Journal of Information Knowledge and Libraries (JIKL) is an international journal in the field of Library and Information Science. The scope of the journal would be library philosophy, types of libraries, sources of information, ICT in library, LIS education, Library management, Information analytics, Library Associations, and Library Law.
It appreciates all research methodologies, i.e. quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. It is a compilation of scientific articles, original research, reviews, interviews, and other information of interest that focuses on issues in areas of Library and Information Science of Nepal and all over the world. Mainly it inspires researchers to publish the current issues. Authors need to check submission compliance with all the following terms and conditions to obey the emphatic guidelines.
Original research articles, review-based articles, and short reviews of new books on LIS fields are most welcome from authors on current issues. The authors must take full responsibility for the originality of the content, opinions expressed and discussed in the article, and language editing.
JIKL publishes one issue a year.
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications.
Articles published in JIKL are licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. This license enables re-users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.
Reviewers are asked to provide comment on the below topics and guidelines:
The use of open Artificial Intelligence (AI) models - e.g.ChatGPT - are prohibited when completing the peer review, due to concerns over the sharing of data that is not publicly available. Local self-hosted models which do not upload information back into training datasets, or self-built models, are permitted to help guide the peer reviewer; however, the reviewer takes responsibility for the review feedback provided and will be accountable for the content that they submit. The reviewer must declare any use of local AI models. The reviewer should not rely on AI when formulating their opinion of the article and recommendation to the editor.
The journal follows the publisher’s AI Policy regarding use of AI at any stage of the publishing process.
All listed authors must qualify as such. All authors must have given permission to be listed on the submitted paper.
The journal strongly recommends that all authors submitting a paper register an account with Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID). Registration provides a unique and persistent digital identifier for the account that enables accurate attribution and improves the discoverability of published papers, ensuring that the correct author receives the correct credit for their work. As the ORCID remains the same throughout the lifetime of the account, changes of name, affiliation, or research area do not affect the discoverability of an author's past work and aid correspondence with colleagues.
The journal encourages all corresponding authors to include an ORCID within their submitting author data whilst co-authors are recommended to include one. ORCID numbers should be added to the author data upon submission and will be published alongside the submitted paper, should it be accepted.
To ensure transparency, all authors, reviewers, and editors are required to declare any interests that could compromise, conflict or influence the validity of the publication.
In addition, authors are required to specify funding sources and detail requirements for ethical research in the submitted manuscript. All authors must confirm that they fit the definition of an author during submission.
The journal does not tolerate abusive behaviour or correspondence towards its staff, academic editors, authors, or reviewers. Any person engaged with the journal who resorts to abusive behaviour or correspondence will have their contribution immediately withdrawn and future engagement with the journal will be at the discretion of the editor and/or publisher.
The Journal of Information Knowledge and Libraries is published by the Central Department of Library and Information Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Established in 2007 and hosted by Ubiquity.
Managed by Tribhuvan University Central Library.
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