Title:<\/strong>\u00a0The Journal of Academic Librarianship<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a00099-1333 (Print) and\u00a01879-1999 (Online)1<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>About the journal<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal\u2019s goal is to provide a forum for academic librarians and professionals to present their research in a scholarly environment and highlight issues and trends pertinent to college and university librarians.2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0College and university librarians, academic administrators, educators, and students enrolled in library and information science programs3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Elsevier B.V.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print and online7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal features current practices, issues and trends occurring within the field and analyzes these trends in an intellectual manner. The journal tends to speculate about the future of academic librarianship and is committed to alerting readers to new and recently published books in the library and information science field.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Bimonthly9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:\u00a0<\/strong>Guide for authors<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal accepts articles, book reviews, and full length manuscripts.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Extensive\u00a0Guide for Authors<\/em>\u00a0provided as PDF file. Articles are submitted through the online Elsevier system. Submissions are subject to a double blind-review process to ensure they\u00a0coincide with the journal\u00a0scope of interest and expected\u00a0quality of writing.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Academic12<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0No specific style is required, as long as references are consistent.13<\/sup><\/p>\n This journal publishes well-researched work of scholars, professors, library practitioners, and longtime professionals in the field. The articles contained in each issue demonstrate authors\u2019 extensive knowledge of the field. Publishing\u00a0in this journal would require expertise in the field and would represent a major career booster.<\/p>\n Previously published authors and individuals with highly developed research\u00a0and writing skills would be the most likely to be published. The author with the most potential would be one aware of the social issues attached to academic librarianship as well as the role libraries play.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0No information available<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0The journal is published in English14<\/sup>\u00a0in the United Kingdom.15<\/sup>\u00a0As one of the top journals in the LIS field, the editors attempt to be as respectful of cultural\u00a0diversity as possible. Although no statements about cultural diversity are posted on the journal\u2019s website, it is clear through the tone of the articles that these issues are taken into consideration.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Academic librarians are by nature supporters of the academic community. They are also researchers, managers and scholars. Academic librarians are required to publish; therefore, as readers they read with a critical eye. Academic\u00a0librarians often specialize in one discipline. The readers of this journal typically have graduate degrees, attend library conferences, and are members of one or more library related associations. Readers probably subscribe to other professional journals besides\u00a0The Journal of Academic Librarianship<\/em>. The journal is written for an audience that expects accuracy and insightful information in each issue.16<\/sup><\/p>\n The primary audience is those within the world of higher education. The journal\u2019s readers are college and university librarians, academic administrators, educators, and students in LIS programs. The readers are typically university or community college librarians who are knowledgeable of the jargon and terminology associated with libraries. Librarians at the academic or scholarly level exist to support the needs of the institution and the average librarian is aware of their role on campus and in the life of the student. Academic libraries and the issues within are the main focus of the journal and although some readers may be outside this field, the journal is written to serve the academic community. The journal is written with objectivity and respect to the reader and to the profession.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0The readers have a great knowledge of LIS subject matter. Many of the readers are writers and reviewers themselves and have high expectations of the writing in academic journals. It can be assumed that the readers stay abreast of current trends and concerns pertaining to academic libraries. Often academic librarians are also library school teachers, which gives them a current\u00a0understanding of LIS subject matter.18<\/sup><\/p>\n The readers of\u00a0The Journal of Academic Librarianship<\/em>\u00a0are often highly educated and are more specialized than librarians in other fields. These readers expect the journal to have specialized articles. Articles that generically or broadly discuss library science will not satisfy the needs of the reader base. Potential authors are urged to read the past issues and make themselves aware of the specialized fields in which the journal is likely to publish articles. Authors should be aware that they are writing articles for other writers and scholars. The successful submission will be insightful, original, well researched, and well written. Published articles will have a\u00a0scholarly tome and must be directly written for informed readers. Articles should represent current issues in the field and be constantly aware that the library is at the center of an\u00a0academic institution\u00a0and must support the goals and mission of the college or university with which it is associated.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0May 14, 2017<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0The Journal of Academic Librarianship ISSN:\u00a00099-1333 (Print) and\u00a01879-1999 (Online)1 Website:\u00a0About the journal Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0The journal\u2019s goal is to provide a forum for academic librarians and professionals to present their research in a scholarly environment and highlight issues and trends pertinent to college and university librarians.2 Target audience:\u00a0College 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-2252","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2252","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=2252"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3584,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2252\/revisions\/3584"}],"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=2252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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