Librarianship and Information Organization Studies follows a Double-Blind Peer Review system for the evaluation and acceptance of submitted manuscripts. All stages of the review process are conducted in accordance with publication ethics principles and international standards.
Authors submit their manuscripts through the journal's online submission system. At this stage, the manuscript is examined for compliance with the journal's formatting requirements, completeness of the submitted information, and initial relevance to the journal's scope and subject areas.
Following submission, the Editor-in-Chief reviews the manuscript to assess its alignment with the journal's aims and scope, its preliminary scientific quality, and compliance with the journal's author guidelines.
If the manuscript passes the initial screening, it is referred to members of the Editorial Board for further evaluation. An initial scientific assessment is conducted, and, if deemed suitable, appropriate expert reviewers are identified, nominated, and selected.
At this stage, the manuscript may also be rejected without being sent for external peer review.
The manuscript is sent to at least three reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject area. The review process is conducted under a double-blind system, meaning that the identities of both authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other.
Reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on originality, innovation, methodology, scientific rigor, coherence, and the significance of the research.
Based on the reviewers’ reports, the Editor-in-Chief makes one of the following decisions:
Accept without revision
Accept with minor revisions
Accept with major revisions
Reject
If revisions are required, the manuscript is returned to the authors for modification. The revised version must be accompanied by a detailed response to the reviewers’ comments.
The revised manuscript is re-evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief and, when necessary, by the reviewers to ensure that all requested revisions have been adequately addressed.
Upon final approval, the manuscript is formally accepted and enters the publication preparation process.
The accepted article undergoes final copy-editing, typesetting, and technical review before being published in one of the journal's scheduled issues and made available on the journal's official website.
In addition, prior to its final publication, the accepted article is made available in the Articles in Press section.
The journal is committed to:
Upholding the principles of fair and confidential peer review;
Adhering to the ethical guidelines and standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE);
Maintaining transparency throughout scientific and editorial decision-making processes.