Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Communications in Information Literacy (CIL) is an independent, professional, refereed electronic journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, theory, and research in information literacy. CIL is committed to the principles of information literacy as set forth by the Association of College and Research Libraries. CIL is also committed to the principles of open access for academic research.

CIL uses the Open Journal Systems journal management and publishing system.

 

Section Policies

Editorial

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Articles

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Theme Articles

Editors
  • Sarah McCord, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Terry Taylor, DePaul University
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Theme Perspectives

Editors
  • Stewart Brower, University of Oklahoma - Tulsa
  • Christopher Hollister, University at Buffalo
  • Sarah McCord, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Patrick Ragains, University of Nevada - Reno
  • Terry Taylor, DePaul University
  • Super User
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Theme Invited

Editors
  • Sarah McCord, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Patrick Ragains, University of Nevada - Reno
  • Terry Taylor, DePaul University
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Test Section

Editors
  • Super User
Checked Open Submissions Unchecked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Perspectives

Editors
  • Stewart Brower, University of Oklahoma - Tulsa
  • Christopher Hollister, University at Buffalo
  • Sarah McCord, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Terry Taylor, DePaul University
Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
 

Publication Frequency

CIL is published a minimum of two times per year. Some articles may be released in advance of an issue's publication, but all articles are assigned an individual volume and issue number.

 

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.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Indexing and Availability

This journal is currently indexed by several major bibliographic services, including:

* Directory of Open Access Journals
* EBSCO
* Google Scholar
* H.W. Wilson (WilsonWeb)

Additionally, the journal has been cataloged by the following services and directories:

* OCLC Worldcat
* Public Knowledge Project
* Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

 

Minutes

As meetings of the Editorial Board occur, minutes will be taken and linked from this section.



ISSN: 1933-5954