Manuscript Submission

Author Responsibility

• Original, research-based manuscripts are invited. Submit only manuscripts that have not been submitted or accepted elsewhere.
• Also considered for publication:
• Innovative, conceptual essays, and
• Extensive research literature reviews.
• Check all statements, names, and references for accuracy.

Submission Process

Please send submissions as e-mail attachments or on disk (Microsoft Office files preferred) to:

Carol L. Tilley
SLMR Coeditor
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
501 E. Daniel Street, MC-493
Room 220
Champaign, IL 61820-6211
ctilley@uiuc.edu
Phone: (217) 265-8105
Fax: (217) 244-3302

All manuscripts will be acknowledged by the editor. Manuscripts are reviewed through a blind referee process, which involves reviewers from the academic ranks of library education and established professionals in building-level, district, or state-level library media services. The review will involve three to five referees. The editor, in consultation with the current editorial board, will have final responsibility for action taken on manuscripts. The review process normally takes eight to twelve weeks. Referees are requested to consider a manuscript on the following questions:

1. Does the study address a significant problem, topic, or issue?
2. Does the study offer fresh insights or original treatment of the problem?
3. Does the author demonstrate knowledge and wise use of relevant literature?
4. Are the research methods appropriate to the problem?
5. Are there flaws in the methods, arguments, and/or data analysis?
6. Do the findings confirm, expand, revise, or challenge conventional knowledge or professional consensus?
7. Are the conclusions justified by the results of the analyzes?
8. Is the paper well organized and clearly written?
9. Is the paper interesting?
10. Are there appropriate graphs, charts, or other graphics that contribute to the understanding of the narrative?

When the manuscript is added to the electronic journal, it is dated as to submission, review, revision, and acceptance. The manuscript continues to be subject to review and comment from readers and such comments may be compiled by the Editor and posted with the manuscript over time.

Submission Format

• Double space the entire manuscript including references.
• Manuscripts average 25–30, double-spaced pages in twelve-point type with one-inch margins.
• Number each page.
• Write a 100–200-word abstract for the manuscript.
• The printed form of the manuscript should be as follows:
• Front page with title, author, and author's address; the front page is detached for the review process.
• Second page should contain the title and the beginning of the abstract.
• The manuscript should follow with "works cited" and tables given at the end.
• One disk copy should be submitted as well. WordPerfect or Microsoft Word are preferred, although manuscripts prepared using other wordprocessing software are acceptable.