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RBU JOURNAL OF
LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
(Peer Reviewed)
Volume 23, 2021; ISSN: 0972-2750
(see online at: http://rbu.ac.in/home/page/102 )
For details along with previous volumes’ content
(Full text of Volume 21, 22 & 23) visit:
https://lisrbu.wixsite.com/dlis/rbu-journal-of-lis
Author’s Guide
How to Send an Article?
Submission Guidelines
The RBU Journal of Library and Information Science publishes original research findings, review articles, practice outcome
and survey results, integrate and critically examine new information accumulated in recent years in a particular subject field
and specifically the following categories in order to cater to the diverse needs of its readership.
1. Research papers may describe completed research efforts with results, analyses and implications to practitioners, and should
not exceed 15-20 pages in length.
2. Practice papers may describe new industry practices, tools and methodologies, with emphases on practical issues, problems
and solutions, and should not exceed 10-15 pages in length. Papers may also discuss the relevance of theory to practice and
applications.
3. Current Trends papers will reflect new or current trends, thinking, perspectives and opinions in research and practice, and
should not exceed 8-12 pages in length.
4. Review papers should give a critical and analytical perspective of related books, publications, methodologies, practices,
tools or systems, and should not exceed 5-6 pages in length.
Minimum standards for considering the submitted manuscripts for peer-reviewing Papers must be written in English
Language. Text files should be prepared in MS Word format double line space.
Page setup: Page size A4, orientation portrait; Margins: mirror margins, top 3 cm, bottom 2 cm, inside 2.5 cm, outside 2
cm, gutter 0.5 cm;
Layout: header 1.7 cm (different odd and even), footer 1 cm, section start continuous, page alignment top; Font - Times New
Roman, 12 point. First Heading -14 bold Times New Roman Second sub heading -12 bold Times New Roman, Each next sub
heading- 12 italics Times New Roman
Preparation of the manuscript:
All original research articles should be structured in the following manner.
• Title: The title should be concise and reflect the entire work of the submitted manuscript. (Written
in 14pt bold Times New Roman font size)
• Names of all authors need to be indicated below the title (Written in 12 bold Times New
Roman font size)
• More than one author should display side by side with a tab space (5)
• Department/Affiliation: bellow of each author, 10pt Times New Roman, centered University/Institution: 10pt Times New
Roman, centered
Address: 10pt Times New Roman, centered
Email : account@xxxxxx.xx (10pt Times New Roman, centered)
Abstract
Abstracts should clearly state the purpose of the work, methods used, key findings and major conclusion drawn from the work
in the following format-
Introduction-2-3lines
Purpose-1-2 lines
Research problem-1-2 lines
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