Journal Editors Research Articles

Retraction: Population genetics of 24 Y-STR loci in Chinese Han population from Jilin Province, Northeast China.

Xu X-m., Zheng J-L., Lou Y., Wei X-h., Wang B-j.,Yao J. (2019). Population genetics of 24 Y-STR loci in Chinese Han population from Jilin Province, Northeast China. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 7(11), e984. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.984 The above article, published online on 30 September 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Jun Yao responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retracted: MtDNA polymorphism analyses in the Chinese Mongolian group: Efficiency evaluation and further matrilineal genetic structure exploration.

Qiong Lan, Tong Xie, Xiaoye Jin, Yating Fang, Shuyan Mei, Guang Yang, Bofeng Zhu. MtDNA polymorphism analyses in the Chinese Mongolian group: Efficiency evaluation and further matrilineal genetic structure exploration. Molec Genet Genom Med 7:e934, 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.934). The above article, published online on 3 September 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Qiong Lan, Xiaoye Jin, and Bofeng Zhu responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retraction: Genetic polymorphism and phylogenetic analyses of 21 non-CODIS STR loci in a Chinese Han population from Shanghai.

Zhou Z., Shao C., Xie J., Xu H., Liu Y., Zhou Y., Liu Z., Zhao Z., Tang Q., Sun K. (2020). Genetic polymorphism and phylogenetic analyses of 21 non-CODIS STR loci in a Chinese Han population from Shanghai. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(2), e1083. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1083 The above article, published online on 8 December 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Kuan Sun stated on behalf of all the co-authors that they do not agree to this retraction.

Retraction: Forensic features and genetic background exploration of a new 47-autosomal InDel panel in five representative Han populations residing in Northern China.

Song F., Lang M., Li L., Luo H., Hou Y. (2020). Forensic features and genetic background exploration of a new 47-autosomal InDel panel in five representative Han populations residing in Northern China. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(5), e1224. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1224. The above article, published online on 10 March 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Feng Song and Luyao Li responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retraction: Haplotype diversity and phylogenetic characteristics for Guanzhong Han population from Northwest China via 38 Y-STRs using Yfiler™ Platinum Amplification System.

Li L.,Yao L., He Xin., Gong H., Deng Y., Luan M., He G., Jia F., Chen P. (2020). Haplotype diversity and phylogenetic characteristics for Guanzhong Han population from Northwest China via 38 Y-STRs using Yfiler™ Platinum Amplification System. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(8), e1187. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1187 The above article, published online on 12 March 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Guanglin He, Luyao Li, Xin He, Fuquan Jia, Lilan Yao, and Pengyu Chen responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retraction: Genetic diversity, forensic feature, and phylogenetic analysis of Guizhou Tujia population via 19 X-STRs.

Luo, L., Gao, H., Yao, L., Long, F., Zhang, H., Zhang, L., Liu, Y., Yu, J., Yu, L., Chen, P. (2020). Genetic diversity, forensic feature, and phylogenetic analysis of Guizhou Tujia population via 19 X-STRs. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(11), e1473. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1473. The above article, published online on 2 September 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Pengyu Chen, Lilan Yao, Yong Liu and Li Luo responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retraction: Forensic characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of one branch of Tai-Kadai language-speaking Hainan Hlai (Ha Hlai) via 23 autosomal STRs included in the Huaxia™ Platinum System.

Li, W., Wang, X., Wang, X., Wang, F., Du, Z., Fu, F., Wu, W., Wang, S., Mu, Z., Chen, C., Hu, X., Ding, J., Meng, Y., Qiu, P., Fan, H. (2020). Forensic characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of one branch of Tai-Kadai language-speaking Hainan Hlai (Ha Hlai) via 23 autosomal STRs included in the Huaxia™ Platinum System. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(10), e1462. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1462. The above article, published online on 30 August 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. The authors were informed of the retraction but did not respond.

Retraction: Forensic applications and genetic characterization of Liaoning Han opulation revealed by extended set of autosomal STRs.

Du, J., Diao, Y., Rakha, A., Ameen, F., AlKahtani, M. D. F., Adnan, A. (2020). Forensic applications and genetic characterization of Liaoning Han population revealed by extended set of autosomal STRs. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(12), e1517. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1517. The above article, published online on 29 September 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Atif Adnan responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retraction: Haplotypic diversity and population genetic study of a population in Kashi region by 27 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci.

