Singapore Journal of Library & Information Management
Guidelines for Authors
The Editor welcomes contributions on all topics related to libraries, information science and information management, as well as the applications of information technology in information processing. Preference will be given to contributions with specific relevance to Singapore and Southeast Asia.
All contributions should be submitted on an exclusive basis to the Editor. Contributions should be full-length articles. Preferably the manuscripts should be less than 5000 words.
Format
Submit your manuscripts electronically to the Editor by email: sjlim@las.org.sg.
The document should be in Microsoft Word format. Illustrations should be submitted electronically as separate files and also inserted in the manuscript with captions. Illustrations include tables, charts, graphs, screen captures and photographs. Acknowledgement of permission to reprint if applicable should be included.
File formats should be JPEG, GIF or BMP. Tables and charts (including legend, notes and source) should be no larger than 14 cm x 10 cm. An informative abstract of about 100 words and a brief biographical note should be included in the manuscript.
Style
Use the active rather than the passive voice. Use the past tense or past perfect tense in their paper, except when referring to facts or regularly occurring events.
Follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (latest edition) recommendations for in-text citations and references. Use British, rather than American, spelling. Acronyms must be spelled out in full on first occurrence.
References cited in the text must appear in the list of references at the end of the manuscript. References must be accurate and complete.
Examples
Journal article
Ying, D., Jacob, E., Zhixiong, Z., Foo, S., Erjia, Y., George, N., et al. (2009).
Perspectives on social tagging. Journal of the American Society for Information Science
& Technology, 60, 2388-2401. doi:10.1002/asi.21190.
Note: Provide a DOI for the article where ever possible
Chaudry, A. S., & Tan, B. L. (2006). Outsourcing of technical services in Singapore
libraries. Singapore Journal of Library & Information Management, 34, 1-30.
Book
Hernon, P., & Rossiter, N. (Eds.). (2007). Making a difference: Leadership and academic
libraries. Westport, CN: Libraries Unlimited.
Book chapter
Beard, J. (2006). Quality assurance, quality enhancement. In P. Dale, M. Holland & M.
Matthews (Eds.). Subject librarians: Engaging with the learning and teaching
environment (pp. 33-48). Aldershot: Ashgate.
Conference paper
Thompson, B., Cook, C., & Kyrillidou, M. (2006, April). Stability of library service
quality benchmarking norms across time and cohorts: A LibQUAL+™ study. In Khoo, C
& D. Singh (Eds.), Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference of Library and
Information Education and Practice 2006. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University.
Web page
American Library Association (2005). Ahead to 2010. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/governingdocs/aheadto2010/aheadto2010.htm.
Peer Review
Contributions are reviewed by at least two members of the editorial board.
Copyright
The copyright of a work published in SJLIM is held by the author. Authors may post the work on personal or institutional Web sites and in other open-access digital repositories. The authors must warrant that their article is original and the original work of the authors. The authors must also obtain relevant permissions from any third-party copyright holders and intellectual property owners.
The Library Association of Singapore (LAS) reserves the right to permanently maintain open access to all published articles, to maintain permanent archival copies of all submissions, to provide print or electronic copies to appropriate services for indexing and to use all published materials in various formats for LAS’s exclusive non-commercial purposes.
Updated 22 Dec 2009
