Business Information Review

Publication analysis

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About the publication

Title: Business Information Review 

ISSN: 0266-3821 (Print) and 1741-6450¹

Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/BIR

You can also visit the Business Information Review (BIR) BIR blog, (where you can listen to BIR podcasts) or follow the journal on Twitter.

Purpose, objective, or mission: “Business Information Review (BIR) deals with the provision and management of information, content and knowledge in organisations.”² It deals with information strategies and operational best practices in order to help businesses get the best value from exploiting information knowledge to their benefit. A primary goal of BIR is to highlight economic, social and technological developments that will affect organizations’ information needs.³

It is “the only journal devoted entirely to the practice of business information provision.”⁴

Target audience: Business information professionals: managers, librarians, knowledge managers, researchers, analysts, consultants, print or electronic publishers.⁵

Publisher: Sage Publications.⁶

Peer reviewed? Yes.⁷

Type: LIS professional, with an emphasis on information, content and knowledge in organizations.⁸

Medium: Print and online access.⁹

Content: Articles, case studies and industry updates. The website and blog also offer podcasts.¹⁰

Frequency of publication: Quarterly (March, June, September, December).¹¹

About the publication’s submission guidelines

Location of submission guidelines: https://journals.sagepub.com/author-instructions/BIR

Types of contributions accepted: Submissions should cover information and knowledge management within organizations. Articles will ideally be relevant to all sorts of info professionals – librarians, managers, publishers, information managers – and are typically 3000-5000 words. Shorter articles are also accepted, such as interviews, product/service reviews and opinion pieces.¹²

Submission and review process: Submit a proposal first. Completed articles might be considered, with the understanding that editors may require changes. Editors review all submissions; some are reviewed by the editorial board members. Make sure to read the site’s author guidelines before sending anything for consideration.¹³

Email your proposal/article to businessinformationreview@gmail.com.¹⁴

Co-editors, as of 2016, are Claire Laybats, TFPL, UK, and Luke Tredinnick, London Metropolitan University, UK. To contact the editorial office, email: businessinformationreviewj@gmail.com ¹⁵

Editorial tone: Professional, somewhat formal while still engaging and interesting. Readable. BIR wants readers to really delve into topics and think about the relevancy of products/services/devices for their own business needs. LIS authors should note that content is provided by “€œinformation professionals, content, technology and service suppliers, academics and researchers and leading thinkers”¹⁶ from within and outside the information world.¹⁷

Style guide used: SAGE Harvard reference style

Conclusion: Evaluation of publication’s potential for LIS authors

If you have an interest in technologies and strategies applicable to the information side of the LIS world, this is a good place to consider submitting. The review attracts readers from a variety of professions, not only LIS practitioners, and would be a good place to present LIS-learned views to a larger audience that might not be aware of the particular information/knowledge management angle.

 

Audience analysis

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About the publication’s readers

Publication circulation: Not available for the actual publication; BIR Twitter page has 156 followers ¹⁸.

Audience location and language or cultural considerations: International, with primary editors based out of the U.K./Europe.¹⁹ Written in English using British/U.K. spelling.²⁰

Reader characteristics: “BIR readers are to be found in the corporate sector, in government agencies and other public institutions, in private consultancy, and in universities and business schools.”²¹ “BIR‘s international readership and authorship covers the corporate sector, consultancies and law firms, publishers and information providers, government and other public institutions, academia and the third sector.”²²

Knowledge of LIS subject matter: Strong, as librarians and information management/knowledge professionals are a key part of BIR’s reading and author group. The publication is also directed towards managers and others in non-LIS professions²³, so if you use LIS specific jargon or acronyms, make sure readers still understand what you are talking about.

Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors

BIR readers are interested in knowledge management applications, processes and developments, all areas that LIS practitioners touch on, through study or professionally. BIR readership and authorship includes LIS professionals, making this an ideal publication to share information updates, trends, and applications, as far as they pertain to organizations.

Last updated: May 14, 2016

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