Liu, Y., Jin, X., Guo, Y., Zhang, X., Zhu, W., Zhang, W., Mei, T. (2020). Haplotypic diversity and population genetic study of a population in Kashi region by 27 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(8), e1338. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1338. The above article, published online on 14 June 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. The authors were informed of the retraction but did not respond.

Retraction: Genetic structure and forensic characterization of 36 Y-chromosomal STR loci in Tibeto-Burman- speaking Yi population.

Song, Z., Wang, Q., Zhang, H., Tang, J., Wang, Q., Zhang, H., Yang, M., Ji, J., Ren, Z., Wu, Y., Huang, J. (2021). Genetic structure and forensic characterization of 36 Y-chromosomal STR loci in Tibeto-Burman-speaking Yi population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 9(2), e1572. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1572. The above article, published online on 15 January 2021 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. The authors were informed of the retraction but did not respond.

Retraction: Forensic characteristics and genetic affinity analyses of Xinjiang Mongolian group using a novel six fluorescent dye-labeled typing system including 41 Y-STRs and 3 Y-InDels.

Liu Y., Yu T., Mei S., Jin X., Lan Q., Zhou Y., Fang Y., Xie T., Huang J., Zhu B. (2020). Forensic characteristics and genetic affinity analyses of Xinjiang Mongolian group using a novel six fluorescent dye-labeled typing system including 41 Y-STRs and 3 Y-InDels. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(2), e1097. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1097 The above article, published online on 26 December 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Yanfang Liu, Xiaoye Jin, and Bofeng Zhu replied on behalf of all of the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retraction: Population genetic analysis of Shaanxi male Han Chinese population reveals genetic differentiation and homogenization of East Asians.

Li L., Zou X., Zhang G., Wang H., Su Y., Wang M., He G. (2020). Population genetic analysis of Shaanxi male Han Chinese population reveals genetic differentiation and homogenization of East Asians. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(5), e1209. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1209 The above article, published online on 12 March 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Guanglin He, Mengge Wang, and Luyao Li responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retraction: Comprehensive genetic structure analysis of Han population from Dalian City revealed by 20 Y-STRs.

Adnan A., Kasimu K., Rakha A., He G., Yang T., Wang C-C., Lu J., Xuan J-f. (2020). Comprehensive genetic structure analysis of Han population from Dalian City revealed by 20 Y-STRs. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(3), e1149. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1149 The above article, published online on 27 January 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Atif Adnan responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

ChatGPT and Corporations of Mega-journals Jeopardize the Norms That Underpin Academic Publishing.

Those who participate in and contribute to academic publishing are affected by its evolution. Funding bodies, academic institutions, researchers and peer-reviewers, junior scholars, freelance language editors, language-editing services, and journal editors are to enforce and uphold the ethical norms on which academic publishing is founded. Deviating from such norms will challenge and threaten the scholarly reputation, academic careers, and institutional standing; reduce the publishers' true impacts; squander public funding; and erode the public trust to the academic enterprise. Rigorous review is paramount because peer-review norms guarantee that scientific findings are scrutinized before being publicized. Volunteer peer-reviewers and guest journal editors devote an immense amount of unremunerated time to reviewing papers, voluntarily serving the scientific community, and benefiting the publishers. Some mega-journals are motivated to mass-produce publications and attract the funded projects instead of maintaining the scientific rigor. The rapid development of mega-journals may diminish some traditional journals by outcompeting their impacts. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools/algorithms such as ChatGPT may be misused to contribute to the mass-production of publications which may have not been rigorously revised or peer-reviewed. Maintaining norms that guarantee scientific rigor and academic integrity enable the academic community to overcome the new challenges such as mega-journals and AI tools.

Retraction: Concordance and characterization of massively parallel sequencing at 58 STRs in a Tibetan population.

Li H., Zhang C., Song G., Ma K., Cao Y., Zhao X., Yang Q., Xie J. (2021). Concordance and characterization of massively parallel sequencing at 58 STRs in a Tibetan population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 9(4), e1626. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1626. The above article, published online on 25 February 2021 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Jianhui Xie stated on behalf of all co-authors that they do not agree to this retraction.

