Call for articles

June 4, 2013

Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice (PaLRaP) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting submissions for research, practice, and commentary articles and for news items for its second issue.

The next issue is scheduled for publication in fall 2013. For priority consideration for inclusion in this issue, articles should be submitted by August 1, 2013.

Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice (PaLRaP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, focusing on the unique and valuable work of librarians and libraries in Pennsylvania.

The journal includes articles from all areas of librarianship, with a special focus on activities in Pennsylvania’s academic libraries. The journal will consider all submissions that report original research (research articles), highlight innovative initiatives (practice articles), or discuss current trends/challenges (editorial/commentary). Each issue also features news items (collections, services, awards, events, etc.) from Pennsylvania’s libraries.

Section guidelines for appropriate submissions to PaLRaP can be found under the About section of the journal website.

PaLRaP is run by a volunteer staff of CRD members, each with two-year terms in various journal management positions, and it is published by the University Library System (ULS), University of Pittsburgh, through its E-Journal Publishing Program.

For more information, contact palrap@mail.pitt.edu or visit http://www.palrap.org.