1. INFORMATION THEORY and PROACTIVE INSIGHT
Focusing on the construction of the discipline of information science within the framework of information resource management and primary disciplines, exploring fundamental theories, forward-looking perspectives, and critical issues in the development of the field.

2. INFORMATION METHODOLOGY and TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
Research on information methodologies and technologies, particularly the evolution of engineering- and computation-driven approaches, as well as paradigm and theoretical shifts under the context of large models, big data, text mining, the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, speech computing, information visualization, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence technologies.

3. DATA INTELLIGENCE and KNOWLEDGE SERVICES
Topics include intelligent information retrieval, semantic analysis and organization, artificial intelligence and deep learning, big data and intelligent technologies, information aggregation and fusion, web-based resource organization and knowledge discovery, semantic mining, knowledge graphs, automatic question answering, knowledge services, knowledge management, knowledge hiding, information recommendation, and service systems under the AI-driven context.

4. INFORMATION BEHAVIOR and USER STUDY
Research on information-seeking, serendipity, adoption, avoidance, and anxiety, as well as specific-context and special-population information behaviors. Topics include health information behavior, information needs, user profiling, the digital divide, digital inclusion, digital literacy, and the impact of generative AI on user information behavior.

5. INFORMATION WORK and INFORMATION SERVICE
Studies on strategic, institutional, procedural, and methodological innovations in information work;science and technology intelligence;corporate intelligence; interdisciplinary integration of intelligence services;development strategies for the information field; and the construction of new think tanks.

6. INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE and TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING
Research on industry competitive intelligence, patent intelligence, technological competitive intelligence, market intelligence, and science and technology innovation intelligence. Topics include identifying, monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating key, bottleneck, breakthrough, and disruptive technologies in strategic national focus areas.

7. DATA SHARING and DATA GOVERNANCE
Studies on international cooperation for data sharing, global data space standards, industrial applications and practical advancements of data spaces, public data resource development, government data openness, big data and social computing, data assessment, standardization, personal information protection, data factor markets, blockchain-based data security, and data literacy.

8. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION and INFORMATION REGULATION
Research addressing issues in social media and big data contexts, including the dissemination of academic outcomes, public opinion management and guidance, emergency management for sudden events, information security and privacy concerns, and challenges related to information quality and trust under the rise of AIGC technologies, as well as the ethical, regulatory, and institutional issues they invoke.

9. INFORMETRICS and SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION
Studies on information resources generated during scientific activities, the evaluation systems, methods, and standards for scientific research, information measurement and visualization, the societal impact of scientific research, policy analysis, and informetrics under big data and social computing environments.

10. DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT and TALENT CULTIVATION
Research on the development of the information resource management discipline guided by Chinese-style modernization, as well as its interdisciplinary integration with fields such as finance, industry, education, and healthcare. Topics include studies on the systems and evaluation of talent cultivation in the discipline.

11. DIGITAL HEALTH and SMART HEALTHCARE
The application of digital technologies in empowering health and healthcare, covering topics such as health information needs and behaviors, big data in health and medicine, digital health literacy, health data governance, and health knowledge management and services.

12. DIGITAL HUMANITIES and CULTURAL HERITAGE
Research on the application of digital technologies in the humanities, focusing on the construction of humanities databases, development of digital tools for humanities research, innovation in research methods, and cultural heritage preservation.

13. REVIEW and FRONTIER ADVANCES

14. INVITED ARTICLE

15. SPECIAL TOPIC