''Information Research: An International Electronic Journal'' is a quarterly
peer-reviewed
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open-access academic journal
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covering the fields of
information science
Information science (also known as information studies) is an academic field which is primarily concerned with analysis, collection, Categorization, classification, manipulation, storage, information retrieval, retrieval, movement, dissemin ...
,
information management
Information management (IM) concerns a cycle of organizational activity: the acquisition of information from one or more sources, the custodianship and the distribution of that information to those who need it, and its ultimate disposal throug ...
, and
information systems
An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, information storage, store, and information distribution, distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems a ...
. It was established in 1995 as an
electronic journal by
Thomas D. Wilson
Dr. Thomas D. Wilson has been an active contributor to the world of information science since 1961, when he received his Fellowship from the British Library Association. His research has focused on information management and information seeking be ...
(
University of Sheffield
, mottoeng = To discover the causes of things
, established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions:
– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
, type = Pu ...
and
University of Borås
The University of Borås (UB), or Högskolan i Borås, is a Swedish university college in the city of Borås. It was founded in 1977 and has around 18,300 students and 803 staff. The Swedish School of Library and Information Science and Swedish ...
). It was privately published by Professor Wilson until 2017, when ownership of the journal was transferred to the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås. Professor Wilson continues to act as
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
. The journal is supported by the
University of Lund, which provides server space and technical assistance, and by the University of Borås, which provides administrative support for the deputy editor. The journal is produced entirely through voluntary work; there are no subscription or author charges. A 2012 reader survey revealed that 40% of readers are academic faculty members, 38% "information practitioners", and 22% students and post-graduate researchers.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2016
impact factor
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of 0.574.
References
Further reading
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External links
* {{Official website, http://informationr.net/ir/
Information science journals
Quarterly journals
Academic journals established in 1995
English-language journals
Lund University