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- » Delayed Open Access
- » Archiving
- » Peer-Review
- » Indexation
- » Publishing Ethics
- » Founder
- » Author fees
- » Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
- » Plagiarism detection
- » Preprint and postprint Policy
Aim and Scope
“Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]” journal aims to publish the results of fundamental research and scientific analysis of the practices of library and information activities, historical reconstructions and development of library science, book science, bibliographical studies, information sciences, as well as related ones, in Russia and abroad.
The journal focuses on publication of original research papers, development of scientific and educational communications, and building a creative environment for open exchange of information and knowledge.
The scientific concept of the journal involves publication of the articles based on the modern methodology of research practices and methods of processing and presentation of research results.
The Russian State Library, being a national library of the country, a methodical, scientific, information and cultural center of federal importance, and the founder and publisher of Bibliotekovedenie journal, has initiated the International Cooperation and Communication Program for Library Professionals. Within the framework of this program, the Editorial Office welcomes submission of articles not only in Russian, but also in English. If such an article receives positive expert evaluations and reviews, and is accepted for publication by the Editorial Board, it will be translated into Russian by the RSL staff.
The journal pays special attention to the materials that reflect changes in the regulatory and legal framework of librarianship and introduction of modern information and communication technologies.
The issues of library policy (as an important part of the strategy of state cultural policy), development of library collections, their preservation and accessibility, including electronic publications and resources of the federal state information system National Digital Library, are also of key importance.
The articles reveal theoretical issues of library staff training and modern educational methods of improving scientific and practical skills of employees of all types of libraries.
The journal covers international and all-Russian library congresses and conferences, forums for book industry specialists, book fairs, professional workshops and round tables. There are also reviews on new publications concerning library and information science, bibliographical studies, book science; announcements of major professional events.
Section Policies
Open Submissions
Peer ReviewedPublication Frequency
6 issues per year
Delayed Open Access
The contents of this journal will be available in an open access format 12 month(s) after an issue is published.
Archiving
- Russian State Library (RSL)
- National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)
Peer-Review
Reviewing is carried out in accordance with the Procedure for Consideration of Research Manuscripts Submitted to the Journal for Publication.
1. The texts of the manuscripts should be reviewed in the form of a double-blind review when the identity of the Reviewers and Authors is not disclosed to either party.
1.1. The Journal reviews all the manuscripts which comply with the subject scope of the Journal for the purpose of their expert assessment and obtaining advice on individual manuscripts from reviewers’ expert in the field. All Reviewers are acknowledged experts on the subjects of the materials to be reviewed and have publications on the same topics for the last 3 years. The reviews should be kept in the Journal archive for five years.
1.2. The Reviewers should observe the Publication Ethics of Bibliotekovedenie.
1.3. The Editorial Board will send the copies of the reviews or a reasonable rejection to the Author and, upon request, may send the copies of the reviews to the RF Ministry of Education and Science.
2. A positive review does not guarantee the acceptance of the manuscript because the final decision in all cases lies with the Editorial Board. By his authority, the Editor-in-Chief rules the final solution of every conflict.
3. In case a review contains recommendations for amending and improving the manuscript, the Editorial Board will send the text of the respective review to the Author along with a proposal to either take these recommendations into consideration when drafting a new version of the manuscript or send his/her arguments rejecting the recommendations, in whole or in part. The improving process should not take more than two months from the date the Author was informed of the Reviewer’s opinion. While improving the manuscript, the Author should not forget to update the Reference List on the actual dates of reference to the electronic resources. The improved version of the manuscript should be sent to the Editorial Board for the second review.
4. The Editorial Board has to be notified verbally or in writing should the Author decide to refuse from publishing the manuscript. In case the Author fails to do so within 3 months after receiving a copy of the initial review, the Editorial Board takes the manuscript off the register and notifies the Author accordingly even in the absence of any information from the Author with a refusal to improve the manuscript. In such cases the Author should receive the respective notice stating the fact of taking the manuscript off the register due to the termination of the period allocated for its improvement.
5. In case of a negative review the Author should receive a respective notice, and the manuscript will be taken off the register. In case the Author decides to improve the manuscript and send it back to the Editorial Board for the second review, the Editorial Board will be able to accept the materials for consideration only if the manuscript has been improved by no less than 60 percent.
