The International Journal of Library and Information Services (IJLIS) invites you to submit a research article that contributes to the overall comprehensive coverage of the latest developments and technological advancements in library service innovation. Public, academic, special, and school libraries, as well as information centers worldwide, are continuously challenged as library spaces evolve. IJLIS faces these challenges head-on by offering innovative methods for developing an effective organizational structure, optimizing library space use, and implementing programs designed to improve user experience and engagement. The journal addresses a variety of technologies, scholarly perspectives, and applications in the field and not restricted to:
-Administration and management
-Building design
-Conceptual models
-Creative programming
-Customer involvement
-Digital tools
-Disruptive innovation
-Information retrieval
-Knowledge management
-Learning space toolkits
-Literacy programs
-Metadata creation and management
-Money-saving initiatives
-New product development
-Organizational structures
-Service development
-Service-dominant logic
-Technology adoption
Starting January 1st, 2021, this journal will be converting from Hybrid Open Access to full Gold Open Access and all of its published contents will be 100% open access and the copyright of the published work will stay with the author(s). The Article Processing Charge (APC) for this journal is currently set at $750 USD and authors will not be asked to provide payment of the APC fee (directly to the publisher) until AFTER their manuscript has gone through the full double-blind peer-review process and the Editor-in-Chief at his/her full discretion has decided to accept the manuscript based on the results of the double-blind peer-review process. Please note that there is absolutely NO correlation between the APC (Article Processing Charge) being paid by the author and the results of review process outcomes.
Those coming from certain developing countries will be able to take advantage of discounts or waivers with careful consideration by IGI Global’s Executive Editorial Board. Also, authors of submitted manuscripts can take advantage of IGI Global’s Read and Publish Open Access Initiative, which allows authors who are affiliated with institutions that are currently subscribed to one or more IGI Global databases to benefit from APC funding (you can learn more about how this all works here). In the case of a multi-authored work, even if only one author is eligible for the discount or waiver, all authors of the work will benefit from the waiver or discount. Additionally, if an author chooses to utilize any of IGI Global’s Author Services on their manuscript, the amount paid for any of these author services will be deducted from the final Article Processing Charge (APC).
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Best regards,
Manika Lamba
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Library and Information Services (IJLIS)
IGI Global
