual freedom and privacy are some of the core principles libraries are built on, therefore, librarians of all areas are likely to have much to contribute to this publication. As a fairly recent publication, The\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy<\/em>\u00a0is actively seeking submissions and enjoys working with new authors. This is an excellent opportunity for LIS professionals to gain publishing credentials and be published in a scholarly journal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Circulation statistics are not available for this publication, however, as a journal of the American Library Association, it can be assumed that a large portion of its 58,000 members are potential readers.13<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0This publication is international in scope and published in English.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0The majority of readers of this publication are likely librarians, scholars, researchers, and other LIS professionals interested in intellectual freedom, privacy, and related topics. Additionally, since intellectual freedom and privacy are topics that interest a diverse audience, readers are also likely to be professionals in other sectors such as business, technology, and education.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0As a scholarly journal of the American Library Association, strong knowledge of LIS subject matter can be assumed by readers coming from an LIS background. However, since this publication is likely to engage a wider audience, and also publishes non-research based articles, it might be best to also assume some readers will not be as familiar with library jargon and to keep it to a minimum or provide additional clarification.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0readers will be eager and open to learning about the most recent research and concerns regarding intellectual freedom and privacy, both in libraries and around the world. Readers are educated professionals and advocates of libraries and their core principles.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a011\/14\/2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy ISSN: 2474-7459\u00a01 Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0 The\u00a0Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy\u00a0is the official journal of the American Library Associations\u2019s Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF).2\u00a0It seeks to be at the center of all library related discussions on intellectual freedom and privacy issues.3 Website:\u00a0Home | […]<\/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-2145","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2145","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=2145"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3497,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2145\/revisions\/3497"}],"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=2145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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