（Revised Edition）
（February 2012）
Library and Information Service (bi-monthly) is a major core professional journal of library and information science, managed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and handled by the National Science Library, CAS. Since its inception 56 years ago, the Library and Information Service has enjoyed a high reputation in the industry for its academic nature, cutting-edge content, practicality, and authority. It has won various awards granted by the state, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Library Society of China. In all kinds of authoritative journal evaluation tools or databases in China, the Library and Information Service has always been at the forefront of professional journals in library and information science!
Library and Information Service mainly focus on theoretical research and practical progress in library and information science and its related disciplines. The reported fields mainly include: foundational theories of library and information science, knowledge organization, knowledge services, intelligence research, competitive intelligence, library operations, information technology, information resource management, etc. Research papers that combine theory and practice are especially welcome.
Since 2009, the Library and Information Service has implemented a peer review system and formulated the "Regulations for Review Experts in Peer Review Process." Currently, over 90% of the manuscripts accepted by the Library and Information Service have undergone a peer review process. To further improve the quality of manuscripts in Library and Information Service, enhance the authority and objectivity of review opinions, and strengthen the involvement of experts in peer reviews, Library and Information Service will further enhance reviewer participation, uphold the policy of expert journal management, and elevate the quality of the publication. For this purpose, we have revised the regulations for external peer review experts from 2009, and the new regulations will come into effect on March 1, 2012. We welcome more experts from domestic universities and major library and information research institutions to become reviewers for our journal.
1. Qualifications for Peer Reviewers
· Must hold a position of associate professor (or above) or equivalent professional authentication or have had a doctoral degree for over three years;
· Must possess a certain level of scholarly attainment in library and information science or related fields, or have deep research in a specific professional direction that is recognized by peers;
· Must have certain comprehensive abilities within the scope of library and information science and related disciplines;
· Must have basic computer operating skills.
2. Responsibilities and Rights of Review Experts in Peer Review
· When reviewers receive manuscripts that have a clear conflict of interest with their own views or ongoing or future research work, they should specify the specific conflict of interest when reviewing or declining to review the manuscript.
· When reviewers are not very familiar with the subject matter of the paper, or cannot complete the review within the specified time, they can decline the review. At the same time, they are welcome to recommend 1-2 other referees who are familiar with the topic of the paper, which will help the editors handle the manuscript correctly and quickly.
· Reviewers should provide an objective evaluation of the theoretical value, practical value, and innovativeness of the paper when filling out the review comments, including an analysis of the innovation and shortcomings of the research. For papers that are considered for acceptance after revisions, they should offer the author(s) some methods to perfect the research, and provide concrete suggestions on research framework structure, research ideas, research methods, and the refinement of conclusions; for papers that are not suitable for publication, they are also expected to guide the authors on how to make improvements. The journal now provides rejection comments for all rejected manuscripts.
· Reviewers must keep the manuscripts they review confidential and must not cite or reveal unpublished information, arguments, or explanations in conference communications or their own papers without the consent of the original authors and appropriate citation according to relevant documentation usage regulations.
· Unless absolutely necessary, reviewers should not use the opportunity of the review to suggest that authors cite the reviewer's own work.
· Each peer reviewer is asked to carefully fill out the "Peer Reviewer Information Form of Library and Information Service" to provide contact information such as email, phone, research directions, and related personal identity information.
· LIS Press will issue an "Appointment Letter for Peer Reviewer" to each reviewer.
· To thank reviewers for their hard work, the Library and Information Service will publish a list of outstanding reviewers at the end of each year in the journal and gift a copy of that issue to them.
· LIS Press will express gratitude to the review experts who laboriously review for the journal.
3. Method of Using the Review System
· Since November 1, 2005, the journal officially started using the "Manuscript Processing System." Reviewers can log in to the journal's homepage (http://www.lis.ac.cn), click on "Expert Review," and then enter the online review system. After the first login, please pay attention to updating your personal information and fill in any missing items.
· For manuscripts declined for review, you need to click on "Refuse to Accept" and provide a reason.
· The editorial department will reply to the author based on the comprehensive opinions of the reviewers, so please ensure not to copy the comments intended for the editorial department to the author.
· The reviewer's comments are submitted to the editorial department after clicking the "Review Complete" button and can no longer be modified; if the reviewer believes that modifications are still needed, they can click the "Temporary Save" button.
· If the reviewer's comments cannot be described in text, they can be written in a Word document, uploaded as an "attachment of the review comments," or sent to the reviewer's email address.
· If the reviewer has directly made changes to the content of the manuscript, after completing the modifications, they can return it to the editorial department by "uploading the revised draft."
· Reviewers can access the internet at any time to look up the papers they have reviewed and their own review comments.
