Hamid R. Jamali

I am an Associate Professor at the School of Information and Communication Studies at Charles Sturt University (Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia). I graduated from the Department of Information Studies at UCL with a PhD in Information Science in April 2008. I am a member of the Libraries Research Group at CSU, a principal consultant of CIBER Research Ltd,, a life member of ISSI, and a member of the editorial board of Scientometrics, Journal of Informetrics, and Journal of Information Science.

- Graduate Certificate in University Leadership and Management; Charles Sturt University, 2019
- Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education; Charles Sturt University, 2017
- PhD in Information Science; University of London; University College London (UCL); Department of Information Studies (DIS) (previously SLAIS); Thesis: "Information-seeking behaviour of physicists and astronomers: an intradisciplinary study"; 30 April 2008.
- MA. in Library & Information Sciences; University of Tehran; Dept. of Library and Information Science (Iran), Dissertation: "Intra- and Inter-Disciplinary structure of Library and Information Science: a bibliometric study", Supervisor: Professor Abbas Horri. 12 January 2000.
- BSc. in Medical Library and Information Sciences; Kerman University of Medical Sciences; Dept. of Library and Information Science (Iran); BSc. 8 February 1997.

Editorship

Associate Editor of Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, since 2019
Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Information Science and Management, since 2019
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Data and Information Science, since 2021
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Information Science, since 2021
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 2021-2024
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Informetrics, since 2020
Member of Distinguished Reviewers Board, Scientometrics, since 2020
Member of the Editorial Board of the Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management, since 2024

Associate Head of School (Learning and Teaching), School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University, July 2021- Feb 2024.
Acting Head of School, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Apr 2020-July 2021
Senior Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Jun 2016 - Nov 2020
Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Studies, Kharazmi University, Iran, 16 Jun 2013 - 14 April 2016.
Assistant professor, Department of Library and Information Studies, Kharazmi University, Iran, 6 Sep 2008 - 15 Jun 2013.
Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Iran, 22 Jun 2013 - 1 Jun 2016.
Head of the Department of Library and Information Studies, Kharazmi University, Iran, , 23 Oct 2011 - 30 Oct 2013; 31 Oct 2015 - 1 Jun 2016.
Head of Information Science Research Center at IRANDOC, 4 Apr 2009 - 20 Dec 2013
Library assistant, UCL library, UK, 2006-2007
Senior Librarian, Khavaran public library in The Javan Cultural Centre, Jan 2002 - Sep 2003 (in charge of technical services section)

The American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), 2006-2008; Sept 2016 -
Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Sept 2016 - (also a member of ALIA's Research Advisory Committee, since 6 Feb 2017).
Iranian Library and Information Science Association (ILISA), 2008-2016.

Email: h.jamali (at) gmail.com

hjamali (at) csu.edu.au

Phone & Fax: +61 (02) 6933 2468

Address correspondence to: School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga NSW 2678, Australia