Airing our dirty linen in public: to what extent is Online Information Review devoted to online information?[1]

Online documentation can be just about any information that is stored and viewed in electronic form including, Windows Help files, electronic books and manuals, context-sensitive help screens, databases, document management systems, and many more (TechCom Plus, 2010). [...]the editorial objectives for Online Information Review have evolved significantly in the past eight years, each iteration seeking to make clearer what we are seeking, and perhaps also stretching our boundaries into areas as yet ill-defined. Yet another perhaps more moderate position was taken by a third Editorial Board member, who felt that the issue was less a matter of moving into new domains than one of deciding where to draw the line: “The challenge for me in deciding whether an e-commerce paper is within scope or not is if it deals with some aspect of information systems or services” (Board member e-mail, 24 November 2010).