CFP: Caribbean Library Journal's inaugural issue (deadline October 15, 2012)
Caribbean Library Journal (CLJ) welcomes the submission of manuscripts for the publication of its inaugural issue in April 2013. CLJ is an open access peer-reviewed online journal which focuses on the practice and research of Caribbean librarianship and the information management of Caribbean resources globally. It publishes original research written by Caribbean librarians, information scientists and library school faculty and students, as well as by information professionals from outside the Caribbean region who work with, or conduct research on Caribbean materials. Currently, CLJ is only able to accept publications in English.
The CLJ team will work with new authors and persons with innovative ways of presenting scholarship in the Web 2.0 environment. A section of the journal is assigned to pushing the boundaries of Caribbean scholarship and publications. CLJ will accept visual essays, video presentations, technical coding with explanations on library and information, illustrated guides on how to solve library and archival issues.
The key areas under which the submissions will be classified are:
- Articles
- Visual/Web 2.0/Technical presentations
- Book Reviews
All submissions will undergo a process of peer review before publication.
The CLJ is published and maintained by The University of the West Indies using the Open Journal System.
Interested persons should submit an abstract of no more than 400 words to cljeditors@gmail.com by 15th October 2012. Authors will be informed of their acceptance by 30th November 2012 . The final version of the paper is to be submitted by 1st February 2013. Further manuscript guidelines will be given upon the acceptance of proposals.
