About the Journal

Focus and Scope

BiblioTech: Jurnal Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi publishes research articles and scholarly studies in library and information science, encompassing the following areas:

  • Library Science: Professional librarianship, library organizations, space planning, library collections, collection management, library automation, and digital libraries.
  • Documentation Science: Preservation, database management, metadata, cataloging, classification, documentary and cultural heritage, information repackaging, digitization, media conversion, and knowledge management.
  • Information Science: Information organization, library information management, scholarly communication, bibliometrics, altmetrics, webometrics, and library information systems.
  • Records Management and Archival Science: Data management, big data, institutional archives, data and archival management policies, and digital objects.

Peer Review Process

Reviewers assess complete manuscripts that strictly align with their specific area of expertise. Initial submissions undergo a preliminary screening by the section editor prior to being assigned to reviewers. If assigned reviewers feel unable to evaluate a submission, they reserve the right to decline and recommend more suited experts. Manuscripts are reviewed under a double-anonymous process. Reviewer comments are forwarded to authors to guide necessary revisions. Revised manuscripts are subsequently evaluated in editorial board meetings, where a final decision regarding publication is made and communicated to the corresponding author.

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.

Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics Statement for BiblioTech: Jurnal Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi

This statement clarifies the ethical standards expected from all parties involved in publishing a manuscript with BiblioTech: Jurnal Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi, published by the Faculty of Information Technology, Universitas YARSI. This includes authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher, and is aligned with COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines.

  1. Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

Adhering to strict publication ethics is essential to maintaining the integrity of BiblioTech: Jurnal Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi. The journal publishes peer-reviewed theoretical and empirical studies from verified contributors to foster academic development and knowledge implementation. Establishing a coherent, respected network of knowledge directly reflects the quality of work produced by authors and their supporting institutions. The peer-review process serves as a core method to uphold the scientific method. All involved parties—authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and the public—are expected to agree upon and adhere to these ethical standards.

The Faculty of Information Technology at Universitas YARSI takes its guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and enforces these ethical responsibilities. The Faculty ensures that commercial revenues, reprinting, or advertising do not influence editorial decisions.

  1. Publication Decisions

Prior to online or print publication, the Chief Editor consults with section editors and considers reviewer recommendations. The publishing process moves systematically through submission, editorial assessment, peer review, layout design, and plagiarism/copyright checks. Under the Chief Editor’s oversight, final publication decisions are rendered based on these evaluations.

  1. Non-Discrimination

Throughout the review and publication process, editors and reviewers evaluate manuscripts purely for their scientific merit, without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

  1. Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must maintain strict confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts. Information is not disclosed to anyone outside the corresponding author, assigned reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial advisors, and the publisher, as appropriate.

  1. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s or reviewer's own research without the explicit written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

  1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Assigned reviewers assist the editorial team in making editorial decisions. Through double-anonymous peer review, reviewers provide constructive feedback to authors to help refine and improve their manuscripts.

  1. Promptness

Timeliness is critical in the review process. Authors and reviewers are kept informed at every stage. If a reviewer feels unqualified to review a manuscript or foresees an inability to meet the deadline, they must inform the editor so that alternative qualified reviewers can be assigned promptly.

  1. Confidentiality

All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers may only discuss manuscript content with assigned editors and authorized parties.

  1. Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively, and observations should be formulated clearly with supporting arguments so that authors can use them for improvement. Reviewers should maintain consistency in their recommendations to the editorial board.

  1. Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

  1. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

  1. Reporting Standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

  1. Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

  1. Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

  1. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior.

  1. Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

  1. Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper.

  1. Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

  1. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

  1. Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.