About the Journal

IDENTIFICATION

The Revista EDICIC, ISSN 2236-5753, from 2024 the periodical adopted the continuous flow modality, with volume allocation per year. The Revista EDICIC is free and open access published under the responsibility of the Asociación de Educación e Investigación en Ciencia de la Información de Iberoamérica y el Caribe (EDICIC).

The objective of the Association is to strengthen and integrate the actions of public and private institutions and university professor-researchers whose main mission is the training, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, of professionals qualified to work in the Information Science area in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Revista EDICIC began its publication with v.1, n.1, January/March 2011. It publishes only original texts such as: research articles, review articles, case studies, communications, experience reports, preprints, consortia of doctorate and master's degrees and reviews related to the area of Information Science. Texts submitted for publication can be written in Portuguese, Spanish or English. The editorial process of the Revista EDICIC applies the Double anonymous peer review, except for the preprint modality.

 MISSION

Promote the dissemination and visibility of research carried out within the area and subareas of Information Science.

AIMS AND SCOPE

The Revista EDICIC aims to be a leading venue for high-quality scholarly contributions in the field of Information Science, promoting rigorous research and critical reflection. The journal is committed to advancing theoretical and practical understanding of how information is produced, organized, communicated, and used in society. We welcome original research articles, conceptual studies, and empirical investigations that contribute meaningfully to the disciplines within our scope.

The journal publishes work in the following areas within the broad field of Information Science:

• Fundamentals, epistemology and history of Information Science
• Studies in scientific communication and information metrics
• Information organization and knowledge representation
• Professional education, training and the information work environment
• Social and cultural mediation of information
• Information policies and management (records, information and knowledge)
• Memory, heritage, and society
• Information and communication technologies relevant to Information Science

We seek to attract submissions from scholars and practitioners worldwide, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and supporting the development of the field.