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NLISR welcomes original research, systematic and narrative reviews, case studies, and editorial commentary in library and information science, digital preservation, archival practice, and knowledge management.
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Our web-based submission system is being finalised. In the meantime, please email your manuscript, cover letter, and author declarations to the editorial office.
Contact the editorial officeManuscript preparation
- Manuscripts should be between 4,000 and 9,000 words (excluding references).
- Use British English throughout.
- Submit as an editable Word document. Do not submit PDF-only manuscripts.
- Include an abstract of no more than 250 words and 4–6 keywords.
- Follow APA 7th edition for in-text citations and references.
- Anonymise the manuscript for double-blind peer review.
Author declarations
By submitting, authors confirm that:
- The work is original and has not been published elsewhere.
- All authors have approved the submission.
- All conflicts of interest and funding sources are disclosed.
- If accepted, the work will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence.
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NLISR does not charge authors any Article Processing Charges (APCs). Publication in NLISR is free for authors and free for readers.