About the Journal

The Central European Library and Information Science Review (CELISR) is a science journal published jointly by the HNMPCC National Széchényi Library and the National Technical Information Centre and Library at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.

It is a quarterly published open access (diamond) publication: both publication and downloading of articles are free of charge. The journal does not charge authors any article processing charges (APC), submission or publication fees. Articles are published under CC BY-NC-SA licence (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) which means that users have right to copy and redistribute them in any medium or format, even adapt them, provided that proper credit is given. (Further requirements related to the licence can be read here.) Articles can be published quickly through online first access.

CELISR aims at preserving and enhancing the values of the formerly Hungarian library journals „Könyvtári Figyelő” (= Library Review) and Tudományos és Műszaki Tájékoztatás (TMT) (= Scientific and Technical Information). The journal publishes studies in both English and Hungarian language, thus providing an opportunity for international visibility and channelling of the achievements and good practices of Hungarian professionals, also, it informs the readers about global trends in library and information science and developments of professional interest at home and abroad.

CELISR provides publication opportunities for Hungarian librarians living in the Carpathian Basin and in the diaspora, and seeks to connect professionals in the field of library and information science in the Central European region.

Editor-in-Chief: Szabolcs Dancs