The Journal of New Librarianship is pleased to announce that it is accepting submissions for its inaugural issue, anticipated for Fall 2016.
Submissions may include, but are not limited to: Solicited articles; Scholarly Articles; Essays; Experience and opinion pieces; Media (i.e., podcasts, video, etc.) relevant to innovative practices in librarianship; Book reviews; Technology reviews; Letters to the Editor on topics relevant to the field; Data sets; Manifestos; Extended scholarship (Greater than 15,000 words); and Interviews. Please see below for more details regarding the call for submissions.
This launch is the result of collaborative efforts among colleagues within the field of Library and Information Sciences. There is a need to offer quality literature in our field in an open, independently produced journal. Beyond that, we believe that the library is meant to set an example for academia. Free and open access to information and innovation is crucial to the future of our institutions and profession. By providing an outlet that mixes both traditional and disruptive forms of scholarly and professional communication, we can change the way our profession shares and leads.
Please view the attached documents, visit http://newlibs.org/ or email info@newlibs.org for more information.
Thank you,
Cinthya Ippoliti
Cinthya Ippoliti
Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services
Oklahoma State University|OSU Library
E-mail: cinthya.ippoliti@okstate.edu
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The Journal of New Librarianship is pleased to announce that
it is accepting submissions for its inaugural issue, anticipated for Fall 2016.
Submissions may include, but are not limited to: Solicited
articles; Scholarly Articles; Essays; Experience and opinion pieces; Media
(i.e., podcasts, video, etc) relevant to innovative practices in librarianship;
Book reviews; Technology reviews; Letters to the Editor on topics relevant to
the field; Data sets; Manifestos; Extended scholarship (Greater than 15,000
words); and Interviews.
Non-english content is welcome. Translation assistance is
available for accepted works.
Authors must submit an abstract for all submissions.
Authors must submit a cover letter. This should be uploaded
as the “Supporting File” when submitted via
Scholastica. The cover letter should include the origin of the project,
whether it has been presented and if so where, and affirmation of its
originality, veracity, and the author’s right to include all submitted
material, data, and media. If the submission has been published or showcased
publicly in any other manner (a blog post, as an uploaded YouTube video, etc)
please include links to these as well as any notes about the circumstances and
reception of the content.
The cover letter should inform the editors of any
time-related issues that should be considered. If material needs to be published
that week to remain relevant, let us know. If it would be more relevant if
published during a particular conference, let us know. We publish everything on
a rolling basis, but hope to have all content be as timely as possible.
When submitting via Scholastica,
authors will be asked to list potential reviewers who they deem to be
appropriate, as well as any the editorial board should avoid. If the latter
field is populated, please tell us in the cover letter (in broad strokes) why
this is the case.
The manuscript should be submitted in docx format only. For
submissions which are not text-based, authors should submit an accompanying
text document in the manuscript submission section of Scholastica, separate from the cover letter,
which presents a textual presentation of the submission for the readership -
something more detailed than your abstract, but not so much that it takes focus
away from the primary submission. Accompanying media of any kind should be
submitted as separate files, which includes tables and images. The author is
responsible for securing any rights required for the republication of any
included media and for providing appropriate citations and/or rights
statements.
Media submissions may be submitted in two ways. If possible,
please upload the media file to Scholastica
via the “Supporting File” section. If the file is too large or the tool is
otherwise not working, please email info@newlibs.org
to make alternative arrangements.
Submissions may be published elsewhere at the author’s
discretion. If they appear elsewhere before they are submitted or during the
publishing process, we ask that the author inform the editors. This will not
impact the review process in any way. We just want to make sure we promote
the work and give credit to wherever it might appear first as appropriate.
Recordings of interviews and conversations are welcome, and
should be submitted with a verified transcript.
All media in which someone other than the author is audible
or visible must be submitted with appropriate release forms, or other
documented evidence of the participants’ willingness to be involved.
Textual submissions should conform to APA 6th edition format
wherever applicable.
