ProInflow:Journal for Information Sciences

Bc. Adam Vtípil

Introducing ProInflow: in general● peer-reviewed periodical concerning

information and library sciences● originally established as a student project in

2009 under the supervision of Division of Information and Library Studies at the Masaryk University in Brno in the Czech Republic

● electronic periodical coming out twice a year

Introducing ProInflow: scope ● focus on information sciences● interdisciplinary concept – various areas of

information science overlapping into other areas - librarianship, information systems, philosophy, cognitive sciences, ethics etc.

● 1st issue: Interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of information and library sciences

● 2nd issue: Competitive intelligence● 3rd issue: Information literacy and education

Introducing ProInflow: target audience

● anyone interested in information science, librarianship and closely related fields

● librarians, researchers, education professionals, students ...

People behind the scenes

Editorial board:● prof. Andrew Lass, M.A., Ph.D. ● prof. Ing. Zdeněk Molnár, CSc. ● doc. PhDr. Jela Steinerová, Ph.D. ● doc. Ing. Martin Šperka, Ph.D. ● doc. PhDr. Rudolf Vlasák ● PhDr. Jindra Planková, Ph.D. ● PhDr. Michal Lorenz ● Mgr. Marek Timko, Ph.D.

People behind the scenes● Chief editor

● Mgr. Ladislava Suchá● Editorial staff

● Bc. Simona Chudobová● Bc. Jaroslava Králová● Bc. Simona Stolařová● Bc. Tibor Uhrín● Bc. Šimon Vích ● Bc. Adam Vtípil

ProInflow's contents● Fundamental part: peer-reviewed section –

scholarly papers● non-reviewed section:

● translation of a foreign scholarly paper● book review● curiosities in the field● personalities in the field

Peer-review system in the Czech Republic

● Centralized journal registry - The Registry of Peer-Reviewed Periodicals● periodicals, that do not have a Thomson

Scientific Impact Factor (Web of Science database) assigned

● formed in 2008● now 500+ periodicals included● includes only a few journals in the field of

library and information sciences

The Registry of Peer-reviewed Periodicals

Admission conditions:● composition of editorial board● ISSN code assigned● english abstracts for all scientific papers● percentage of original scholarly content● and many more... Why apply:● quality indicator● matter of prestige

Peer-review procedure● bilateral anonymity● Reviewers evaluate:

● level of author's contribution● language, structure, reasoning ● citations● originality● topicality● recommend to: accept without changes/with minor

changes/with major changes/not accept

Free content

Open Access ideology● full content available for free over the internet● ProInflow enlisted in the Directory of Open Access

Journals● Creative Commons: Attribution license

Numbers and Blunders● ProInflow published

two issues so far, third one nearing completion

● winning potential authors to publish in our newly formed journal turned out to be extremly difficult

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Adressed potential authorsRespondedPublished peer-reviewed papers

Numbers and Blunders

Overdue submissions and deadline stretching – road to hell?

Numbers and Blunders

„The Appearance-

saving Syndrome“

Plans for the future● database enlisting –

SCOPUS, ERIH● cooperation with CASLIN

conference● increase quality and boost

reputation● get internationl contacts● expand number of journal

sections● increase number of

readers

We are always on the lookout for authors!

visit ProInflow at www.proinflow.cz

or

contact us at casopis_IV@inflow.cz.