Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Informatio: Journal of Library and Information Science is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing research on information, documentation, and knowledge practices in GLAM institutions and the communities they serve, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and the Global South.

While the journal welcomes contributions from across library and information science, it is especially interested in work that engages with cultural heritage and its documentation, indigenous and local knowledge systems, information equity and the digital divide, and the distinctive conditions under which libraries, archives, museums, and galleries operate in developing contexts. The journal seeks research that speaks to an international readership while remaining grounded in the realities of the regions it studies.

Manuscripts reporting single-site case studies are welcome, provided they make a clear theoretical or methodological contribution that extends beyond the site itself. The journal publishes original research articles, review papers, and theoretical contributions.

The journal encompasses the following research areas:

1. Library Studies and Management
Research on library operations, strategic management, and services, including:

  • Library management, leadership, governance, and policy development
  • Library services (reference, circulation, digital services, and service innovation)
  • Collection development, evaluation, acquisition policies, and weeding strategies
  • Digital libraries, institutional repositories, digital preservation, and content management
  • Library networking, consortia, resource sharing, and interlibrary cooperation
  • Library technology, including Library Management Systems (LMS/ILS), RFID, discovery systems, and emerging technologies
  • Library architecture, space design, learning commons, makerspaces, and library as place
  • Special libraries (medical, legal, corporate, etc.) and their specialized management

2. Information Science
Studies addressing the creation, organization, retrieval, and use of information, including:

  • Informetrics: Bibliometrics, scientometrics, webometrics, altmetrics, and citation analysis
  • Information Retrieval: Search systems, indexing, ranking algorithms, and information access
  • Information Organization: Cataloging, metadata standards, taxonomies, ontologies, and knowledge organization systems (KOS)
  • Information Literacy: Information literacy instruction, digital literacy, media literacy, and critical thinking skills
  • Information Behavior: Information seeking, information use, user studies, and information needs assessment
  • Information Repackaging: Creation of pathfinders, bibliographies, and other information products
  • Information Architecture: System design, user experience (UX), usability studies, and interface design
  • Data Science in LIS: Text mining, data mining, machine learning, and artificial intelligence applications in library contexts

3. Knowledge Management
Research on knowledge processes and systems within information organizations, particularly in GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums):

  • Knowledge creation, generation, capture, and tacit-to-explicit knowledge conversion
  • Knowledge storage, preservation, integration, and knowledge repository development
  • Knowledge sharing, transfer, communication, and communities of practice
  • Knowledge application, implementation, organizational learning, and best practices
  • Knowledge reuse and continuous improvement in GLAM contexts
  • Intellectual capital management (human, structural, and relational capital)
  • Innovation management and knowledge-based innovation in information organizations

4. Documentation and Records Management
Studies on the management, preservation, and accessibility of documentary heritage in GLAM institutions:

  • Collection management in galleries, libraries, museums, and archives
  • Preservation and conservation of physical and digital collections
  • Manuscript management, rare books, and ancient texts
  • Artifact management, museum objects, and cultural heritage materials
  • Archive management, records management, and archival science
  • Data documentation, research data management, and data curation
  • Publications in databases, repositories, big data environments, and metadata management
  • Digital preservation strategies, format migration, and long-term access

5. Information Analysis and Research Methods
Research employing various analytical approaches to study information and documentation:

  • Document analysis, content analysis, and discourse analysis in GLAM contexts
  • Literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and bibliographic studies
  • Research methodologies in LIS (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods)
  • Scholarly communication, open access, scholarly publishing, and research impact assessment
  • Citation analysis, co-citation analysis, bibliographic coupling, and network analysis

6. Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Informatics
Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of humanities, culture, and information technology:

  • Digital humanities applications and computational methods in humanistic inquiry
  • Cultural heritage informatics, digitization of cultural materials, and virtual museums
  • Digital curation, online exhibitions, and digital storytelling
  • Linked Open Data (LOD) in GLAM, semantic web technologies, and knowledge graphs
  • 3D digitization, virtual reality, and augmented reality for heritage objects
  • Digital collections management and access platforms

7. Information Policy and Ethics
Research on legal, ethical, and policy dimensions of information management:

  • Information policy at national and international levels
  • Copyright, intellectual property rights, fair use, and Creative Commons licensing
  • Privacy, data protection, confidentiality, and GDPR compliance
  • Information ethics, academic integrity, and professional ethics in LIS
  • Censorship, intellectual freedom, and access to information
  • Open access, open science, open data, and Open Educational Resources (OER)

8. User Studies and Community Engagement
Research focusing on users, communities, and stakeholders of information services:

  • User experience (UX) research in libraries and information systems
  • Community engagement, outreach programs, and library advocacy
  • Reading culture, reading promotion, and literacy programs
  • Information equity, digital divide, and inclusive library services
  • Library marketing, branding, public relations, and communication strategies
  • User needs assessment and service evaluation

