About the Journal

The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) publishes innovative and challenging research articles and project reports that push the boundaries of information literacy thinking in theory, practice and method, and which aim to develop deep and critical understandings of the role, contribution and impact of information literacies in everyday health, education and workplace contexts. Articles within JIL are from both internationally renowned authors and library professionals who teach or undertake research into information literacy.

JIL is published twice a year in December and June. Additional special themed issues are also possible and the editor welcomes suggestions.

Please see our About page for specific information about the scope of the journal and our journal policies.

Announcements

Special Issue: Banned Words, Banned Knowledge: Information Literacy in a Censored Society

2025-08-22

The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) welcomes submissions related to or exploring information literacy and terms that have been erased or banned by the US government. This includes but is not limited to the list of words published by PEN America in May 2025. Topics of interest may include information literacy research that was already underway when new restrictions came into place or which may now be impossible to publish; work explicitly exploring the impact of this clampdown on how information literacy is shaped or operationalised, as well as research exploring censorship in non-US contexts. 

Deadline for full papers: 1st June 2026 

Special issue publication date: December 2026

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Current Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Information Literacy
Published: 2025-06-03

Research articles (peer-reviewed articles)

Project reports

Book reviews (and reviews of other relevant literature)

Conference updates

Editorial

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