LIS-Editors

http://www.lis-editors.org/resources/authors/index.shtml

Resources for Authors

All resources listed here were identified by editors participating in the LIS-Editors discussion list.

Readings

Belcher, Wendy. "Parsing the Decision Letter" Chronicle of Higher Education (February 13, 2009)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2009/02/2009021301c.htm

Day, Abby.

Foster, Connie.

Hatcher, Tim. "Becoming an Ethical Scholarly Writer." Journal of Scholarly Publishing 42, no. 2 (Jan. 2011): 142-59.

Hernon, Peter, and Candy Schwartz. "What is a Problem Statement?" Library and Information Science Research 29, no. 3 (2007): 307-9.

Janicke Hinchliffe, Lisa and Jennifer Dorner. “How to Get Published in LIS Journals: A Practical Guide” Library Connect Pamphlet 2 (2006 ).
http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcp/0202/lcp0202.pdf
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/librariansinfo.librarians/lc_home

Perlmutter, David. "Taking Time for R&R" Chronicle of Higher Education (January 8, 2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/01/2008010801c.htm

Putnam, Laurie L. "Professional Writing and Publishing: Resources for Librarians" C&RL News 70, no. 4 (2009): 222-225.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2009/apr/prowritepublish.cfm (accessed April 20, 2009)

Robins, Jane. "The Quality of Published Library and Information Science Research." Library & Information Science Research 13 (Oct./Dec. 1991): 315-17.

St. Claire, Gloriana. "Improving Quality: An Editor's Advice to Authors." College & Research Libraries 54 (May 1993): 195-97.

Taylor, Dean, and Margaret Procter. “The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It.”
http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/litrev.html (accessed Jan. 4, 2009)

Toor, Rachel. "Visions and Revisions" Chronicle of Higher Education (July 15, 2008)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/07/2008071501c.htm

Williams, Jeffrey. "Confessions of a Journal Editor" Chronicle of Higher Education (September 28, 2007)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2007/09/2007092801c.htm

Zabel, Diane. "Advice for Prospective Authors." Reference & User Services Quarterly 46, no. 2 (Winter 2006): 4-11.

Examples of author guidelines

Association of College & Research Libraries
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crljournal/candrlsubmission.cfm

D-Lib Magazine
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/author-guidelines.html

Government and Information Quarterly
http://www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/giq/author.html

Journal of Academic Librarianship
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620207/authorinstructions

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117946195/grouphome/ForAuthors.html

Journal of the Medical Library Association
http://www.mlanet.org/publications/jmla/author_reviewer_info.html#1

Journal of Web Librarianship
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/jwl/InformationforAuthors.aspx

Knowledge Quest
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/aboutkq/authorguide.cfm

Law Library Journal
http://www.aallnet.org/products/llj_authors_guide.asp

Library and Information Science Research
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620211/authorinstructions

portal, Libraries and the Academy
http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/guidelines.html

Serials Review
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620213/authorinstructions

Technical Services Quarterly
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sid=E2K7JBS2UTC58M413QDPGRE36TQQ924B&sku=J124&detail=IFA#IFA

Examples of author agreements

Law Library Journal

Sample Publication Agreement
http://www.lis-editors.org/bm~doc/llj-publication-agreement-generic.pdf

Taylor & Francis (publishing former Haworth titles)

‘Copyright Transfer FAQs’ page at
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/copyright.asp
‘Taylor & Francis’s Position on Copyright and Author Rights’ at
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authorrights.pdf