Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u00a0(formerly\u00a0FreePint<\/em>)<\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 1460-72391<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>Jinfo<\/em> Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u00a0helps \u201cinformation professionals turn evolution in information sources and technology into practical actions.\u201d2<\/sup>\u00a0Through regular free newsletters and updates, and subscription-based articles and reports,\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u00a0provides support on a variety of issues important to information professionals and workers.<\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Workers in the information industry including librarians, consultants, freelancers, writers, technology experts, and commercial companies. The site was started in 1997 as a free email newsletter named\u00a0FreePint<\/em>\u00a0and recently changed the name to\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u00a0to be more memorable.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Free Pint Limited.\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u00a0notes that only the official name has changed, nothing more. ProQuest still lists the publication as\u00a0FreePint\u00a0<\/em>with no update to name.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0No.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS professional newsletter.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:\u00a0<\/strong>Jinfo\u00a0<\/em>helps \u201cinformation professionals turn evolution in information sources and technology into practical actions.\u201d They \u201cprovide research on the role of source expertise in data analytics\u201d and offer guidance on contemporary issues in the information profession.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Twice monthly free newsletter, with content uploaded daily to members with a paid subscription.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Contribute to Jinfo<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Jinfo<\/em> articles are based on real-world experience, and writers are encouraged to share their knowledge with peers.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Send a query to catherine.dhanjal@jinfo.com11<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Informative.\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u2018s \u201ceditorial processes help you state your ideas as clearly and cogently as possible.\u201d12<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0UK Guardian<\/em>\u00a0style and UK spellings.13<\/sup><\/p>\n This publication has welcomed a variety of submissions and is known for working with authors.\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u00a0allows an author to gain visibility within the wider LIS community.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0As of 2012,\u00a0Jinfo\u00a0<\/em>serves more than 80,000 readers across the globe through the newsletter email and the publication\u2019s website and has a global audience of over 100,000 information professionals throughout the entire network.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u00a0is a UK-based company and reaches English-speaking readers. The newsletter is written in English and uses British spelling, punctuation, and word usage. Because\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u00a0is a global publication, regional and cultural references should be kept to a minimum and explained where needed.15<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Working information professionals with knowledge in their fields.16<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers will have extensive knowledge of information issues, but these issues may or may not be related to libraries. Many readers work in information environments but not necessarily library environments and library jargon should be kept to a minimum. General information jargon can be used, but where it denotes cultural or regional references, jargon should be fully explained.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Given the diverse readership, both in career and local, this publication offers an opportunity to inform a global audience of readers interested in information and knowledge management. Even if you just submit one article that gets published to the site, you\u2019ll be added to the list of\u00a0Jinfo<\/em>\u2018s \u201cpracticing professionals\u2019\u00a0contributors<\/a>,\u201d18 <\/sup>where more people can find out about you and your LIS writing.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0April 26, 2020<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Jinfo\u00a0(formerly\u00a0FreePint) ISSN: 1460-72391 Website:\u00a0Jinfo Homepage Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0Jinfo\u00a0helps \u201cinformation professionals turn evolution in information sources and technology into practical actions.\u201d2\u00a0Through regular free newsletters and updates, and subscription-based articles and reports,\u00a0Jinfo\u00a0provides support on a variety of issues important to information professionals and workers. 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