Aims and Scope

Aim

The Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology (AJIST) aims to advance scholarship in information science, information systems, and related digital and data-driven environments by publishing rigorous theoretical, empirical, methodological, and practice-oriented research. The journal provides an international forum for work that improves the understanding, design, management, use, and evaluation of information resources, systems, services, and infrastructures.

AJIST encourages research addressing digital transformation, knowledge organization, information access, information behaviour, scholarly communication, digital libraries, research analytics, and responsible applications of emerging technologies in information environments. The journal welcomes contributions relevant to researchers, educators, practitioners, librarians, and policy-oriented audiences.

Scope of the Journal
AJIST publishes original research articles, review articles, and case studies in areas including:

  • Digital libraries, institutional repositories, and digital preservation
  • Information organization, knowledge management, and knowledge systems
  • Information literacy, information behaviour, and user studies
  • Library automation, digital library technologies, and information services
  • Bibliometrics, scientometrics, and research analytics
  • Information retrieval systems and search technologies
  • Information systems development, management, and digital infrastructures
  • Database systems, information architecture, and data management
  • Cloud computing and distributed technologies for information systems and digital information environments
  • Cybersecurity, privacy, and information assurance in information and knowledge environments
  • Web technologies, semantic web, and knowledge representation
  • Responsible artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in information science, libraries, and information systems
  • Big data analytics and data science for information management, research analytics, and information services
  • Scholarly communication, open access publishing, and research data management
  • Information policy, digital inclusion, ICT for development, and knowledge economy studies

Readership

The journal is intended for an international readership of researchers, academics, librarians, information professionals, educators, practitioners, and policy-oriented scholars working in the areas covered by the journal.

Types of Articles

  • Original research articles
  • Review articles
  • Case studies

Originality and Relevance

Submitted manuscripts must present original scholarly work relevant to the journal's stated scope. Work submitted to AJIST must make a clear contribution to information science, library and information science, information systems, or the management and use of information in digital and technology-enabled environments.