Call for submissions for Health Sciences Libraries Journal (HSLJ) - Summer 2026

Our friends over at the LAI Health Sciences Libraries Group are looking for submissions for the next issue of their journal. Over to them now

Thank you to all those who contributed to the first issue of our journal and for all of the great feedback we received.  

The winter 2025 issue is being finalised and will be published at the start of December so we are now seeking submissions for the summer 2026 issue. The deadlines will come around quickly.

HSLJ came into existence through the Health Sciences Libraries Group but is not just for librarians working in health. Research articles will be peer reviewed and the deadline for these is 10th of January 2026. We also welcome practice-based pieces as a means of knowledge sharing and so we can hear about your special expertise. If you are a recently qualified librarian, you might like to write up your dissertation for us and get on the publication ladder. That can make a difference when you are looking for a post. You could also write and tell us about what drew you to librarianship if you have previously been in a different career.

For our Professional Lives features, we welcome contributions on any aspect of working in a library setting, traditional or non-traditional. Tell us about a day in the life of your work. We love to receive historical pieces about interesting librarians or reflections on a life in librarianship. Readers will also want to hear about great CPD you attended or books or podcasts you would recommend. We are not looking for literary criticism, just something you enjoyed and think other colleagues might too.

The 2026 HSLG conference will be celebrating strength in difference and all that that means. The summer 2026 issue of HSLJ will be published in Pride month and in addition to our regular content, will have special features celebrating difference. So articles on any aspect of diversity, neurodiversity, equity, belonging or inclusion will be very welcome.  The deadline for all submissions that are not research pieces will be April 1st 2026.

So please put the deadlines in your calendar: 

Research submissions – January 10th and all other submissions – April 1st. https://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hslj/index

Please feel free to email us at hslj.hslg@gmail.com,if you have any questions, concerns or ideas.

The Editorial Team