Publication analysis
About the publication
Title: PNLA Quarterly [Pacific Northwest Library Association]
ISSN: 0030-8188
Website: http://www.pnla.org/quarterly
Purpose, objective, or mission: Pacific Northwest Library Association promotes increased communication, joint advocacy, open debate, networking and support and information sharing through its many special projects and initiatives including an annual conference, leadership institute, quarterly journal, job board, and a Young Readers Choice Award.1
The PNLA’s journal, published since 1936, focuses on regional content, open access and discoverability.2
Target audience: PNLA members are anyone with an interest in the library and information profession primarily from Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, and Washington.3
Publisher: Pacific Northwest Library Association.4
Peer reviewed? Yes.5
Type: LIS scholarly journal.
Medium: Online.
Content: PNLA Quarterly is “a combination of peer-reviewed and editor-reviewed articles, focused on the region and its librarianship. The Fall issue is a conference issue.6
Articles are 1,000 to 6,000 words.7
Frequency of publication: Quarterly.8
About the publication’s submission guidelines
Location of submission guidelines: https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/pnla/about/submissions#authorGuidelines
Types of contributions accepted: PNLA Quarterly welcomes submissions in four out of five sections: articles, peer-reviewed articles, conference program (each Fall) and announcements.9
Submission and review process: Authors should check the Author Guidelines to ensure correct formatting and to read through the submission preparation checklist. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions for ensuring a blind review should be followed. Send your submissions to pqeditors@gmail.com10
Editorial tone: Professional, scholarly.
Style guide used: 6th edition of the Manual of Style of the American Psychological Association (APA).11
Conclusion: Evaluation of publication’s potential for LIS authors
The PNLA Quarterly provides a unique regional and multinational perspective to the issues of intellectual freedom, literacy, continuing education, and library leadership. Articles may be theoretical, research-based, or practice-focused. If your topic could be relevant beyond the Pacific Northwest, another journal to consider might include the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Science.
Audience analysis
About the publication’s readers
Publication circulation: Though readers are focused in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. and Canada, the journal is open access for anyone to read.
Audience location and language or cultural considerations: PNLA Quarterly’s audience is primarily U.S. and Canadian. Readers will mostly be English and French speaking.
Reader characteristics: Readership is varied—according to PNLA’s Membership page, the association is open to “anyone with an interest in the library and information profession.”12
Knowledge of LIS subject matter: Strong, but varied–readers are LIS professionals from all different areas of the profession.
Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors
Readers of PNLA Quarterly come from across the LIS spectrum, but are united by a regional focus and a passion for librarianship. If you have a well researched article with a scholarly bend that focuses on this region of North America, PNLA Quarterly readers will be an eager audience.
Last updated: May 2, 2018
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