Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship

Length: Because we are a web-based journal, length is very flexible. In general, articles of about 2000 words seem to work well; however, if you need more space to describe your ideas, feel free to write a longer article.
Format: Please see the guidelines below for the format for citations and bibliographies.
HTML: Please do not mark up your paper in HTML. You can send it either as ASCII text or as an attached e-mail file. We will mark it up and format it in a standard style.
Images: If your paper includes images, including screen shots, please send them as separate GIF, JPEG, on PNG files. Do not simply include them as part of a Word document. Images should be sized no larger than 700 pixels wide. If you did not create the graphic or illustration yourself, include written copyright permission for reproduction of the illustrations from the copyright holder.

Layout of Article:

Title
Author(s) including title(s), institution(s), and e-mail address(es)
Abstract
Body of Paper
References

References:

ISTL uses the CSE format. See this guide from Ohio State University for examples.

References should be cited in the text in the following form:

Smith (2002)
Smith (2002a,b)
Smith (2002, 2005)
Smith and Jones (2005)
(Smith & Jones 2008)
(Smith 2009)
(Smith 2005; Jones 2008)
(Smith et al. 2010) for more than two authors

At the end of the paper references should be listed alphabetically in the section entitled References in the following standard form, giving journal titles in full. Please italicize titles of books and journals.

Book:
McCormac, J.S. and Kennedy, G. 2004. Birds of Ohio. Auburn (WA): Lone Pine. p. 77-78.

Book Chapter:
McDaniel, T.K. and Valdivia, R.H. 2005. New tools for virulence gene discovery. In: Cossart, P. et al., editors. Cellular microbiology. 2nd ed. Washington (DC): ASM Press. p. 473-488.
Articles:
Markham, J.W. & Hagmeier, E. 1982. Observations on the effects of germanium dioxide on the growth of macro-algae and diatoms. Phycologia 21(2):125-131.

Online Articles:
Leng F., Amado L., and McMacken R. 2004. Coupling DNA supercoiling to transcription in defined protein systems. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. [Cited 2007 Jul 24];279(46):47564-47571. Available from: http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/279/46/47564

Web Pages (no author listed):
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). [Internet]. [Updated 2007 Feb 27]. Columbus (OH): Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry. Available from: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/health/eab.htm
Other Internet Resources:
See Citing Net Resources > Quick Guide.

Submit articles in electronic form to:

Andrea L. Duda
Davidson Library
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010
aduda@istl.org

Updated: July 23, 2010

Instructions for Authors of Articles

Layout of Article:

References: