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From: Albright, Kendra
Date: Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Subject: [IFLA-L] Call for Libri Best Student Research Paper Award 2024
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*Libri Best Student Research Paper Award 2024*
*DE GRUYTER*
DOI 10.1515/libri-XXXXXX
Since 1950, through 70 volumes, *Libri: International Journal of Libraries
and Information Studies *has been a leader among scholarly journals in the
international library and information science world. As part of its
strategy to remain one of the premier library and information science
journals, *Libri *is issuing a call for “Best Student Research Paper of
2024.” This competition supports *Libri*’s goal of publishing the best
articles from the next generation of library and information science
professionals. We are proud once again to recognize the very best article
with this special award.
Students who are currently enrolled for a master’s or PhD degree or who
have completed their master’s or PhD degree during the 24 months preceding
the closing date of the competition[1] <#m_-1399271643520794864__ftn1> are
invited to submit articles with clarity and authority. There is no stated
theme, but should fall within the scope of LIBRI’s research focus areas
that cover the broad area of library and information science, including but
not limited to:
· Libraries (national, public, academic, school, special, etc.) and
other information environments
· Information and knowledge management
· Information behaviour
· Information needs, seeking, searching and use
· Information retrieval
· Emerging technologies, including AI, AR, VR etc., from an
Information Science perspective
· Information for development (developing and industrialized
countries)
· Indigenous knowledge
· Literacy (media, information, etc.)
· Data science, data analytics, big data and their impact on
organisations (e.g., customer related data; social science perspective
· Digital libraries and repositories
· Data science, data management, data curation and virtual research
environments (VREs)
· Information ethics, policy and law
· Scholarly communication
· Open science, open access and related topics
· Health information
· Information science
· Information services
· Information in society
· Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
· Information organization and representation
· Freedom of access to information and freedom of expression
· Archives & preservation
· Cultural heritage
· Book and publishing theory and history
· LIS education
· International and comparative LIS research
· Research methodologies in LIS
· Theory submissions
(We do not publish articles on scientometrics, bibliometrics, webometrics,
altmetrics etc., as there are a number of specialist journals that do so.)
Research papers should address one of the significant issues facing today’s
librarians and information professionals. Case studies, best practices, and
pure research papers are all welcome.
- Length: 5,000 – 7,000 words (excluding the abstract, tables and list
of references)
- Follow the Instructions for Authors linked from the *Libri* website at
https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/libr/html.
- Papers by multiple authors (be this joint research of a group of
students, or of a student plus their supervisor) will not be considered.
- Language: English
- Deadline: June 30, 2024, 23:59 UTC
*Plagiarism and patch-writing*
Plagiarism and patch-writing are not acceptable. All content not the
author’s own intellectual thought (even if the content paraphrases
intellectual property of other researchers) should be properly referenced.
All manuscripts are automatically put through similarity detection
software, and the results are evaluated by the editors. Manuscripts
containing plagiarised material or (excessive) patch-writing will be
rejected, without the option of revision or resubmission.
*Manuscript evaluation process*
The best paper will be selected by an independent panel consisting of
selected members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Board and other
international experts. Submissions will be judged on the basis of
- originality of thought and observation
- depth of research and scholarship
- topicality of problems addressed
- the international readership of the journal
- the quality of the composition
*Publication of winning article*
The article will be published in the 2024:4 issue. The author of the
winning article will be honoured with an award of 500.00 € and with a
complimentary subscription to *Libri* for 2025.
If the quality of competition warrants, some papers may be designated as
honourable mention and the authors will receive complementary subscriptions
to *Libri* for 2025. All winners will receive access to e-prints of their
winning submission.
*Submission*
Manuscripts should be submitted to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/libri. *When
submitting a paper for the Best Student Research Paper Award, please choose
“Best Student Research Paper Award” at the drop-down menu “Manuscript
Type.” *
All submissions should include a cover sheet confirming:
- the name of the institution where the student is or was enrolled
- the degree for which the student is or was enrolled
- the dates when the student is or was enrolled
- the degree/course/module for which the paper was prepared
- the date when the paper was written
*PLEASE NOTE: *
*Paper submissions that do not include all the above required elements, as
well as do not comply with the content requirements specified, will be
disqualified for consideration. All papers will also automatically be
screened for plagiarism and patch-writing.*
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[1] <#m_-1399271643520794864__ftnref1> Exception: Senior information
scholars returning to school for additional degrees outside the field of
library and information science are not eligible for this award.
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