  The collisional electron-impact line widths of the 3s-3p transitions in
Li-like ions from B III to Ne VIII are calculated with the convergent
close-coupling (CCC) method from the atomic collision theory. The elastic and
inelastic contributions to the line broadening and their Z-scaling are
discussed in detail, and comparisons with recent experimental and theoretical
results are also presented. It is found that similar to our previous study of
line broadening in Be-like ions, the difference between experimental and CCC
results monotonically increases with the spectroscopic charge of an ion.
