Focus and Scope

Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL (ISSN 2150-086X, online) is an international peer-reviewed publication focusing on research, trends, and issues in academic librarianship and libraries which publishes twice a year (fall/winter and spring/summer). The intended audience includes faculty and staff of academic libraries and students and faculty in library science programs. Codex focuses predominantly on academic librarianship in the U.S. but welcomes English-language articles from abroad. Codex also welcomes reviews of books and software that pertain to its focus and scope.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Reviews

Reviews can either be comprehensive (1000-2000 words) or brief (350-750 words). Codex is interested in book and software reviews.

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Bibliographies

Annotated bibliographies are welcome for submission. Bibliographies must be relevant to librarianship and contain an introduction explaining the rationale of the bibliography, target audience, how materials were selected, and contain meaningful annotations. Annotations should highlight strengths and weaknesses of titles but not read like a review.

A minimum of ten (10) resources is required. Authors are encouraged to include all manner of resources in their bibliographies.

Annotated bibliographies should follow the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

In order to maintain the highest possible quality of content, Codex employs a blind peer-review process for articles. Reviewers use a rubric developed by the editorial and advisory boards to evaluate submitted articles and make recommendations to the editorial board as to the “publishability” of those articles.

Reviewers utilize a set of guidelines based on the following criteria:

• Relevance (significance)
• Originality (innovation or novelty)
• Methodology (attention to detail and logic)
• Presentation (including organization and style)
• Documentation (interpretation, replicability, citations)

Reviewers will make one of several recommendations to the editorial board regarding the publishability of an article:

• Accept, no revisions needed
• Accept with revisions as indicated by reviewers
• Reject with the suggestion that further work might warrant resubmission (will include specific feedback from reviewers)
• Reject outright on the grounds of significant technical, ethical, professional, and/or conceptual difficulties or incompatibility with the journal’s scope and focus (will include specific evidence to support the rejection plus suggestions for future submissions to the journal or alternatives)

Authors whose articles are accepted for admission will be expected to make adjustments/corrections based on reviewers’ comments, where applicable. All authors submitting articles will receive feedback regarding their articles whether accepted for publication or not.

Publication Frequency

Codex is published biannually: a fall/winter issue being published between November and January, and a spring/summer issue being published between May and August. Articles are published collectively and simultaneously.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

About the Journal

Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL was begun in an effort to facilitate scholarly communication and provide an open-access venue for researchers and scholars interested in academic librarianship and libraries. Started in 2009, the journal represents the ACRL-LA's dedication to the promotion and support of all things pertaining to academic librarianship and libraries as well as its continuing interest in new technologies and opportunities available to library scholars and researchers.

 

Editoral Board

Editor

Megan Lowe (University of Louisiana at Monroe)

Reviews Editor

Tony Fonseca (Nicholls State University)

Assistant Editor

Mark Zelesky (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

 

 

The Advisory Council

John M. Budd (University of Missouri)

Melissa Goldsmith (Nicholls State University)

 

Annotated Bibliographies

Codex welcomes submissions of annotated bibliographies that contain information in line with the scope and focus of the journal.

Reviews in the Journal

Codex welcomes reviews of books and software that are in line with the focus and scope of the journal.