Journal of Library and Information Studies

Aims & Scope

Journal of Library & Information Studies (JLIS, ISSN 1606-7509) is an open access international journal.

It is published twice a year by the Department of Library & Information Science of the National Taiwan University.

As a research oriented journal, JLIS publishes solid and sound empirical study reports and literature review articles in the areas of library science, information science, computer science, bibliography, documentation, archives, instructional technologies, and other related fields.

JLIS was formerly known as the National Taiwan University Journal of Library Science.

It was first published in 1967 and was the first scholarly journal for library science researchers in Taiwan.

The journal was renamed in 1999 in order to represent the expanding scope and diverse interests in the current library and information communities.

Today, JLIS adopts double-blind peer-review in its evaluation of all received manuscripts.

It is considered as one of the best LIS scholarly journals in the Chinese speaking world.

In the 2008 journal ranking by the Department of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the National Science Council, JLIS was ranked as a first-class LIS journal.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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