The Tincity Journal of Library, Archival and Information Science (TJOLAIS) was conceived in 2008 as a result of non-existence of scholarly journals in library and information science (LIS) in Plateau State.

The journal aims to provide a forum for librarians, archivists, documentalists, information scientists and other information related professionals in Nigeria to report their research findings but with emphasis on African settings.

The journal will be the major medium for reporting research findings in the information profession in Nigeria on the 10th anniversary. Journal will serve as a gateway for the latest developments in the information profession globally.

To provide on a regular and sustainable basis an excellent scholarly journal that will provide a forum for librarians, documentalists, archivists, and other information specialists, for reporting empirical research findings, studies on highly theoretical aspects of the various disciplines in the information profession, with emphasis on the African setting.