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The 21 authors of this study, 19 of whom are non-native English speakers, reflect on the barriers to publishing academic journal articles in top international journals. Each author responded to the same set of questions pertaining to educational (PhD) opportunities for emerging scholars, financial conditions for researchers, and challenges in publishing their work. Limited English language skills, lack of research funding, and different research topics were identified as the most significant barriers to publish in the journals. Recruiting volunteers or using electronic translations for accepted articles for journals, reducing software and subscription to academic journals costs, expanding journal scope, and providing guidance and collaboration across borders are possible measures to reduce the negative impact of the barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this article is to provide criteria for native model of social cataloging sites based on the world's most visited, popular social cataloging site's components. Social cataloging sites are a kind of web-based social media that allows users to interact. This is an applied research and the research method is library and descriptive scrolling. First, by reviewing the scientific literature and resources, a list consists of 14 criteria which included 73 extracted components, then finalized in Delphi and evaluated was used. The community studied also includes three social cataloging sites, which have the most visitors on the Alexa ranking. The results of this study showed that the total score for the fourteen criteria considered in this study was 173/31 points. The average of observance of criteria in all social cataloging sites (58.10%) is above the average and is in a favorable situation. Goodreads ranked first among the sites listed in the study list with 46 points (63.01%), after that LT is ranked second by the score of 45 points (61.64%) and anobi reached third rank with 36.25 points (49.65). All of the components examined in this study are important and the search facilities with an average of 9.70 have the highest importance and error messages with an average of 9.24 are ranked second. Key words: social media, social cataloging sites, Goodreads, Librarything, Anobii., Introduction and problem statement The advancement of technology and machine life has increased the need for information as it transformed the way people live, so that today information is becoming [...]

The purpose of this thesis is to identify the Components of International Social Cataloging Sites in users and expert's perspective by exploring the wourlds most visited populer social cataloging sites. This is an applied research and the research method is library and descriptive scrolling. First, by reviewing the scientific literature and resources, a list consists of 14 criteria (display features, screen organization, search facilities, links, options and visual icons, text customization, user help and guidance, error messages, The possibility of interaction and feedback, user interface language, user control, template types (format), resources available on the site, the possibility of studying the source retrieved from the site, and other facilities), which included 73 extracted components, then finalized in Delphi and evaluated was used. The results of this study showed that all of the components examined in this study are important. The ability to provide regular advice to readers with an average of 4.52 has the highest significance from the perspective of users and experts, and then, the access to the site and the rest of the main sectors from the homepage and vice versa is at the second rank with a score of 4.42. Key words: social media, social cataloging sites, Goodreads, Librarything, Anobii., Introduction & Statement of Problem The advancement of technology and machine life have changed the people lifestyle and increased their need for information as well. Thus, information has turned nowadays [...]

Introduction The use of Internet for identifying valuable and timely information has become inevitable for most scientists as well as the public with access to the World Wide Web, since [...]

Introduction The word 'caricature' is derived from the Italian word 'caricatare' or 'carcate' which means 'exaggerate'. Caricatures play an influential social and political role. Caricatures can illustrate the sufferings of [...]