Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Library and Information Research<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 1756-1086 (Online)1<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0LIR<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cLIR has the following objectives: LIR\u2019s strap line is Research Into Practice in Information and Library Services (RIPILS). Any contributions falling within this remit and meeting one or more of the objectives specified above are welcome.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0This publication is written by and for members of the Library and Information Research Group, as well as all parties interested in current research topics in library and information science.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Library and Information Research Group<\/a>, a\u00a0Special Interest Group of CILIP<\/a>.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Only refereed research articles are peer-reviewed.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly.6<\/sup>\u00a0Although most manuscripts submitted to the journal are not peer-reviewed, all submissions involve LIS research of some type.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium or mode of distribution:<\/strong>\u00a0Online only.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal covers a wide variety of research topics, including the values and ethics within librarianship, institutional ethnography, qualitative research in LIS, etc.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Three times a year.\u00a010<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:\u00a0<\/strong>Submissions Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Refereed research articles, opinion pieces, case studies, book reviews, reports on conferences, etc.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong> Length depends on the type of submission, although the maximum word count for any submission is 7,000 words. Manuscripts should be formatted according to a template available at the \u201cAuthor Guidelines\u201d\u00a0page.12<\/sup>\u00a0Free registration is required for authors who wish to submit articles for consideration.13<\/sup>\u00a0All manuscripts must be unpublished and submitted in Microsoft Word or RTF format.14<\/sup><\/p>\n As for the review process, refereed research articles are reviewed by a minimum of two double-blind peer reviewers.15<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Formal, scholarly, very technical.16<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0APA-style references.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Library and Information Research\u00a0<\/em>is an excellent publication for LIS researchers, including students. Graduate students who have taken a research methods course, for instance, could adapt one of their papers to meet the journal\u2019s standards. Additionally, as\u00a0an open-source journal,\u00a0Library and Information Research<\/em>\u00a0has the potential to reach a large audience. Its status as a \u201cresearch into practice\u201d18<\/sup>\u00a0journal allows authors to present both new information and future possibilities through long and short articles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0The publication is an open-access, online-only journal,19<\/sup>\u00a0and thus, circulates daily. An estimate of circulation numbers is unavailable.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal is produced in the UK,20<\/sup>\u00a0so more likely than not, a large percentage of readers will be British. Readers will be more likely to use British English than American English.21<\/sup>\u00a0However, since the journal is open access22<\/sup>\u00a0it\u2019s safe to assume it enjoys readership worldwide. Due to its international reach, colloquialisms and unexplained cultural references should be omitted.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics:\u00a0<\/strong>Readers will likely work in libraries or other research institutions in some capacity. Since\u00a0Library and Information Research\u00a0<\/em>has such a strong focus on research, readers will favor objectivity over opinion, except when a piece is specifically intended to be opinion-based.23<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers must possess a high level of LIS subject matter knowledge to appreciate all the journal has to offer. Highly technical terms, e.g., phenomenography, are common, so it\u2019s safe to assume that readers have graduate or post-graduate-level knowledge.24<\/sup><\/p>\n Readers of\u00a0Library and Information Research\u00a0<\/em>will expect meticulous attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of LIS research. Although not required for publication, readers will appreciate authors with professional and scholarly experience in LIS research, as well as those who have a background in sociological issues, e.g., social equality. Additionally, readers will expect writing to be technical and free of unnecessary fluff.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0February 27, 2018<\/p>\n Publication Analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Library and Information Research ISSN: 1756-1086 (Online)1 Website:\u00a0LIR Home Purpose, objective, or mission: \u201cLIR has the following objectives: \u2013 To provide an overview of LIS research activity and developments worldwide; \u2013 To publish research in such a way that it is accessible to, and usable by, the LIS community; \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2954,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2186","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2186","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=2186"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3413,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2186\/revisions\/3413"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2013 To provide an overview of LIS research activity and developments worldwide;
\n\u2013 To publish research in such a way that it is accessible to, and usable by, the LIS community;
\n\u2013 To publish LIS research (including informal or in-house research) by practitioners;
\n\u2013 To publish practical case studies that illustrate best practice;
\n\u2013 To encourage reflective and evidence-based practice;
\n\u2013 To publish papers resulting from LIRG annual awards and prizes;
\n\u2013 To promote the use and understanding of quality research methods;
\n\u2013 To raise awareness of new tools, books and funding opportunities for research;
\n\u2013 To comment, and provide a forum for comment, on the state of LIS research.<\/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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