9. Emerging Technologies in Library and Information Science
Studies on innovative technologies and their applications in information environments:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), chatbots, virtual assistants, and machine learning in library services
  • Blockchain technology for collection management, authentication, and digital preservation
  • Internet of Things (IoT) in smart libraries and automated systems
  • Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) for immersive library experiences
  • Big data analytics for decision-making and service improvement
  • Cloud computing, cloud-based library systems, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions

10. Professional Development and LIS Education
Research on education, training, and career development in the information professions:

  • Library and Information Science education, curriculum development, and competency frameworks
  • Professional development, continuing education, and lifelong learning for information professionals
  • Library leadership, change management, and strategic planning
  • Career development, job market trends, and emerging professional skills
  • Professional associations, standards, and certification programs

11. Social Responsibility and Global Issues
Research addressing the social impact and global challenges facing libraries and information institutions:

  • Libraries and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Crisis management, disaster preparedness, and business continuity in libraries
  • Health information literacy, medical libraries, and consumer health information
  • Indigenous knowledge systems, local wisdom, and traditional knowledge preservation
  • Multicultural services, multilingual collections, diversity, equity, and inclusion in libraries
  • Libraries in developing countries and international development initiatives

 

Section Policies

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Peer Review Process

Informatio: Journal of Library and Information Science operates a double-blind peer review process. The identities of authors and reviewers are withheld from each other throughout the review.

Every submission first undergoes an initial editorial assessment by the Editor-in-Chief or a Section Editor, who evaluates its fit with the journal's focus and scope, its compliance with the author guidelines, and its similarity score. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements are returned or rejected at this stage, normally within two weeks of submission.

Manuscripts passing initial assessment are sent to at least two independent reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject area. Reviewers are asked to assess the originality and novelty of the work, the clarity of the research problem and its positioning within existing literature, the appropriateness and rigour of the methodology, the soundness of the results and their interpretation, the strength of the conclusions, and the quality and currency of the references. Reviewers are normally given three to four weeks to complete their assessment.

On the basis of the reviewers' reports, the Editor-in-Chief makes one of four decisions: accept, accept with minor revisions, major revisions required, or reject. Where reviewers disagree substantially, a third reviewer is invited. Authors receive the reviewers' comments in full and are asked to submit a revised manuscript together with a point-by-point response. Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers.

The typical period from submission to first decision is six to eight weeks, and from submission to publication is three to five months, depending on the extent of revision required.

Manuscripts authored or co-authored by members of the editorial team are handled entirely by an independent editor who has no involvement in the work, and the author has no access to the review process or the identity of the reviewers.

 

Publication Frequency

This journal is published 3 times a year in January, May and September

 

Open Access Policy

Informatio provides immediate open access to its content by making research freely available to the public. It supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles [see copyright provisions].

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Screening for Plagiarism

All manuscripts submitted to Informatio: Journal of Library and Information Science are screened for similarity using Turnitin before being sent for peer review, and again before final publication.

The journal applies a maximum overall similarity threshold of 20%, with no single source exceeding 3%. Quotations, references, and standard methodological phrasing are excluded from this calculation.

Manuscripts exceeding these thresholds are returned to the authors for revision. Where the editorial team identifies evidence of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or duplicate submission, the manuscript is rejected without review, and the matter is handled in accordance with COPE guidance. Authors are encouraged to check their manuscript for similarity before submission.

 

Author Fees

Submission fee: none. Informatio: Journal of Library and Information Science does not charge any fee for manuscript submission or peer review.

Article Publication Charge: IDR 500,000 (approximately USD 31). This fee applies only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication, and covers editing, layout, DOI registration, and online hosting. Payment is requested only after the author receives an email confirming acceptance. Proof of payment should be sent to the editorial office.

Waiver policy. The journal is committed to ensuring that the ability to pay is never a barrier to publication. Authors from low-income and lower-middle-income countries, and authors without institutional or grant funding, may request a full or partial waiver at the time of acceptance. Waiver requests are assessed by the Editor-in-Chief and have no bearing on the editorial decision, which is made solely on academic merit.

 

AI Policy

This policy addresses the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the preparation, review, and editing of manuscripts submitted to Informatio: Journal of Library and Information Science. It follows the guidance of COPE and Elsevier, and will be revised as practice in this area develops.

For Authors. Generative AI tools may not be listed as an author or co-author. Authorship requires accountability for the work, which an AI tool cannot hold. Authors may use AI-assisted tools to improve the language and readability of their manuscript, but not to generate research findings, data, analysis, or scholarly argument. Where such tools have been used, authors must disclose this in a short statement before the reference list, naming the tool and describing how it was used. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the submitted work, including all references.

For Reviewers, Editors, and Copyeditors. Submitted manuscripts are confidential documents. Reviewers, editors, copyeditors, and proofreaders must not upload any part of a manuscript, review report, or editorial correspondence to generative AI tools, as doing so may breach the confidentiality and proprietary rights of the authors. Editorial judgement and peer review must be carried out by the reviewer or editor personally.