Journal of Documentation
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Documentation is a double-blind peer-reviewed
academic journal
covering theories, concepts, models, frameworks, and philosophies in information science
. The journal publishes scholarly articles, research reports, and critical reviews.
The scope of the Journal of Documentation is broadly information science
s, encompassing all of the academic and professional disciplines which deal with recorded information. These include, but are not limited to information science, library science
, and related disciplines, knowledge management
, knowledge organization
, information seeking
, information retrieval
, human information behaviour, and digital literacy
.
The main audience for the journal is educators, scholars, researchers, and policy-makers in information-related areas. It published quarterly between 1945 and 1996, expanding to five issues per year between 1997-1999. Since 2000, it is published bimonthly. It is currently edited by David Bawden (City University London.
The journal is published by Emerald Group Publishing
. It is available for subscription singularly and also as part of an online subscription to the Emerald Library and Information Studies Subject Collection.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
covering theories, concepts, models, frameworks, and philosophies in information science
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
. The journal publishes scholarly articles, research reports, and critical reviews.
The scope of the Journal of Documentation is broadly information science
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
s, encompassing all of the academic and professional disciplines which deal with recorded information. These include, but are not limited to information science, library science
Library science
Library science is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the...
, and related disciplines, knowledge management
Knowledge management
Knowledge management comprises a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences...
, knowledge organization
Knowledge organization
The term knowledge organization designates a field of study related to Library and Information Science . In this meaning, KO is about activities such as document description, indexing and classification performed in libraries, databases, archives etc...
, information seeking
Information seeking
Information seeking is the process or activity of attempting to obtain information in both human and technological contexts. Information seeking is related to, but yet different from, information retrieval .- Information Retrieval :...
, information retrieval
Information retrieval
Information retrieval is the area of study concerned with searching for documents, for information within documents, and for metadata about documents, as well as that of searching structured storage, relational databases, and the World Wide Web...
, human information behaviour, and digital literacy
Digital literacy
Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used. Further, digital literacy involves a consciousness of the...
.
The main audience for the journal is educators, scholars, researchers, and policy-makers in information-related areas. It published quarterly between 1945 and 1996, expanding to five issues per year between 1997-1999. Since 2000, it is published bimonthly. It is currently edited by David Bawden (City University London.
The journal is published by Emerald Group Publishing
Emerald Group Publishing
Emerald Group Publishing Limited is a primary publisher of management and business journals. Founded in the UK in 1967, it operates worldwide with offices in Malaysia, Japan, China, India and the United States.-History:...
. It is available for subscription singularly and also as part of an online subscription to the Emerald Library and Information Studies Subject Collection.