Author Guideline

Guideline for Authors

Journal of Information Management and Practices (JIMP) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, the journal aims to cover the practices, discussion, and analysis in the field of library and information management. JIMP  is a bi-annual publication, that promotes original research work in the extended field of library and information management: included, libraries' practices, educational organizations, business intelligence, health care system, knowledge management, data governance, the design of information and delivery, big data analytics, data science, the philosophical thoughts to information management, the emerging practices of library and information professionals, data curation, organization, visualization, and dissemination.
General Instructions for Authors:
Journal of Information Management and Practices (JIMP) publishes new and quality research in all disciplines of the library and information science. An article consisting of 4,000 to 8,000 words should strictly be submitted electronically according to the journal’s format. Authors should remember that they are writing for an international readership and should avoid spelling mistakes, incorrect format, jargon, complicated construction, and racist statements. The contents of the papers shall be the sole responsibility of the authors especially in case of plagiarism found at any stage. The first page of the manuscript should only contain the title of the paper and the name of authors with their affiliations and e-mail addresses. The second page should include again title, abstract, and keywords. All research papers should possibly be arranged into sections on introduction, literature review (might be the part of Introduction), objectives, methodological issues, results and discussions, conclusion, and finally references in APA format. Tables and figures should be given following the text. Pages, footnotes, tables, and figures should also be numbered consecutively and separately with Arabic numerals. Quotations should be indented an additional half-inch from the margin from both sides with a 1-point small font size and in italic style. A manuscript should also be typed with double spaced except tables, figures, and references.

The Abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory, briefly present the topic, state the scope of the study, indicate significant data, and point out major findings and conclusions. Following the abstract of 150-250 words, about 4 to 6 keywords that will provide indexing references should be listed. Acknowledgments, authors’ notes, and appendices should appear at the end of the article before the references.
The American Psychological Association (APA) style of references should strictly be followed. APA does not use footnotes or endnotes for citations. Every citation must appear in your reference list. A list of references should only contain those citations that are given in the text of the manuscript. All references should be given in alphabetical order of works cited in the research paper. The reference guidelines are consistent with advice given in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition. The format of references is strictly be followed by APA.
Manuscript Preparation
Research manuscripts should comprise the following.
Frontmatter: Title, Author list, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords
Research manuscript sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion,
Conclusions
Back matter Supplementary Materials: Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Conflicts of
Interest, References.
Front Matter
These sections should appear in all manuscript types
Title
Should be concise, specific, and relevant.
It should identify if the study reports original data or is a systematic review, meta-analysis, or replication study.
Avoid abbreviations.
The usual limit for titles is 10 to 12 words (not counting “and,” “of,” and similar conjunctions and prepositions).
Avoid Redundant Phrases if possible (e.g. A Study of, A review of, A Survey of, etc.)

Author List and Affiliations
Authors; full first and last name must be provided. The initials of any middle name can be added.
The format is used for affiliations: complete address information, including city, zip code, state/province, country, and all email addresses.
At least one author should be designated as the corresponding author, and his/her email address and other details (cellphone number) should be included at the end of the affiliation section.
Abstract
The Abstract should be a total of about 250 words maximum. The abstract should be a single paragraph and should follow the style of structured abstracts. The
abstract should clearly depict the following.
Background & Objective
Place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the study
Methods

Describe briefly the main methods, techniques or treatments applied. Also, discuss briefly how was actually done in the study.
Results
Summarize the article's main findings.
Conclusion
Indicate the main conclusions or interpretations. Do not cite figures, tables, websites,s or
references. Avoid equations. The conclusion must not contain results that are not presented and
substantiated in the main text. Avoid exaggerating the main conclusions.
Keywords
Provide a maximum of 6 keywords
Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible.
Avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and" "of")
Research Manuscript Sections
Introduction: The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight why it is important. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance, including specific hypotheses being tested. The current state of the research field should be reviewed carefully and key publications cited. Please highlight controversial and diverging hypotheses when necessary. Finally, briefly mention the main aim of the work and highlight the main conclusions. Keeps the introduction comprehensible to scientists working outside the topic of the paper. Literature Review: This section should demonstrate the critical review of all relevant and updated published studies.
Materials and Methods: In this section, the authors should clearly mention when and where the study was conducted. They should be described in sufficient detail to allow others to replicate and build on published results. New methods and protocols should be described in detail while well-established methods can be briefly described and appropriately cited. Give the name and version of any software used and make clear whether computer code used is available. Include any pre-registration codes.
Results: Provide a concise and precise description of the results, their interpretation as well as the conclusions that can be drawn. Results should be reported in tables and figures. Make sure that the placement of such tables and figures should be in the proper place.

Discussion: Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible and limitations of the work highlighted. Future research directions may also be mentioned. This section may be combined with results.

Conclusions: This section is not mandatory, but can be added to the manuscript if the discussion
is unusually long or complex.
Patents: This section is not mandatory, but may be added if patents are resulting from the
work reported in this manuscript.

Back Matter
Supplementary Materials Described any supplementary material published online alongside the manuscript (figure, tables, video, spreadsheets, etc.). Please indicate the name and title of each element as follows Figure S1: title, Table S1: title, etc.
Acknowledgments All sources of funding for the study should be disclosed. Clearly indicate grants that you have received in support of your research work and if you received funds to cover
publication costs.
Author Contributions Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the findings. Transparency
about the contributions of authors are encouraged.