Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

EBLIP is a peer reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the University of Alberta Learning Services, using the OJS Software. The purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for librarians and other information professionals to discover research that may contribute to decision making in professional practice. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a wide number of topics.


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Call for Papers


Evidence Based Library and Information Practice seeks papers on all areas of EBL/EBP including:

  • EBL application
  • Qualitative and quantitative research
  • Management and Administration issues related to EBP
  • Research Tools (statistics, data collection methods, etc.)
  • Collaborative and InterProfessional EBP
  • Research education in library schools
  • Evidence-Based Practices from other disciplines applicable to EBL
  • Harnessing evidence to support new innovations
  • Developing and applying evidence based tools
  • Future prospects for the evidenced based information profession
  • Maximizing the value and impact of our information services

Deadline for Vol 2:1: December 1st, 2006


See the Submissions section for further information.

 

Section Policies

Editorial

Editors
  • Lindsay Glynn, Editor-in-Chief
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Articles

Editors
  • Lindsay Glynn, Editor-in-Chief
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Evidence Summaries

Editors
  • Denise Koufogiannakis, Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries)
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Commentaries

Editors
  • Denise Koufogiannakis, Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries)
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Classics

Editors
  • Denise Koufogiannakis, Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries)
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Features

Editors
  • Lindsay Glynn, Editor-in-Chief
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

News/Announcements

Editors
  • Lindsay Glynn, Editor-in-Chief
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

All original research, feature articles, and evidence summary submissions are reviewed by two members of the Editorial Advisory Team using a double blind reviewing process.

 

Publication Frequency

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice began its quarterly publication schedule in March 2006.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides open access to all of its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. As such, copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the authors, under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license. Such access is associated with increased readership and increased citation of an author's work. For more information on this approach, see the Public Knowledge Project, the Directory of Open Access Journals, or the Budapest Open Access Initiative.

 

Indexing

EBLIP is indexed by Library Literature & Information Science Full Text; Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA); Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA); and The Informed Librarian Online. Individual articles are searchable in the Directory of Open Access Journals.

 

ISSN

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice - ISSN 1715-720X.