Submissions must demonstrate scholarly relevance, methodological appropriateness, and a clear contribution to knowledge or professional practice.

4. Types of Manuscripts Accepted

The journal may consider the following manuscript categories, subject to its formal editorial policy: ‎ ‎Original Research Articles: Empirical, theoretical, qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, or computational studies presenting original findings. ‎ ‎Review Articles: Critical examinations of existing literature, concepts, practices, and developments within the journal's scope. ‎ ‎Systematic Reviews: Evidence syntheses using transparent search, selection, appraisal, and analysis methods. ‎ ‎Case Studies: Detailed investigations of library services, information systems, institutional repositories, digitization projects, or technology implementations. ‎ ‎Technical and Innovation Papers: Research on new information systems, digital platforms, automation techniques, metadata tools, or information-retrieval methods. ‎ ‎Short Communications: Concise reports of significant findings, new developments, or emerging professional practices. ‎ ‎Research Notes: Focused contributions addressing specific questions, methods, or observations. ‎ ‎Conceptual and Theoretical Papers: Contributions that develop, evaluate, or extend theories, models, and conceptual frameworks relevant to information science. ‎ ‎Practice and Policy Papers: Evidence-based analyses of library policy, information governance, digital transformation, and professional practice.

Authors are expected to:

• Submit original work and acknowledge all relevant sources.
• ‎- Avoid plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and duplicate publication.
• ‎- Ensure that authorship reflects genuine scholarly contributions.
• ‎- Obtain permission to reproduce copyrighted materials where required.
• ‎- Disclose funding sources and relevant conflicts of interest.
• ‎- Protect personal, confidential, and sensitive information.
• ‎- Report research methods and findings accurately.
• ‎- Disclose substantive use of AI-assisted tools according to the journal's policy.
• ‎- Cooperate with reasonable editorial inquiries concerning research integrity.
• ‎- Notify the editorial office of significant errors discovered after publication