{"id":2153,"date":"2024-03-24T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/?page_id=2153"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:15:25","slug":"journal-of-library-metadata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/is-publications\/is-scholarly-journals\/journal-of-library-metadata\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal of Library Metadata"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Publication analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Journal of Library Metadata<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 1938-6389 (Print) and\u00a01937-5034 (Online)<sup class=\"footnote\">1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/toc\/wjlm20\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Journal of Library Metadata<\/em> Current Issue<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0Per their site, \u201cThe journal is a forum for the latest research, innovations, news, and expert views about all aspects of metadata applications and about the role of metadata in information retrieval. The focus is on practical, applicable information that libraries and other institutions can effectively use in their own information discovery environments.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0<em>Journal of Library Metadata\u00a0<\/em>is essential reading for information professionals dealing with metadata, cataloging, institutional repositories and\/or digital repositories and libraries, information retrieval system design as well as for researchers in library and information science and related fields.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Routledge.<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 scholarly.<sup class=\"footnote\">6<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print or online.<sup class=\"footnote\">7<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Per their site, \u201cThe journal features original scholarly research, new developments in the field, and reviews of relevant material. Subjects covered include, but are not limited,\u00a0to application profiles; best practices; controlled vocabularies; cross walking of metadata and interoperability; digital libraries and metadata; federated repositories and searching; folksonomies, individual metadata schemes; institutional repository metadata; metadata content standards; resource description framework; SKOS; topic maps; and more.\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=wjlm20\">Instructions for authors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Articles on the \u201clatest research, innovations, news, and expert views about all aspects of metadata applications in libraries and about the role of metadata in information retrieval.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">10<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Work is submitted electronically via the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.editorialmanager.com\/wjlm\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor &amp; Francis Research Portal,\u00a0<\/a>which requires authors to create an account with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORCiD<\/a>.\u00a0Previously published and simultaneous publications are not accepted.<sup class=\"footnote\">11<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly.<sup class=\"footnote\">12<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)<\/em><sup class=\"footnote\">13<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n<p>Writers with expertise in specialized subjects related to metadata, including MARC, XML, controlled vocabularies, Dublin Core, tagging, etc. will be right at home with this publication. Additionally, authors interested in the specialized field of music metadata should consider publishing with this journal, as this topic is a reoccurring thread throughout the journal.<sup class=\"footnote\">14<\/sup><\/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 numbers not available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0This publication is not limited to any geographic location and is relevant to readers worldwide. Although this journal is international in scope, its articles are only offered in the English language.<sup class=\"footnote\">15<\/sup>\u00a0Additionally, the articles present diverse perspectives, including those of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.grainger.illinois.edu\/discovery\/sourcelog.asp?writetodb=yes&amp;ID=1304915&amp;ebscogetfulltext--https:\/\/proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/19386389.2017.1353348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farsi speakers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.grainger.illinois.edu\/discovery\/sourcelog.asp?writetodb=yes&amp;ID=1304917&amp;ebscogetfulltext--https:\/\/proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/19386389.2017.1401869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filipino librarians.<\/a><sup class=\"footnote\">16<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Specific data is not available; however, it seems plausible to assume that the readers of this publication include university library staff, library and information science educators, deans, program chairs, and directors. Regardless of their occupation, readers almost certainly have a strong technical background in metadata and are interested in technological solutions to issues in the LIS field.<sup class=\"footnote\">17<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers of\u00a0<em>Journal of Library Metadata<\/em>\u00a0have strong knowledge in the technical aspects of librarianship. Because this publication is academic, readers will be knowledgeable on topics such as indexing, cataloging, and hypertext.<sup class=\"footnote\">18<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n<p>Writers need a high level of expertise in the field of metadata to write for this publication. Additionally, due to the cutting-edge nature of this field, it is especially important for authors to be up-to-date on the latest advancements and technologies pertaining to metadata.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last updated:\u00a0<\/strong>February 1, 2018<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<div id=\"footnotes-5357\" class=\"footnotes\">\n<ol>\n<li id=\"fn-5357-1\">\u00a0\u201cJournal Information,\u201d Taylor and Francis Group, accessed January 29, 2018,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/action\/journalInformation?journalCode=wjlm20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/action\/journalInformation?journalCode=wjlm20<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5357-2\">\u201cAims and Scope,\u201d Taylor and Francis Group, accessed January 29, 2018,\u00a0<a title=\"Journal of Library Metadata Aims &amp; Scope\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/action\/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&amp;journalCode=wjlm20#.U73dhbGdROg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/action\/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&amp;journalCode=wjlm20#.U73dhbGdROg<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5357-3\">\u201cAims and Scope,\u201d Taylor and Francis Group, accessed February 1, 2018,\u00a0<a title=\"Journal of Library Metadata Aims &amp; 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