Title<\/strong>:\u00a0Against the Grain<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 1043-20941<\/sup><\/p>\n Website<\/strong>: Against the Grain<\/em>\u00a0Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission<\/strong>: From the website:\u00a0Against the Grain<\/em> \u201cis your key to the latest news about libraries, publishers, book jobbers, and subscription agents. Our goal is to link publishers, vendors, and librarians by reporting on the issues, literature, and people that impact the world of books and journals.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience<\/strong>: Publishers; vendors of book, journal, and other scholarly materials; and library and information science professionals, particularly those interested in issues surrounding acquisitions, access, online platforms, publishers, and serials subscriptions.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher<\/strong>: Against the Grain.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed<\/strong>? No. All feature presentations and special reports are refereed by at least two editors. Columns are refereed by the column editors only. A list of editors<\/a> who review manuscript drafts and a proofreader for\u00a0ATG<\/em> is also available.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: A hybrid scholarly journal and professional news magazine. While informative and based on professional practice and expertise, most submissions have an informal tone and lack extensive bibliographies, though some do provide endnotes.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium<\/strong>: Print.\u00a0ATG<\/em>\u00a0print subscribers can also be approved for a free online membership to access subscriber-only content on the\u00a0ATG<\/em>\u00a0website.7<\/sup>\u00a0Free online access to archival content more than three years old is available at the\u00a0Against the Grain Archives<\/a>.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Content<\/strong>: Articles. The\u00a0ATG<\/em>\u00a0also accepts additional content like job postings and announcements.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication<\/strong>: \u201cAgainst the Grain<\/em> is published six times a year, in February, April, June, September, November, and December\/January; and the ATG NewsChannel website that is updated daily with the latest news, announcements, and online-only content.\u201d10<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>:\u00a0Submit Content<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>: Regular article contribution areas include features, interviews, reviews, legal issues, publishing, bookselling and vending, technology, and standards.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process<\/strong>: Contact Tom Gilson at gilsont@cofc.edu to submit an article for either online or print publication. Alternately, Katina Strauch (Editor), Tom Gilson (Editor, ATG Website), and Leah Hinds (Editor, ATG Website) can be contacted at editors@against-the-grain.com. Sample submission deadlines are listed on the content submission page.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone<\/strong>: There are no stated guidelines for the submitted articles\u2019 tone,13<\/sup>\u00a0though most content is written in a clear, well-informed, but fairly informal style.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used<\/strong>:\u00a0ATG<\/em>\u00a0uses Turabian\/Chicago Manual of Style format. Bibliographic citations, when included, are provided in endnotes and are not supplemented by a bibliography. Endnotes are indicated in-text by superscript Arabic numbers after the punctuation of the phrase or clause to which the note refers; endnote references are numbered in the same order that they are cited in the text.15<\/sup><\/p>\n ATG<\/em>\u00a0will be a good fit for authors interested in writing shorter pieces exploring access, collection development, publishers, serials subscriptions, and online platforms.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation<\/strong>:\u00a0ATG<\/em>\u00a0currently has over 2,000 print subscribers. \u00a0A readership survey indicated the average subscriber circulates each issue of\u00a0Against the Grain<\/em>\u00a0to 4.6 colleagues, giving\u00a0ATG<\/em>\u00a0a readership of well over 9,200.16<\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0Against the Grain<\/em>\u00a0Archives provides free online access to archival content more than three years old (1989 on) at the Against the Grain Archives.17<\/sup>\u00a0Access to more recent content is limited to subscribers.18<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/strong>: United States (editorial institutional affiliations<\/a>).19<\/sup>\u00a0Written in American English.20<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics<\/strong>: A typical reader would be interested in the interactions between libraries, publishers, book jobbers, and subscription services. They could work in a variety of library types, or in the larger publishing community.21<\/sup>\u00a0Typical readers will work in libraries or with publishers or jobbers, focusing on those who \u201cimpact the world of books and journals.\u201d22<\/sup>\u00a0Readers will be looking for cutting-edge information about all things library.23<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/strong>: Readers will be familiar with trends and patterns in acquisitions, access, and online platforms, along with distinctions between various publishers and third-party subscription content providers.24<\/sup><\/p>\n Against the Grain<\/em>\u2019s content is geared toward library and information science professionals who are interested in keeping up-to-date and informed about trends in libraries, publishing, and subscription services. Brief articles and case studies of a few pages, often with subheadings or bullet points, are recommended to focus the reader\u2019s attention and to make content easy to digest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Against the Grain ISSN: 1043-20941 Website: Against the Grain\u00a0Home Purpose, objective, or mission: From the website:\u00a0Against the Grain \u201cis your key to the latest news about libraries, publishers, book jobbers, and subscription agents. 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