Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Reference & User Services Quarterly<\/em>\u00a0(RUSQ<\/em>)<\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a01094-9054<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0RUSQ: A Journal of Reference and User Experience<\/em> | Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0Reference & User Services Quarterly\u00a0<\/em>(RUSQ<\/em>) \u201cis the official journal of the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association. Its purpose is to disseminate information of interest to reference librarians, information specialists, and other professionals involved in user-oriented library services.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Reference librarians, information specialists, students, and information professionals worldwide, as well as members of the Reference and User Services Association.<\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0American Library Association.2<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, double-blind peer review.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online, open access to all issues.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0disseminates information in areas of interest to librarians, including \u201creference services, collection development, reader\u2019s advisory, resource sharing, technology for reference and user services, and other aspects of user services.\u201d5<\/sup>\u00a0Further, \u201cthrough its many columns, reports, and reviews the journal also publishes an array of useful professional information.\u201d6<\/sup>\u00a0Regular columns include From the President of RUSA, For Your Enrichment, Information Literacy and Instruction, Management, Amplify Your Impact, Readers\u2019 Advisory, The Alert Collector, and A Reference for That.<\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Quarterly.<\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Potential authors need to read the article \u201cThoughts on Scholarly Writing: Suggestions for Authors Considering Publishing in\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>,\u201d7<\/sup>\u00a0by Barry Trott, the journal\u2019s editor. This article explains\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u2018s acceptance, review, and publication\u00a0process. It is also a helpful resource for authors who want to publish in any scholarly journal.<\/p>\n RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0\u201cpublishes empirical (quantitative and qualitative), theoretical, and historical research and essays as peer-reviewed featured articles.\u201d8<\/sup>\u00a0Manuscripts submitted to\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0need to be within the journal\u2019s scope, which includes \u201call aspects of library services to adults in all types of libraries.\u201d9<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Manuscripts are submitted in a digital format as an e-mail attachment to the editor.10<\/sup>\u00a0Manuscripts go through a double-blind peer-review process.11<\/sup>\u00a0The peer-review, acceptance, revision, and publication process is detailed in Trott\u2019s article.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0The overall tone is scholarly with clarity. Articles should be grammatically correct and written in a simple, readable style.13<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>, 15th edition<\/a>. The submission guidelines offer examples of the required endnote format.\u00a0Merriam-Webster\u2019s Collegiate Dictionary<\/em>, 11th edition, or the\u00a0Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary<\/a>\u00a0should be consulted for questions relating to spelling and word division.14<\/sup><\/p>\n RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0is the journal of the Reference and User Services Association, which is a division of the American Library Association. As such, it is a leading journal in the field of adult user services.\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0is an ideal place for librarians\u00a0and LIS professionals in public, academic, and special libraries to publish research and scholarship that uniquely contributes to the theory and practice of reference services to adult library users and that moves the profession forward. It may be a better forum for advanced, rather than novice, LIS writers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Data not available.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0is a U.S.-based journal written in English. The journal is affiliated with the American Library Association, so readers are concerned with issues related to libraries in America, and they are aware of and seek out more global perspectives on these issues.\u00a0RUSQ\u00a0<\/em>became an open-access journal in order to reach more readers worldwide and to benefit librarians everywhere, especially where subscription costs are prohibitive.15<\/sup>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0RUSQ\u00a0<\/em>readers are librarians, information professionals, and students in academic, public, and special libraries who have a keen interest in developments in the field of adult reference and user services. With the open-access policy,\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u2018s readership is expanding outside of North America, and writers should assume a global audience of professionals and students. Trott addresses\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0editors\u2019 and readers\u2019 expectations: \u201cProspective authors will make their manuscripts more attractive to editors and to readers by looking for areas that have not already been widely explored. If you are examining a topic about which much has been written lately, you need to make clear what your work brings to the discussion and how it forwards that discussion in useful and perhaps provocative ways.\u201d16<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0readers are very familiar with LIS subject matter. However, the journal\u2019s style emphasizes that articles be readable and clearly written. \u201cThe tone of feature articles in\u00a0RUSQ<\/i>\u00a0should be scholarly, but scholarly writing does not need to be impenetrable and obscure. Active voice, declarative sentences, and attention to language are all important.\u201d17<\/sup><\/p>\n Readers of\u00a0RUSQ<\/em>\u00a0are LIS professionals and students working in all types of libraries and information centers. Potential authors must take into consideration the fact that readers belong to a certain segment of the library and information science field, particularly on the service side of librarianship, and articles must be aimed at informing and advising this portion of the profession. Authors should keep in mind the journal\u2019s international scope and its emphasis on scholarly but straightforward writing.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0March 6, 2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Reference & User Services Quarterly\u00a0(RUSQ) ISSN:\u00a01094-9054 Website:\u00a0RUSQ: A Journal of Reference and User Experience | Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0Reference & User Services Quarterly\u00a0(RUSQ) \u201cis the official journal of the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association. 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