Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Urban Library Journal<\/em>\u00a0(ULJ<\/em>)<\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 1944-9682<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0Urban Library Journal<\/em> | Current Issue<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0ULJ<\/i>\u00a0\u201caddresses all aspects of urban libraries and librarianship.\u201d The journal was formerly titled\u00a0Urban Academic Librarian.<\/em>1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0ULJ\u2019<\/em>s\u00a0audience includes\u00a0librarians, LIS students, and other professionals\u00a0working in urban libraries, those serving diverse and urban populations, and those interested in these and related fields.<\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0ULJ<\/em>\u00a0is published by the Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY)2<\/sup>\u00a0and is sponsored by the Office of Library Services at CUNY Central.3<\/sup>\u00a0The journal is hosted by CUNY Academic Works.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, double-blind peer review.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0ULJ<\/i>\u00a0publishes research, theory, and practice articles addressing \u201call aspects of urban libraries and librarianship.\u201d7<\/sup>\u00a0The journal has a regular book review section. Furthermore, the journal publishes Selected Proceedings from the 2017 LACUNY Institute, which regularly appear in one issue of each volume.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0ULJ<\/em>\u00a0\u201cis published online on a rolling basis, and will be collected into issues twice per year.\u201d\u00a09<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Author Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0ULJ<\/em>\u00a0\u201cwelcomes articles dealing with academic, research, public, school, and special libraries in an urban setting\u201d10<\/sup>\u00a0The journal\u2019s scope is broad, as it invites manuscripts on \u201careas such as public higher education, urban studies, multiculturalism, library and educational services to immigrants, preservation of public higher education, and universal access to World Wide Web resources.\u201d Further, the editors invite recommendations for columns or special issues.11<\/sup>\u00a0The website lists the most popular articles, according to full-text download statistics.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0ULJ<\/em>\u00a0accepts submissions via the journal\u2019s website.13<\/sup>\u00a0Authors can submit manuscripts at any time. Manuscripts that the editors determine to be in the journal\u2019s scope are sent to at least two reviewers for double-blind peer review, and authors receive reviewers\u2019 comments. The editors strive to make decisions on manuscripts, including peer review, within sixty days of receipt.<\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Articles exhibit a formal, academic style.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.<\/em>14<\/sup><\/p>\n ULJ\u00a0<\/em>is a long-established leading journal, and its peer-review process, emphasis on research, and scholarly tone make it a viable option for LIS professionals and scholars with experience in urban libraries or whose research focuses on theories and practices in urban and diverse settings. It may not be suitable for beginning or student authors, but those with workable ideas should not be discouraged from submitting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Data are not available for\u00a0ULJ<\/em>. LACUNY, the journal\u2019s publisher, has about 150 members.15<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0LACUNY members are City University of New York faculty and staff, as well as library employees from affiliated institutions.16<\/sup>\u00a0ULJ<\/em>\u00a0editorial board members are mostly from CUNY campuses. However, the journal\u2019s\u00a0reach and relevance are broad because it is an open-access journal and its articles are of interest to LIS professionals throughout the United States and in other countries. It is written in English.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Overall, readers have\u00a0master\u2019s degrees in educational technology, computer science, and library science, and are associated with urban academic libraries. The journal is also relevant to librarians, library staff members, and other LIS professionals in a variety of libraries in urban settings or with diverse populations. Academic librarians and practitioners in other types of libraries, including school, public, and special, contribute to the journal, showing that the interest in urban libraries is emphasized more than the library type.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers will possess considerable knowledge about LIS topics and subjects, with many readers knowledgeable about the inner workings of academic libraries. However, specialized jargon should be avoided or explained, in order to appeal to a wide range of librarians.<\/p>\n ULJ<\/em>\u00a0is a scholarly journal that publishes theoretical, practical, and heavily researched articles. Readers are from academic, public, school, and special libraries serving urban and diverse populations.\u00a0Topics including services to immigrants, services to students, affordability and open educational resources, libraries as community spaces, advocacy, and the urban library setting are all suitable.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0March 23, 2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Urban Library Journal\u00a0(ULJ) ISSN: 1944-9682 Website:\u00a0Urban Library Journal | Current Issue Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0ULJ\u00a0\u201caddresses all aspects of urban libraries and librarianship.\u201d The journal was formerly titled\u00a0Urban Academic Librarian.1 Target audience:\u00a0ULJ\u2019s\u00a0audience includes\u00a0librarians, LIS students, and other professionals\u00a0working in urban libraries, those serving diverse and urban populations, and those interested in […]<\/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-2270","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2270","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=2270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3595,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2270\/revisions\/3595"}],"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=2270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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