INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON GREY LITERATURE
http://www.mcb.co.uk/ijgl.htm

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-------Call for Papers--------

The Editor invites prospective authors to submit original manuscripts for
possible publication in this international journal.

-Editorial aims and objectives-

The International Journal on Grey Literature (IJGL) is a forum for
discussion of, and dissemination of knowledge about, the theory, practice,
distribution channels, unique attributes, access and control of grey
literature in a global context.

The journal reflects the changes in grey literature due to the alternative
press movements; options for electronic publishing and archiving; emerging
multidisciplinary research patterns; convergence of new contributors,
information users and products; and issues related to the identification,
selection, acquisition, bibliographic control, access, use, and archiving of
grey literature in all subject areas.  The journal will be of interest to
librarians, academics, government analysts, information industry
professionals and publishers.

-Scope and topicality-

By definition, Grey Literature is the information and resources that do not
categorically fall into what is available via standard traditional or
commercial publishing channels.  Grey Literature has emerged in scope and
importance in recent years due to the proliferation of critical information
now readily available to organize and access from electronic publishing
ventures.  The journal will present new material on how grey literature has
surfaced in a variety of disciplines and environments allowing for increased
visibility, legitimacy and success in many research environments.  To
promote grey literature in academic and research settings, libraries and
government information centres, this journal provides insights and describes
methodologies to share its value and contribution to information use,
delivery and exchange.

The following illustrates some possible journal topics:  Examples of trends
and specific works of grey literature that have an increased presence in
usefulness among readership, such as electronic initiatives and
collaboratories of theses, dissertations, preprint and working paper series,
technical report literature, oral histories, genealogies, critiques,
scientific findings, visual arts, reviews and critiques; international
publishing directives; geospatial information, metadata, demographic and
statistical data, scientific visualization and new content areas of
significance.

The role of grey literature in relation to retention, holdings,
authentication, legitimation, archivability, and its use in different
settings and how to properly cite or reference it.  The institutional
concerns of grey literature and how to organize, describe, promote, preserve
and care for it.

Copyright and intellectual property concerns, licensing, access and
ownership issues; costs and resource sharing, security and integrity of
content, finding aids for grey literature, institutional liability. Articles
are also being sought on the applications of grey literature for example, in
distance learning, records management, archival and museum studies, mixed
media collaborations, and other practices.  On occasion, thematic issues
will be prepared.

Each issue will offer highlights of relevant international conferences and
meetings, new examples of grey literature released from around the world,
introductions to contributors, authors, and creators of grey literature,
interviews with people connected to grey literature, and other appropriate
columns. Volunteers to be prospective editors of such sections of the
journal should contact the Journal Editor.

-Article Presentation-

Articles should be between 3000 and 4500 words in length, although
shortercommunications dealing with more immediate issues, responding to
points raised in recent articles, conference proceedings, publications and
other venues and raising new issues for discussion are encouraged and will
be included. Such items should be up to 1000 words in length. Graphics,
images and illustrative material can be included.  Articles should be typed
with wide margins and double spaced. Two copies of each submission should be
sent to the Editor together with a brief autobiographical note, 1-6
keywords, an abstract of approximately 150 words and a suggested title.  The
submission should follow the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Association (4th edition, 1994), Name-Year System of
the Council of Biological Editors
(http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocCBENameYear.html#reference), or the
Columbia Guide to Online Style (1998).

-Submission of disks-

Once an article has been accepted for inclusion within the journal, disks
should be supplied with manuscript whenever possible. Contributors in a
position to comply with this request should submit any 3.5" disk prepared on
a PC or Macintosh system in WORD format.

-Copyright-

Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work in not an
infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher
against any breach of such warranty.

-Review Procedure-

Each paper submitted is subject to the following review procedures:
It is reviewed by the Editor for general suitability for publication
If it is judged suitable, a blind review process takes place by
distributing to several referees. Based on reviewer recommendations, the
Editor then decides whether the particular article should be accepted as
is, revised or rejected.

-How to Submit-

Manuscripts or outlines of proposed articles should be submitted to the
Editor:

Julia Gelfand
Applied Sciences Librarian
University of California, Irvine
Science Library 228
Irvine, CA 92623-9556 USA
phone: 949-824-4971
fax: 949-824-3114
email: [log in to unmask]

Please circulate this call for papers among your colleagues

For more information on the International Journal on Grey Literature see the
journal homepage at http://www.mcb.co.uk/ijgl.htm.

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