About the Journal

The International Journal of Information Management Science (IJIMS) is multidisciplinary in scope and interdisciplinary in content and methodology. It has a very broad horizon. It covers almost every single dimension relating to Social Science, Humanities & Information management sciences. IJIMS publishes articles that are; based on quantitative or qualitative empirical work, conceptual, theory-driven, literature reviews, and case studies. A high-quality Blind Peer Review ensures its quality and original contributions to the field of library sciences. It covers a wide range of areas including the following:

  • Management Science - Human Resource Management
  • Humanities - Psychology, English, Arts, Political Science, Economics, Sociology
  • Use of Artificial Intelligence in different areas of life 
  • Role of Libraries in Information Management
  • Library and Information Management
  • Library and information service marketing
  • Curriculum Design
  • Research directions
  • Formats,  tools and standards 
  • Chain of supply in the creation of  metadata
  • Innovations in information, knowledge and content management
  • Knowledge economy
  • Intellectual capital
  • Indigenous knowledge systems
  • Business & competitive intelligence
  • Records management
  • Information entrepreneurship, design and delivery
  • Social media & online social networking
  • Accreditation and the role of libraries
  • Acquisition and deployment of technology in the library environment
  • Adaptive equipment technology
  • Consortia, cooperatives, networks
  • Advances in search engine technology
  • Challenges and opportunities in migrating to Web-based information services
  • Clientele expectations as exacerbated by e-business practices
  • Ethics of information
  • Impact of demographic and cultural changes on library services
  • Intellectual property and copyright
  • Knowledge management and its application
  • Management and operation of information systems
  • Marginalization of the library (academic, public, special)
  • Models of library service
  • Open-access data
  • Information architecture
  • Information and knowledge audit
  • content management
  • Outsourcing of services

Frequency 

On the recommendations of the external reviewers, articles are published online when ready for publication and after the double-blind peer review process. The publication process usually takes 60-90 days. Additional issues may be published for special events (e.g. conferences) and when special themes are addressed. At the end of the year, the complied articled published in one file.

Peer Review Policy 

There is a strict Peer Review Policy to ensure the quality and authenticity of articles. All received papers are passed through the Double Blind Peer Review Process and then accepted keeping in view the specified standards for publication in The International Journal of Information Management Science (IJIMS).

To save precious time for authors and peer-reviewers, all submitted articles are critically read by any of the editorial board members. After initial selection by the editorial board members, the papers are sent to peer-reviewers for final decision. In the light of reviewers’ recommendations, the decision may take place in the shape of the Acceptance of the paper, minor/major revision, and rejection of the paper.

Open Access

IJIMS has an open-access policy under a license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (Creative Commons License). It allows readers to utilize all content without any charges but with the permission of the concerned authors. This open-access policy not only enhances the readership of any article but also supports the knowledge economy.

Plagiarism Policy

The journal has a zero-tolerance policy against plagiarism.  We follow the HEC similarity index policy for all the submitted manuscripts. A total 19% similarity index is allowed but the single source should not increase 4% including AI sources.

Journal's Indexing

This IJIMS is indexed by different agencies including the following:

  • Heigher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
  • • Scientific Indexing Services
    • Academic Resource Index
    • CiteFactorHigher
    • DRJI
    • IJIFactor
    • ICI Journal Master List
    • Google Scholar
    • Root Indexing
    • Eurasian Scientific Journal Index (ESJI)
    • Index of Turkish Education
    • Journal Factor
    • InfoBase Index
    • Europub