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 OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Code of Conduct
The Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship is committed to creating and supporting an inclusive, diverse, and equitable community of practice. Harassment of any type will not be tolerated, including:
Comments that reinforce oppressive power dynamics related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin, or economic status
Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment
Failure to use a person’s chosen name and pronouns (see https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender)
Threats of violence
Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
Deliberate intimidation
Stalking or following, in person or online
Sustained disruption of discussion
Unwelcome sexual attention
Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent except as necessary to protect vulnerable people from intentional abuse
In addition to avoiding harassment, we encourage the following behavior:
Respecting the effort that others put into their work
Accepting critique graciously and offering it constructively
Giving credit where it is due
Assuming the best intentions from other parties
All editors, reviewers, and authors are bound by this code of conduct in all business related to the journal.
Anyone may submit an original work to be considered for publication in the Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship provided they own the copyright to the work being submitted. We welcome submissions from digital library practitioners, scholars, students and others interested in the field.
What Can You Submit?
The JCDL welcomes articles, literature reviews, and reviews of digital collections. Articles should demonstrate original contributions to the field of digital librarianship. Literature reviews should supply an overview of current work in the field, or in relevant subfields. Digital collection reviews should focus on one, or a small number of, digital libraries and/or digital collections and offer a review grounded in the field's current literature. Except when advertised otherwise, we seek material that has not been previously published, and that are not forthcoming in another publication.
As a new journal, we're also open to alternative means of examining the field of digital librarianship; authors interested in pitching alternate publication formats are encouraged to contact the editors.
Guidelines for Submissions
Articles: 5,000 - 7,000 words
Interviews: 3,000 - 5,000 words
Literature Reviews: 3,000 - 5,000
Digital Collection Reviews: 2,500 - 5,000
Publication Model and Timelines
We publish work on an ongoing basis and assign them to either the Winter or Summer issue. For example, if you submit work in January, it will be published as soon as it's gone through the review process. If it is published between January and June, it will be counted as part of the Summer issue; if it is published between July and December it will be part of the Winter issue
It is our goal to:
Ensure work is published and shared in a timely fashion; and
Acknowledge that we're all tired and need deep grace in all our projects
This publishing model is based on the appreciation and respect we have for our authors and reviewers.
Citation Style
The JCDL uses Chicago Manual of Style, Notes and Bibliography.
Copyright Notice
We ask that authors release their work under a CC-BY license.
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
