Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Journal of Library and Information Science (JLIS)<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 0363-3640 (Print) and 2224-1574 (Online)1<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>JLIS<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe purpose of this journal is to contact practitioners and scholars in the field of library science and information science at home and abroad to discuss issues in library science and information science, introduce relevant new technologies, and report on important activities in the field of library science and information science. And to seek the development of library information and information business.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong> Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Department of Social Education of the National Taiwan Normal University and the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA).4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cDiscusses problems common to Chinese and Chinese-American librarians and information scientists; introduces new concepts, systems, and technologies; announces worldwide symposia and other important professional events; and seeks other ways to promote the development of Chinese library and information services.\u201d8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Semiannually in April and October.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:\u00a0<\/strong>Call For Papers<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal accepts a variety of submissions, including literature reviews, book reviews, practical research, general discourses, library business and communication pieces, etc. Submissions should be a maximum of 20,000 words in Chinese and a maximum of 15,000 words in English.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Manuscripts must be accompanied by a title page with the Chinese and English titles, author name, the institution the author is affiliated with, email address, abstract, and keywords.11<\/sup><\/p>\n As for the review process, each manuscript is reviewed by a minimum of two anonymous reviewers. To be considered for publication, authors must make the corrections (or provide an explanation for why they\u2019re not accepting the changes) within one month and send the revised manuscript back to the journal.13<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly\/formal.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:\u00a0<\/strong>Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,\u00a0<\/em>6th edition.<\/em>15<\/sup><\/p>\n JLIS\u00a0<\/i>is an excellent publishing avenue for practitioners and student authors, especially Chinese and Chinese-American authors. The journal gives authors the opportunity to present information specific to this population, as well as information which affects librarianship as a whole. Additionally,\u00a0JLIS\u00a0<\/em>is indexed by the Taiwan Humanities & Social Sciences Citation Index Database (TCI-HSS), DOAJ, LISA, PAIS, and Ulrich\u2019s, offering authors multiple avenues for visibility.16<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Circulation numbers are not provided.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0The majority of readers live in the United States and China.\u00a017<\/sup>\u00a0Title, keywords, and abstract should be in both English and Chinese.18<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers will have the same characteristics as most librarians but will expect more emphasis on services, technologies, and innovations for Chinese speakers. In other words, readers will expect to find information immediately relevant to Chinese communities.19<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Because the bulk of this publication\u2019s audience members are information professionals,20<\/sup>\u00a0authors can expect readers to be very familiar with LIS subject matter, including jargon.<\/p>\n Readers will expect authors to not only be fluent in Chinese, but also be familiar with Chinese culture and how it influences librarianship. 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\n\u2022 Chinese and Chinese-American information professionals
\n\u2022 Information professionals interested in Chinese library and information services
\n\u2022 Those interested in problems common to librarians and information scientists, especially in the areas of new technologies and concepts.3<\/sup><\/p>\nAbout the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
Audience Analysis<\/h2>\n
\nAbout the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
\nReferences<\/h4>\n
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