Retraction: Evaluation of a six-dye multiplex composed of 27 markers for forensic analysis and databasing.

Wang, S., Song, F., Xie, M., Zhang, K., Xie, B., Huang, Z., Luo, H. Evaluation of a six-dye multiplex composed of 27 markers for forensic analysis and databasing. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(9), e1419. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1419. The above article, published online on 16 July 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Feng Song responded on behalf of the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Retraction: An innovative panel containing a set of insertion/deletion loci for individual identification and its forensic efficiency evaluations in Chinese Hui ethnic minority.

Cui W., Jin X., Guo Y., Chen C., Zhang W., Kong T., Meng H., Zhu B. (2020). An innovative panel containing a set of insertion/deletion loci for individual identification and its forensic efficiency evaluations in Chinese Hui ethnic minority. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(2), e1074. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1074 The above article, published online on 22 December 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal's editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Xiaoye Jin and Bofeng Zhu responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Biofield therapies: Guidelines for reporting clinical trials

A set of guidelines has been developed to help improve reporting of clinical trials of biofield therapies. The need for enhanced transparency when reporting trials of this family of integrative health practices, e.g., External Qigong, Healing Touch, Reiki and Therapeutic Touch, has been advocated in systematic reviews of these studies. The guidelines, called Biofield Therapies: Reporting Evidence Guidelines (BiFi REGs), supplement CONSORT 2010 by including details of the intervention protocols relevant to biofield therapy trials. BiFi REGs evolved through a draft document created by a core group, two rounds of a Delphi process with an international group of subject matter experts and two panels, meeting via Zoom, which included editors of complementary and integrative medicine journals. BiFi REGs comprises a 15-item Intervention checklist. Modifications of two other CONSORT topic areas are also proposed to enhance their relevance to trials of biofield therapies. Included for each item are an explanation, and exemplars of reporting from peer-reviewed published reports of biofield therapy trials. When used in conjunction with all other items from CONSORT 2010, we anticipate that BiFi REGs will expedite the peer review process for biofield therapy trials, facilitate attempts at trial replication and help to inform decision-making in the clinical practice of biofield therapies.

Diversity among editorial boards of genitourinary oncology journals.

481 Background: Several studies have evaluated the ethnic and gender diversity among editorial boards of academic journals in science and medicine, and revealed disparities among representation of historically underrepresented groups. However, the diversity among editorial boards in the field of genitourinary oncology remains unclear. Methods: Using the master journal list from Clarivate, we identified academic journals with a dedicated or primary focus in genitourinary cancers. We then identified the list of editorial board members on each journal’s website. We evaluated economic diversity based off each editor’s country of origin, and classified countries as high income based off World Bank listing for the 2024 fiscal year. We confirmed gender from each editor’s self-reported gender on his or her academic profile. Results: We identified 7 journals with a focus in genitourinary cancers. Among these journals, a total of 485 editor positions were identified, with 397 men (81.86%) and 80 women (16.49%). The gender of 8 individuals (1.65%) could not be confirmed. 28 editors (5.77%) were from countries not identified as high-income countries per World Bank criteria. Conclusions: There are disparities in country of origin among editors of genitourinary oncology journals, with a small proportion of editors originating from countries classified as middle- or low-income. [Table: see text]

Content analysis of articles in the University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal

Using Zin’s Classification Scheme of Information Science, this study seeks to analyze the content of articles published in the University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal (UDSMLJ). All the analyzed articles were retrieved from the African Journals Online (AJOL) platform. A content analysis approach was used to analyze the collected data. Notably, a majority of the analyzed articles focused on three LIS research areas: information use and users; LIS activities; and LIS application areas. A growing trend in the publication of articles related to metrics, evaluation, and research, and a decline in the publication of articles pertaining to information use and users was also noted. Only a moderate number of articles incorporated theoretical frameworks. The majority of the articles employed a mixed-method approach for data collection and analysis. The study found limited international contributions in the journal, as the majority of contributing authors were from Tanzania. The study concludes that the published articles reflect the state of LIS scholarship in the country, given that they predominantly originate from Tanzanian contributors. The study recommends the journal enhances its promotional strategies to attract potential contributors from around the world. Additionally, journal's editors should encourage the submissions of articles that incorporate theoretical perspectives, thereby fostering theoretical advancements in the field of LIS.