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Thank you, Peer Reviewers!

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2023-09-28

Happy Peer Review Week! Peer Review Week is a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining research quality. It brings together individuals, institutions, and organizations committed to sharing the central message that good peer review, whatever shape or form it might take, is critical to scholarly communications. This year’s theme focuses on “Peer Review [...]

New Data Curation Network Recurring Column

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2023-06-28

We are happy to announce the first Curatorial Connections Column has been published in the current issue of JeSLIB! Hadley, Hannah & Mikala Narlock. 2023. "Librarians and Research Integrity Committees: Finding professional joy and fulfillment in practice and service." Journal of eScience Librarianship 12(2): e680. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.680The Curatorial Connections Column [...]

Volume 12, Issue 1, Special Issue: 2022 Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit is Now Available

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2023-02-16

JeSLIB is proud to publish another Special Issue highlighting works related to the Research Data and Preservation (RDAP) Summit 2022.The JeSLIB Editors would like to thank the guest editors, Caitlin Bakker, University of Regina, Kathryn Brook, University of Tennessee, Jeanine Finn, The Claremont Colleges, and Paria Aria, Texas A&M University for [...]

Volume 11, Issue 2 is Now Available

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2022-12-21

The latest issue of the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) has been published! This issue’s focus is on our migration to our new journal platform, Janeway, to provide a more inclusive and accessible publishing environment for our authors, editors, peer reviewers, and readers.Volume 11, Issue 2 (2022) EditorialMigrating a Journal Platform: Stars Wars and a New FutureRegina Fisher [...]

JeSLIB Open for New Submissions!

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2022-10-20

Thank you all for your support and patience during our migration to Janeway. We hope you have had a chance to explore our new site, and read our inaugural Editorial and eScience in Action article. We are excited to announce JeSLIB is now open for new submissions!The Submission page has all the instructions you need to submit a manuscript to JeSLIB.First, review our Article [...]

Welcome to JeSLIB on Janeway!

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2022-09-01

The Journal of eScience Librarianship has moved to a new publishing platform! Moving to Janeway aligns with JeSLIB’s goal to utilize an open-source platform that integrates with existing open-source scholarly infrastructure and tools. The previous site will be available for another week, and then everything will be redirected to Janeway. Be sure to check your bookmarks!With the launch comes a new [...]

Publishing in the Journal of eScience Librarianship

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2022-07-07

Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) is UMass Chan Medical School’s open access, peer-reviewed journal to advance the theory and practice of data librarianship. JeSLIB explores the many roles of librarians in supporting eScience and welcomes articles by contributors from all areas of the globe related to education, outreach, policy, collaborations, tools, and best practices.Celebrating 10 [...]

JeSLIB by the Numbers

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2022-07-07

Check out our infographic which highlights JeSLIB metrics on content, speed, usage, and impact. AboutJeSLIB publishes articles as they become available for publication, following a thorough review process. Articles are collected together into issues throughout the year, with occasional special issues. We have published 183 articles across 22 [...]

Become a Peer Reviewer

Posted by Julie Goldman on 2022-07-07

As JeSLIB evolves as a leader in data librarianship scholarly communication, we will continue to explore new ways of communicating the changing peer review process. Some recent resources of interest:COPE Ethical Guidelinesf1000research Reviewers Guidelines – Code of EthicsPLoS How to Write a Peer ReviewAs we move to our new platform, Janeway, we are reviewing our peer reviewer guidelines to make [...]