Uniting information behaviour research and the information professionalIdentifying the key journals.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the key journals publishing on the topic of information behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – The study focusses on four key textbooks in the field to compile a list of key journals that were being cited. Findings – The primary aim of the project discussed in this paper is to identify the serials that may be considered the core journals reporting research on young people's information behaviour, with a view to helping the information professional stay up-to-date with important work in this field. While the study is in progress, it emerges that the research may also be of value to practitioner researchers looking to publish their own investigations in this area since it may be assumed that the journals in the upper echelons of the ranking lists are particularly receptive to submissions relating to information behaviour. Practical implications – The paper should be of interest to practitioners involved in the support of information seeking in young people. Originality/value – The paper offers a useful insight for researchers and others interest in information behaviour into the journals they should focus energy in consulting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]