International Journal of Information Management Science

Complete Issue 2020

Abstract

Dear Readers! The present Covid – 19 situation has deeply impacted on almost all mankind of the world. The world has gone through new experiences under this global pandemic. All walks of life including personal, professional, academics and research has also affected due to this pandemic. But on the other end, this situation has also opened new gates of thinking, living and performing. Various spheres of life have been trying to convert this threat into opportunity e.g. the opportunity to get closer through information communication technologies while maintaining the social distance. In addition to that, the significance of online communication has increased. Apart from all the challenges, the fourth consistent online issue of IJIMS is again published on time. Moreover, this year, the editorial board of IJIMS has tried to enhance the quality of the journal. The IJIMS has been indexed more than 10 renowned indexing agencies of the world. Detail of the indexing can be viewed through the link http://ijims.org/index.php/IJIMS/Indexing It is also pleasure sharing to you that IJIMS has fulfilled all the requirements to get recognition of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. We have already applied to HEC in that regard and we are waiting for their response to get recognition. Hopefully, we will get good news from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan very soon. IJIMS is not only getting popularity among the Pakistani LIS scholars but also it is also attracting international researchers. The current issue is the proof of the same. In the current issue, there is only one article from Pakistani authors and the remaining four papers are from different countries including Nigeria and India. To know the similarity index of the manuscripts, all documents have been checked through the plagiarism software named Turnitin and then the process of double-blind peer review has been done. The sole purpose of these activities is to enhance the quality of the journal. The editorial board had received many articles for this issue but only those articles were selected which were recommended by external reviewers. I am very much grateful to all the editorial members of IJIMS who have worked hard to make this journal in its final shape. I also would like to pay thanks to those who have served as reviewers for IJIMS and sent their feedback well in time which was necessary to develop and publish high-quality material. Thanks to the Patron of IJIMS, and President of Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization (PLWO) for their support and guidance. Finally, I want to thank all the authors of manuscripts who submitted their papers for publication in IJIMS. We look forward to working with all of you as we continue to make the International Journal of Information Management Sciences (IJIMS) highly productive and quality conscious. We welcome your submissions, concerns, expert feedback, suggestions, recommendations, and comments for the further improvement of the journal.