Title:<\/strong>\u00a0LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research e-journal<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a01058-6768<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0LIBRES<\/em> e-journal Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>, an international refereed e-journal, publishes research and scholarly articles in library and information science and services (LIS). \u201cIt has a particular focus on research in emerging areas of LIS, synthesis of LIS research areas, and on novel perspectives and conceptions that advance theory and practice.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0is for information science professionals and librarians interested in all aspects of LIS research and scholarship, but especially in emerging areas, novel perspectives, and new understandings of LIS theory and practice.2<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0is jointly published by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information and the NTU Libraries at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. It was previously published by the Department of Information Studies at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0At least two referees blind review each paper.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0LIBRES\u00a0<\/em>is an online, open-access journal.<\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0This journal has three main sections, Research Papers, Synthesis & Perspectives, and Special Sections. The journal publishes research papers on studies that advance LIS, synthesis papers that survey areas of LIS for new or better understandings, and scholarly opinion or perspective papers that explore new conceptions of LIS.5<\/sup>\u00a0Each Special Section is devoted to papers from conferences from around the globe, promoting the journal\u2019s commitment to regional LIS scholarship.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Twice a year, in June and December.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Author Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0accepts scholarly research, synthesis, and perspective papers on any aspect of LIS, especially in emerging areas or with novel conceptions that advance theory and practice.\u00a08<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Submissions should be sent in Microsoft Word documents to the editor at\u00a0LIBRESeditor@ntu.edu.sg. Submissions are usually reviewed within 60 days of receipt. Papers should not be under review or published elsewhere. \u201cThe reviews will pay particular attention to whether the papers are interesting, useful, thoughtful, and a significant contribution to knowledge in the LIS field.\u201d9<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal uses a formal academic style. The journal\u2019s official language is English, but the editor encourages submissions from developing countries and countries where English is not the native language; revision and editing for readability are part of the publication process.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association<\/em>, 6th edition.11<\/sup><\/p>\n LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0is focused on new research and novel perspectives from the LIS international academic community. Authors can submit to either the Research Papers section or to the Synthesis & Perspectives section. The journal\u2019s authorship is international, and it publishes articles from developed and developing countries;\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0takes \u201ca nurturing attitude towards papers and authors,\u201d and the editorial board provides \u201csubstantive guidance to the authors,\u201d especially those who are not native English speakers.12<\/sup>\u00a0\u201cIn subject coverage, it has a particular strength in library\/information service,\u201d and it promotes worldwide regional LIS community scholarship by publishing conference papers.13<\/sup>\u00a0It publishes high-quality research, often on technology and service, from a many different countries, pushing LIS regional and international innovation forward.<\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Data not available.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0is published in English and is international in scope,14<\/sup>\u00a0and the editorial board is especially interested in linking up with \u201cregional LIS research communities worldwide.\u201d15<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0The audience of\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0is LIS academics and professionals from around the world,16<\/sup>\u00a0and papers are published by authors from the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Qatar, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia, to name a few. The conference papers in the Special Sections expand its international scope in terms of research and readership.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers will have a professional and scholarly understanding of LIS practice and research.<\/p>\n This scholarly journal\u2019s readers will expect formal research and high-level syntheses. Topics for submission include current and emerging LIS research areas, emerging technology, and library service. For LIS professional and student researchers,\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0is a good place to research that investigates practices within library and information science environments and advances in new and emerging technology. For LIS scholars,\u00a0LIBRES<\/em>\u00a0encourages synthesis papers that consider theory and practice in a new light and opinion and perspective pieces that explore new ideas in LIS.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0January 30, 2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research e-journal ISSN:\u00a01058-6768 Website:\u00a0LIBRES e-journal Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0LIBRES, an international refereed e-journal, publishes research and scholarly articles in library and information science and services (LIS). \u201cIt has a particular focus on research in emerging areas of LIS, synthesis of LIS research areas, and […]<\/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-2198","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2198","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=2198"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3530,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2198\/revisions\/3530"}],"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=2198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
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Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
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