More than a Makeover: Reviving ELIP Journal as a completely student-run journal
Event Type
Poster
Start Date
11-3-2024 2:15 PM
End Date
11-3-2024 2:25 PM
Description
Launched in 2018 at Western University, the Emerging Library & Information Perspectives Journal (ELIP) originated as an immersive experiential learning opportunity for students of the Scholarly Communications course. The professor and students of this course were responsible for all management and editorial tasks, with the successful publication of an edition of ELIP as the culminating project. The journal’s dependency on this class resulted in a hiatus in ELIP’s publication after the May 2022 issue, when the Scholarly Communication course ceased to be offered. When we, the current managing editors, began to revive ELIP in Summer 2023, making the essential structural changes to ensure both the independence and sustainability of the journal was our guiding principle and number one priority. To achieve this, we made profound changes across all facets of ELIP including editorial process, editorial support, design choices, as well as outreach and promotion strategies. We used social media and information sessions and workshops to reach authors and associate editors. We also planned ELIP’s transformation to meet inclusion criteria for DOAJ application. We are aiming to complete our application before the publication of our revival issue in February 2024 to increase the visibility, reputation, and usage of our journal. This session will map the holistic transformation of ELIP from a curriculum-driven publication into an entirely student-led publication. We will share ELIP’s revival story including our initial goals, achievements, setbacks, and future projections. Our aim is to illustrate that the healthy and sustainable revival of a journal goes beyond a simple editorial masthead makeover. We hope that our presentation provides a roadmap to students who are also planning to wake an existing journal up from its deep sleep at their own institutions.
More than a Makeover: Reviving ELIP Journal as a completely student-run journal
Launched in 2018 at Western University, the Emerging Library & Information Perspectives Journal (ELIP) originated as an immersive experiential learning opportunity for students of the Scholarly Communications course. The professor and students of this course were responsible for all management and editorial tasks, with the successful publication of an edition of ELIP as the culminating project. The journal’s dependency on this class resulted in a hiatus in ELIP’s publication after the May 2022 issue, when the Scholarly Communication course ceased to be offered. When we, the current managing editors, began to revive ELIP in Summer 2023, making the essential structural changes to ensure both the independence and sustainability of the journal was our guiding principle and number one priority. To achieve this, we made profound changes across all facets of ELIP including editorial process, editorial support, design choices, as well as outreach and promotion strategies. We used social media and information sessions and workshops to reach authors and associate editors. We also planned ELIP’s transformation to meet inclusion criteria for DOAJ application. We are aiming to complete our application before the publication of our revival issue in February 2024 to increase the visibility, reputation, and usage of our journal. This session will map the holistic transformation of ELIP from a curriculum-driven publication into an entirely student-led publication. We will share ELIP’s revival story including our initial goals, achievements, setbacks, and future projections. Our aim is to illustrate that the healthy and sustainable revival of a journal goes beyond a simple editorial masthead makeover. We hope that our presentation provides a roadmap to students who are also planning to wake an existing journal up from its deep sleep at their own institutions.