Title:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0<\/em>Oral History Review<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 0094-0798 (print),\u00a01533-8592 (online)<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong> Journal Overview<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Oral History Review<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0The mission of\u00a0The\u00a0<\/em>Oral History Review\u00a0<\/em>\u201cis to explore the nature and significance of oral history and advance understanding of the field among scholars, educators, practitioners, and the general public.\u201d The journal reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the field of oral history. It is considered \u201cthe U.S. journal of record for the theory and practice of oral history and related fields.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0The Oral History Review\u00a0<\/i>is a publication of the Oral History Association, which has an international membership and \u201cserves a broad and diverse audience including teachers, students, community historians, archivists, librarians, and filmmakers.\u201d\u00a0The journal is\u00a0 international and cross-disciplinary, reaching \u201cpeople committed to the value of oral history.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Oxford University Press.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Available in print and online.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0<\/em>Oral History Review<\/em>\u00a0\u201cpublishes narrative and analytical articles and reviews\u2026that present and use oral history in unique and significant ways and that contribute to the understanding of the nature of oral history and memory.\u201d6<\/sup>\u00a0A typical issue includes an editor\u2019s introduction; original articles on research, method, practice, and theory; articles on pedagogy; and media and book reviews. Occasionally, the journal will publish a guest-edited special section, such as Looking Back, Looking Forward: Fifty Years of Oral History.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Twice a year.<\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Guidelines appear on the Oral History Association website<\/a>\u00a0and on the Taylor & Francis website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The Oral History\u00a0<\/em>Review \u201c<\/em>publishes narrative and analytical articles and reviews, in print and multimedia formats, that present and use oral history in unique and significant ways and that contribute to the understanding of the nature of oral history and memory. It seeks previously unpublished works that demonstrate high-quality research and that offer new insight into oral history practice, methodology, theory, and pedagogy.\u201d8<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Manuscripts for articles are submitted through ScholarOne Manuscripts for blinded peer review. Review manuscripts are submitted via email attachment to the appropriate editor.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>\u00a0(15th edition).10<\/sup><\/p>\n There are many opportunities for LIS professionals to contribute to this publication. Guidance can be provided about cataloging and preservation methodologies for oral history collections. LIS professionals can also weigh in on the ethics of information, including collection, copyright, distribution, and access. LIS professionals should also be aware that the Oral History Association has published goals, guidelines, and standards for oral history interviews.11<\/sup>\u00a0Prospective authors should also explore the journal\u2019s blog.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Oral History Association members receive a free subscription and online access to current and back issues. Other circulation data are not available.13<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0The Oral History Association is located in the United States but has an international membership.\u00a0The Oral History Review<\/em>\u00a0is published in English but \u201creflects the international scope of the field and encourages work from international authors and about international topics.\u201d14<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers have a high knowledge of and interest in oral history, from both a local and an international perspective. Readers will expect articles that are well-written and original and that exemplify the best practices and principals in oral history research and practice, as established by the Oral History Association.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0This is not strictly an LIS publication, although librarians do read it and contribute to its content. Articles should avoid LIS jargon and be directed toward a broad, international readership.<\/p>\n The Oral History Review<\/em>\u00a0is written for an academic and international audience, so writers who contribute should be sure that their articles exhibit the knowledge and novelty that the experienced readership has come to expect. This could make it a difficult journal for oral history novices to write for. LIS professionals and students who have expert knowledge of the field of oral history and its preservation and archival techniques would find a good outlet in this journal.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0February 16, 2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0The\u00a0Oral History Review ISSN: 0094-0798 (print),\u00a01533-8592 (online) Website: Journal Overview\u00a0and\u00a0The Oral History Review Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0The mission of\u00a0The\u00a0Oral History Review\u00a0\u201cis to explore the nature and significance of oral history and advance understanding of the field among scholars, educators, practitioners, and the general public.\u201d The journal reflects the multidisciplinary […]<\/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-2262","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2262","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=2262"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3591,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2262\/revisions\/3591"}],"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=2262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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