JASIST

Editorial

JASIST Editorial Note #7: 15 April, 2025

This editorial contains four topics of importance to the Journal. The first topic is to celebrate our expert reviewers, some by name. Second, we discuss the move to Wiley’s Research Exchange for submissions. Third, we discuss the Journal’s expectations of data sharing, balancing both with the emerging norms of more scientific openness and the realities of what is possible given the different funding, ethical, legal and operational arrangements that scholars face. The fourth topic is the Journal’s stance on uses of artificial intelligence.

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Original

A Grad’s Thoughts on Working for JASIST

I write this article now, just over three years after first embarking on my journalism-research journey with Dr. Steve Sawyer, the Editor-in-Chief of JASIST—or, as I know him, Steve. Working with Steve has been eye-opening in a way that reading about academic publishing could never be. I continue to work with Steve as a volunteer for JASIST, and I am still learning new things every day. 

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Op/Ed

JASIST Editorial Note: 29 February, 2024

In this first editorial of 2024, I am focusing attention on JASIST’s appreciation for and efforts to support carefully developed special issues. The Journal has a long history of publishing special issues. We have continued this during my term as Editor-in-Chief. To this point, included below is a listing of both active and recently published special issues. A special thank-you to the many colleagues whose work has helped make these special issues such a significant contribution to scholarship and to this Journal!

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