About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Nusantara Journal of Information and Library Studies (N-JILS) contains articles written from research and study reports on Information and Library Science. Nusantara Journal of Information and Library Studies is published twice annually (June and December) by the journal editors from the Departement of Library and Information Science, Universitas Islam Nusantara.

Every received article will be reviewed by the journal editors and external editors and reviewers who are competent in each related field. The review uses double-blind peer review before the journal is published. The study area of this journal are  librarianship, information and archives, including:

  • Library Management. The control and supervision of a library or library system, including planning, budgeting, policy making, personnel management, public relations and program assessment, with responsibility for results.
  • Digital Library and Repositories. A library in which a significant porpotion of the resources are available in machine-readable format, accessible by means of computers. The physical space (building, room, area) reserved for the permanent or intermediate storage of archival materials. To preserve and protect archival materials. To preserve and protect archival collections, modern repositories are equipped to meet current standards of environmental control and security.
  • Organization of Information. Information organization establishes the conceptual framework for organizing and retrieving information, including the study of systems and their purposes and structures, formats, standards and vocabularies.
  • Information Services. Generally information services can be divided into two categories: library public user services and library technical user services. Library public user services refer to circulation, bibliographic instructions, distance learning, government documentation, reference and special collection. Library information user services focuses on procedures and operations of maintaining, developing and supporting library collection and services behind the scene such as acquisition, cataloguing, classification, inter library loan, document delivery and serial systems.
  • Knowledge Management. Process of creating (generating, capturing), storing (preserving, organizing, integrating), sharing (communicating), applying (implementing), and reusing (transforming) organisational knowledge to enable an organisation 5 to achieve its goals and objectives.
  • Media and Information Literacy. constitutes a composite set of knowledge, skills, attitudes, competencies and practices that allow effectively access, analyze, critically evaluate, interpret, use, create and disseminate information and media products with the use of existing means and tools on a creative, legal and ethical basis
  • Information and Media Preservation. Prolonging the existence of library and archival materials by maintaining them in a condition suitable for use, either in their original format or in a form more durable, through retention under proper environmental conditions or actions taken after a book or collection has been damaged to prevent further deterioration.
  • Infometrics. The use of mathematical and statistical methods in research related to libraries, documentation, and information.
  • Information Policy. A governing principle, plan, or course of action concerning information resources and technology adopted by a company, organization, institution, or government
  • Documentation System. The process of systematically collecting, organizing, storing, retrieving, and disseminating specialized documents, especially of a scientific, technical, or legal nature, usually to facilitate research or preserve institutional memory.
  • Archive Management. refers to the office or organization responsible for appraising, selecting, preserving, and providing access to archival materials.
  • Information Technology in Information Institute. Information and communication technologies (ICT) facilitate the process of identification, collection, storing, processing and disseminating of information in libraries/information centers/information institute.

Peer Review Process

All submitted articles considered for publication undergo peer-review who are expert in the field. The review uses double blind peer review before the journal is published. Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communications with authors, may assist authors in improving their articles. Only qualified referees will be invited to review an article. Any article received for review is a confidential document and will be treated as such; it will not be shown to or discussed with others except if authorized by the Editor-in-Chief. Reviews would be conducted objectively and observations formulated clearly with supporting arguments so that authors can use them for improving the article. Reviewers will identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors and will also notify the editors of any substantial similarity or overlap between the article and any other article (published or unpublished).

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Journal History

Nusantara Journal Of Information and Library Studies (N-JILS) was first published in June 2018 by the Library Science Study Program, Faculty of Communication, Universitas Islam Nusantara. Since the first publication, Nusantara Journal of Information and Library Studies has been published in printed and electronic form with the number p-ISSN: 2654-5144 and e-ISSN: 2654-6469.

Nusantara Journal of Information and Library Studies (N-JILS) is published twice a year, namely in June and December. Each volume that is published consistently contains 9 articles. The first publication (Volume 1 Number 1) on June 2018, the processing articles was done manually via email jils.uninus@gmail.com, and published via “quick submit” on OJS. Then, the publication for Volume 3 Number 1 on January 2020, the processing of articles that submitted through OJS.

The author guideline articles the Nusantara Journal of Information and Library Studies (N-JILS) was changed twice, first Volume 2 Number 2 on December 2019 and Volume 3 Number 1 on June 2020. Template Layout of the Nusantara Journal Of Information and Library Studies (N-JILS) also changed from the previous volume, it is starting at Volume 2 Number 1 on June 2019; Volume 2 Number 2 on December 2019; and then Volume 3 Number 1 on June 2020. These changes are of course based on the results of the journal management team discussion after attending management training and seminars, and also receiving suggestions from several reviewers. Each of these changes is aimed at achieving a better journal management.

On June 2020 (Volume 3 Number 1), the editorial board structure at Nusantara Journal of Information and Library Studies (N-JILS) also changed which initially consisted of a person in charge, Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Chief Editor, Editorial Board, Technical Editor, and Team IT changed to Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, and IT Support.

Rahmat Fadhli, S.IIP., M.A., was resigned as Editor-in-Chief on July 1, 2019. Starting July 2, 2019 until now the Editor-in-Chief was taken over by Rosiana Nurwa Indah, S.Hum., M.A. The notification of all managerial journals is still through the same address, it is  (jils.uninus@gmail.com).