Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL) is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access academic journal covering issues of interest to science and technology librarians. Since 1991, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes substantive content of interest to science and technology librarians. It serves as a vehicle for sci-tech librarians to share successful initiatives and innovative ideas, and to publish peer-reviewed or board-accepted papers, including case studies, practical applications, theoretical essays, and research papers relevant to the functions and operations of science and technology libraries in all settings. Through its columns ISTL also publishes web/bibliographies, reviews, opinions, and best practices. ISTL is a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Science and Technology Section (ACRL/STS).
| Discipline | Library science |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Andrea L. Duda |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1991-present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Yes | |
| License | CC BY |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Issues Sci. Technol. Librariansh. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | ISTLF9 |
| ISSN | 1092-1206 |
| LCCN | sn96003546 |
| OCLC no. | 26773387 |
| Links | |
History
editISTL was established in 1991 and the editor-in-chief is Andrea L. Duda (University of California, Santa Barbara). Michael Fosmire (Purdue University) became acting editor-in-chief until Edward Eckel's (Western Michigan University) took over the publication in March 2021.[1] In mid-2025, Eckel decided to step down as editor-in-chief. Sarah Tribelhorn (San Diego State University) and Hannah Lee (California State University, Dominguez Hills) became co-editor-in-chiefs on July 2025.
The journal began as a print publication but eventually moved to an online publication in 1997.[2] Themed issues for the journal began with the Spring 1997 issue (no. 14) until Winter 2009 (no 56). Refereed articles became a part of the journal with the Summer 2000 issue with Buffy Choinski (University of Mississippi) as the editor of the section.[3] In 2019, the journal moved migrated to the University of Alberta Libraries Open Journal Systems (OJS)[1]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe journal is abstracted and indexed in the following
References
edit- ^ a b Eckel, Edward (2021). "How did I get here? Life on an Editorial Board". Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (99). doi:10.29173/istl2670. ISSN 1092-1206.
- ^ Duda, Andrea L. (Andrea Louise) (1998-02-16). "A Note from the Editor". Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (17). doi:10.29173/istl1412. ISSN 1092-1206.
- ^ Duda, Andrea L. (2021). "Reflections on ISTL at 25". Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (99). doi:10.29173/istl2685. ISSN 1092-1206.
- ^ "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Content overview". Scopus. Elsevier. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
