CONTENT QUALITY STANDARDS

❖ RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION 

   ❖ The Journal of Library and Information Science (JLIS) seeks to publish scholarly contributions that advance research and knowledge in Library and Information Science. The journal's submission guidelines require that manuscripts demonstrate an appropriately structured study design and a coherent research argument. In contrast, the structured abstract requires authors to clearly present the purpose, design/methodology, findings, originality/limitations, and practical implications of the study. These requirements provide a framework for authors to clearly and systematically communicate the scholarly contribution, methodological approach, findings, originality, and potential relevance of their research.

❖ JLIS submissions to editorial assessment and peer review. An editor initially assesses each manuscript to determine whether it meets the journal's aims and scope, and those deemed suitable are sent for peer review before an acceptance or rejection decision is made. The editor may also desk reject manuscripts that do not meet the journal's minimum quality standards. This process provides an initial mechanism for assessing the scholarly suitability and quality of submitted research.

❖ The journal's current submission requirements also support research quality by addressing originality, accuracy, and completeness of references, research ethics, permissions, authorship, funding disclosure, and methodological reporting. Authors are specifically required to provide information on research funding and to address originality and limitations in the structured abstract.

❖ SCOEPE CONFORMITY 

    JLIS has a clearly defined disciplinary focus on Library and Information Science. The journal's stated subject is Library and Information Science, and its stated purpose is to provide a medium for new ideas and knowledge and to promote research and scholarly discussion concerning the growth and development of libraries, information centres, and the field. Scope conformity is incorporated into the editorial screening process. The JLIS submission policy states that an editor assesses all submissions to determine whether they meet the journal's aims and scope, and that manuscripts considered a good fit are subsequently sent for peer review. This provides a documented mechanism for maintaining consistency between the journal's declared disciplinary focus and the manuscripts considered for publication. 

The current issue demonstrates this broad LIS orientation through research on artificial intelligence and robotics in libraries, doctoral research, scholarly communication, digital libraries, social learning, bibliometric studies, digital library resources, and AI tools adoption among LIS research scholars. These published topics remain within the journal's broader Library and Information Science subject area while reflecting contemporary developments in the discipline. 

❖ CONTENT QUALITY STATEMENT 

    JLIS maintains content quality through a combination of a defined disciplinary scope, editorial screening, peer review, manuscript quality requirements, structured reporting of research purpose and methodology, and requirements regarding originality, research integrity, references, and ethical compliance. The journal's content reflects the evolving research landscape of Library and Information Science while retaining its core disciplinary focus.