Focus and Scope

The International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL) is published by Chinese  American Librarians Association (CALA). It is a peer­-reviewed open access journal dedicated to  publishing articles on as broad an array of topics as possible from all aspects of librarianship in  all types of libraries.

IJoL publishes original research papers, practical developments, reviews, and  commentaries of value to professional practice in librarianship in general. It encourages  scholarly and professional communication on librarianship within and among relevant professional and academic communities.

The views express in the Journal are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the editors or of the Chinese American Librarians Association.

Section Policies

Editorial

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Featured Articles

This section contains featured articles on original research in LIS field.  The articles should contain the usual sections expected in any scholarly articles, including but not limited to an abstract, a literature review, methodology, findings, and a conclusion.

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Reports From the Field

This section contains articles that describe the implementation and assessment of innovative  practices in libraries of all types, and report distinguished librarians worldwide who contribute  greatly to the profession. The articles focus on sharing ideas and experiences with fellow practitioners.

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Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Reviews

This section contains reviews of books, journal articles, or conference papers. Reviews should be  descriptive and substantially evaluative.

Editors

• Yongming Wang

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Commentaries

This section is to provide a forum for varying perspectives on the topic under consideration.

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

LIS Education Around the World

Editors

• Xiaoai Ren

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Library Associations Around the World

Editors

• Xiaoai Ren

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

News

Editors

• Xiaoai Ren

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

What Content is Peer Reviewed?

When considered suitable by the section editor, the article will be reviewed by two referees. The review  process is "double blind": authors and reviewers do not know the identities of the others. In the event of disagreement amongst reviewers, the manuscript will be sent to a third reviewer. As a result of the  peer review process, the section editor may accept the article as it is; recommend revisions; or decline the submission. Reviewers are recruited by the editorial board based upon their familiarity with the topic at hand.

Publication Frequency

This journal is published twice per year. Starting from 2023, it will be published quarterly, in March, June, September, and December. 

Open Access Policy

IJoL provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...