Aims and Scope

Library and Information Sciences (LIS) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, quarterly journal librarians, information scientists, specialists, managers and educators interested in keeping up to date with the most recent issues and developments in the field. Library and Information Sciences investigates the functions of libraries and information services from both a historical and present-day perspective and analyses the role of information in cultural, social, organizational, national and international developments. It focuses on the research process in library and information science as well as research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance. It provides a forum for the publication of research findings and practical developments as well as for discussion papers and viewpoints on topical concerns in this profession. Subject areas suitable for publication include, but are not limited to the following fields:

Information representation and retrieval systems; Indexing; Abstracting; Information and communication technology; Information Evaluation and measurement; Information organization and classification; Library classification theories; Data processing; Information systems design; Electronic document management; Digital libraries; Libraries and the Web; Information and communication theories; Information transferring; Information economics; Information society; Information policy; Information seeking behavior; Social and cultural impacts of information; Information marketing; Management information systems (MIS); Informetrics; Scientometrics; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; ...