Condensed Guidelines for Authors.

The Information Management Journal is a peer-reviewed quarterly publication of ARMA International. Its purpose is to advance the knowledge base of the Information Management field and to satisfy the growing needs and interests of information professionals.

The Journal publishes articles of professional interest to information managers and executives concerned with records, information and knowledge in the organizational or corporate environment. This audience includes practitioners, consultants, academics, advanced students, vendors and others. Their professional specialties typically include records management, archives management, corporate librarianship, knowledge management, and information systems. Topics of interest encompass all aspects of information production, use and disposition, as well as resource management issues such as value, quality, ownership and security. The application of management techniques (e.g., cost benefit studies, cost analyses, project management) to information activities is of particular value to members of this profession.

Many categories of submission are appropriate. Examples include case studies with general application, state-of-the-art assessments, reports of innovation, technological surveys, theory development and testing, informed opinion, research studies having generalizable findings, a multi-part article series on a subject of significance, and analyses of professional issues (e.g., ethics, certification, status of the field, compensation). Authors are advised to research the literature in the field and cite relevant publications so that a manuscript builds on and extends previous work.

The Journal is international in scope, and manuscripts from beyond North America are welcome. Signed letters to the editor are also welcome and may be edited to fit available space.

Once submitted, all manuscripts are subject to a peer review process during which authors remain anonymous so that objective evaluation can be done. Selection of manuscripts for publication in the Journal is based on (1) suitability of subject to audience, (2) originality, (3) the intellectual merit of the contribution, (4) effective coverage of the subject, and (5) positive evaluations of two peer reviewers as to the quality and value of the contribution.

Inquiries about writing projects are welcome, and the Executive Editor will gladly discuss with authors their publication projects, whether they are near completion or at an early...