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Author Instructions
Instructions for Author
The authors should submit an electronic copy of their unpublished and original paper (with covering letter) to the: Dr. Michel NguessanEditor-in-Chief, International Journal of Library Science,Library & Information Science, Governors State University1 University Parkway, University Park, IL, 60484, USAEmail: cangaley[at]yahoo.com also send a copy to: cpublib[at]gmail.com
It will be assume that authors will keep a copy of their paper. We strongly encourage electronic submission of manuscript by e-mail. There are no page charges to individuals or institutions for contributions.
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Format of Manuscripts: | |||
| Please send your paper as a single document including tables and figures. This means, it should be one Microsoft Word file ... AND NOT a zipped File containing different files for text, tables, figures, etc. The paper should not normally exceed 5000 words, and should confirm to the following: · Covering letter (or E-Mail) · Paper should contain the title, author(s) name, affiliation(s), mailing address, email · Abstract describing the context and scope of the paper · Keywords · Library of Congress Classification · Main text · References · All pages should be without page number, header Text and footer text.
The manuscript should be in the following MS Word format (and the user of LaTeX should use the "LaTeX Style Kit" of the journal.) | ||
| Word Processor | Microsoft Word | |
| Page Size | A4 (8.27” x 11.69”) without page number | |
| First Page Margin | Top=1.5 inch, Bottom=1 inch, | |
| Page Margin for all other pages | Left=1 inch, Right=1 inch, | |
| Font Face | Arial | |
| Font Size for Title | 16 pt. Bold & Title Case | |
| Font Size for Headings | 10 pt. Bold & CAPITAL CASE | |
| Font Size for Sub-Headings | 10 pt. Bold & Title Case | |
| Alignment for Title & Headings | Center | |
| Font size for Text | 10 pt. | |
| Line Space for Text | 1.3 line space | |
| Paragraph | No Tab, and 8 pt. Space after paragraph & Alignment=Justify | |
| Abstract & Keyword | Margin: Left=1.5 inch, Right=1.5 inch, | |
| Reference | Align= justify | |
| Table and Figures | Should be separate and at the last of manuscript. Line space=single | |
A covering letter should identify the person (with address, telephone numbers and email address) responsible for correspondence concerning manuscripts. In accordance with usual practice, papers previously published and are under consideration for publication elsewhere cannot be accepted, and authors must agree not to publish accepted papers elsewhere without the prior permission of Journal. If previously published tables, illustrations or more than 50 words of text are to be included, then the copyright holder's written permission must be obtained. Copies of any such permission letters should be enclosed with the paper. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. If revisions are required for acceptance of a manuscript, one copy of the revised manuscript should be submitted, together with the Revised Version on disk and good quality figures and illustrations.
Download: LaTeX Style Format available here
Preparation of the manuscript: Papers must be clearly written in English. The paper should not normally exceed 6000 words. All sections of the manuscript should be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper only. In addition to the full title of the paper, authors should supply a running title, of less than 40 characters, and up to five keywords. Research papers should be accompanied by an abstract, which will appear in front of the main body of the text. It should be written in complete sentences and should summarize the aims, methods, results and conclusions in less than 250 words. The abstract should be comprehensible to readers before they read the paper, and abbreviations and citations should be avoided. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references. Within the text, references should be cited by author's name(s) and year of publication (where there are more than two authors please use et al.). Published articles and those in press (state the journal which has accepted them and enclose a copy of the manuscript) may be included. Citations should be typed at the end of the manuscript in alphabetical order, with authors' surnames and initials inverted. References should include, in the following order: authors' names, year, paper title, journal title, volume number, issue number, inclusive page numbers and (for books only) name and address of publishers. References should therefore be listed as follows: Natterer, F., 1986, The Mathematics of Computerized Tomography, John Wiley & Sons, New York. Herman, G.T., 1972, Two Direct Methods for Reconstructing Pictures from their Projections: A Comparative Study, Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 1, 123-144. Dasgupta. P., 2003, Population, Poverty, and the Natural Environment. in Mäler K.-G. and Vincent, J. (Eds.), Handbook of Environmental and Resource Economics, Amsterdam: North Holland. Levin, S.A., Grenfell, B., Hastings, A., and Perelson. A.S. 1997, Mathematical and Computational Challenges in Population Biology and Ecosystem Science, Science, 275, 334-343. Tables should be self-explanatory and should include a brief descriptive title. Illustrations should be clearly lettered and of the highest quality. Acknowledgements and Footnotes should be included at the end of the text. Any footnote should be identified by superscripted numbers.
The corresponding author will receive a PDF file of the article via email. This file is for personal use only and may not be copied and disseminated in any form without prior written permission from journal. On request the reprint of paper or journal can be supplies as hard copy on payment basis.
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Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in Microsoft Word or PDF document file format. We will not accept and open the file in other format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Instructions, which is found in About the Journal.
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ISSN: 0975-7546