Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology (DJLIT), is an international, peer-reviewed, open access jounal that endeavours to bring recent developments in information technology, as applicable to library and information science. It is meant for librarians, documentation and information professionals, researchers students and others interested in the field. It is published bimonthly. It was formerly known as 'DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology (DBIT)'.

The articles published in the Journal are covered in Scopus, LISA, LISTA, EBSCO Abstracts/Full-text, Library Literature and Information Science Index/Full-text, The Informed Librarian Online, DOAJ, OpenJ-Gate, Indian Science Abstracts, Indian Citation Index, Full text Sources Online, WorldCat, Proquest, and OCLC. The Journal invites original research and review papers related to information technology as applied to library activities, services and products.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Articles

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The manuscripts submitted to DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology are reviewed for possible publication with the understanding that they are being submitted to one journal at a time and have not been published, simultaneously submitted, or already accepted for publication elsewhere. The Editor reviews all submitted manuscripts initially. Manuscripts with insufficient originality, serious scientific flaws, or absence of importance of message are rejected. The Journal will not return the unaccepted manuscripts. Manuscripts are sent to experts/reviewers without revealing the identity of the reviewers to the contributors. Within a period of eight to ten weeks, the contributors will be informed about acceptance/rejection/revision of manuscript. Papers accepted would be edited for uniformity, consistency, style, grammar, punctuation, and format. The primary aim of the peer review process is to maintain quality control and protect the reputation of the journal in a transparent manner.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Subscription Information

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ISSN: 0976-4658