6. Having received a positive review and a positive decision on publication, the manuscript will be added to the Journal portfolio. The Publication Plan is drafted by the Editor-in-Chief with due account of the Journal portfolio and priority reasons which are determined by the manuscript acceptance date, the content of the Journal section, and the topic of the Journal issue.
Indexation
Articles in “Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]” are indexed by several systems:
- Russian Scientific Citation Index (RSCI) – a database, accumulating information on papers by Russian scientists, published in native and foreign titles. The RSCI project is under development since 2005 by “Electronic Scientific Library” foundation (elibrary.ru).
- Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers, plus scholarly books and other non-peer reviewed journals.
- EBSCO Library & Information Science Source
- Dimensions
- Library of Congress
- NLM Catalog
- Oxford Library
- SOCIONET
- VINITI RAS
- WorldCat
Publishing Ethics
This Publication Ethics is based on the proceedings of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
As a Publisher, Russian State Library is a member of the Russian Association of Science Editors and Publishers (RASEP) and adopts the Declaration of Ethical Standards of Scientific Publication which was approved at the Assembly Meeting of RASEP on May 20, 2016. In case of any disputable issues concerning the violation of scientific publication ethics, Russian State Library shall submit the related requests for consideration to the RASEP Council on Publications Ethics.
The publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal is a means of scholarly communication and contributes significantly to the development of the respected area of scientific knowledge. As for the Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science] Journal, it is important to lay down the standards of the expected ethical conduct for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the authors, the journal editorial board, the peer reviewers, and the publisher.
The below publication ethics standards shall be observed as generally adopted guidelines of scholarly publishing in the Bibliotekovedenie (Russian Journal of Library Science) Journal.
Duties of Authors
Manuscript requirements
Authors of original research papers should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable. It is forbidden to publish the same research in more than one journal.
Multiple and Concurrent Publication
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works. An author should not, in general, publish a manuscript describing essentially the same research in more than one journal as a primary publication. An author mustn’t submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper.
Publication of some kinds of articles (e.g., translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. Authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must contain the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors have to cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. List of references should be provided by authors. Information obtained in private conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information on financial support should be provided by authors (Data on the funding source of the research/publication should be shown in the footnote on Page 1 and marked by an asterisk in the title of the article).
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the concept, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Fundamental errors in published works
When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in a published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the editor of the journal and cooperate with them/him/her to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the authors to retract or correct the paper as soon as possible.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review is an essential component of scholarly communications. Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the paper. Publisher shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to publications have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.
Diligence
A reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the Editor.
Confidentiality
Any manuscript received for review must be treated as a confidential document.
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any previously reported statement (observation, derivation, or argument) should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Duties of Editors
Decision for publication
With due respect of the peer reviewers’ opinion, the Editorial Board of the Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] Journal is solely responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The importance of the work in question to researchers and readers must always underwrite such decisions. The Editor acts in compliance with the policy of the journal’s Editorial Board and Staff and is constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding the law, copyright infringement, libel and plagiarism.
Confidentiality
The Editorial Board and Staff of the Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] Journal will not disclose without any need any information about a submitted manuscript to any third person other than the corresponding authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the publisher.
Vigilance over published record
Editors take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, do not encourage such misconduct, or knowingly allow such misconduct to take place. In case editors are made aware of any allegation of research misconduct, editors shall deal with allegations appropriately using guidelines of Ethics Council of the Association of Science Editors and Publishers (Russia).
An editor presented with convincing evidence that the substance or conclusions of a published paper are erroneous should coordinate with the publisher to promote the prompt publication of a correction or retraction, using the procedure of Ethics Council of the Association of Science Editors and Publishers (Russia). Editors should publish clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.
Duties of the Publisher
The Publisher should observe the policies and procedures for editors, reviewers and authors of the Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science] Journal who perform their ethical duties under these ethics guidelines.
The publisher should backup journal editors in the review of complaints raised in connection with ethical issues and help in communication with other journals where this contributes to the fulfilment of the editor’s duties.
The Publisher should provide specialized legal support (review and counsel) if necessary.
Founder
- Russian State Library
Author fees
Publication in "Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]" is free of charge for all the authors.
The journal doesn't have any article processing charges.
The journal doesn't have any article submission charges.
The journal doesn't pay any fee (honorary) to authors.
If you want to purchase journal in print or access to digital version please use information from Subscriptions page.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Plagiarism detection
"Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]" use native russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
Preprint and postprint Policy
As part of the submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in “Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]” we suggest that the link to the article on journal's website is used when the article is shared on personal or public websites.
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