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Information Development

Information Development


eISSN: 17416469 | ISSN: 02666669 | Current volume: 40 | Current issue: 4 Frequency: 5 Times/Year

Information Development Index Volumes 1-20

A Unique Resource for Information Transfer in the Developing World and Beyond

Information Development is a peer-reviewed journal that provides authoritative coverage of current developments in the provision, management and use of information throughout the world, with particular emphasis on the information needs and problems of developing countries. It deals with both the development of information systems, services and skills, and the role of information in personal and national development. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Complete Coverage of the Field

Information Development covers all the major aspects of information transfer, including:

  • generation of information - including authorship, copyrights and primary communications
  • production of information media - including publishing, printing and production of audio-visual media
  • distribution of information - including book-selling and telecommunications
  • bibliographic control and service - including bibliographical databases and online services
  • libraries, information services, archives and records
  • use of information - including literacy, reading and user studies
  • education and training of information specialists and users

All issues of the Information Development journal are available to browse online

All issues of the Information Development journal are available to browse

Information Development is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide authoritative coverage of current developments in the provision, management and use of information throughout the world, with particular emphasis on the information needs and problems of developing countries. It deals with both the development of information systems, services and skills, and the role of information in personal and national development.

Editor
Associate Editor
Juan D Machin-Mastromatteo Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico
Editorial Advisory Board
Mesfin Awoke Bekalu Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Richard Boateng University of Ghana, Ghana
Jesús Cortés Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Edwin Ellis Badu University of Ghana, Ghana
Premila Gamage Institute of Policy Studies Library, Sri Lanka
Robert Hinson University of Ghana, Ghana
Sriyani Ileperuma University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Jesus Lau Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Khalid Mahmood University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Kingo Mchombu University of Namibia, Namibia
Stephen M. Mutula University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Carol Priestley Network for Information and Digital Access (NIDA), UK
Somporn Puttapithakporn Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
Christine Stilwell University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Paul Sturges Loughborough University, UK
Yasar Tonta Hacettepe University, Turkey
  • Cab Abstracts
  • Clarivate Analytics: Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Clarivate Analytics: Social Science Citation Index
  • Current Index to Journals in Education
  • Information Science and Technology Abstracts
  • Inspec
  • Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
  • Library Information Science Abstracts
  • Library Literature & Information Science
  • SciVal
  • Scopus
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