Journal profile
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum
ISSN 0860-7435 · eISSN 2450-1336 · Lodz University Press · Poland
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum is published by Lodz University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Education and Cultural Studies and Language and Culture, together about 49.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Problematyka artykułów publikowanych w Acta Universitatais Lodziensis. Folia Librorum skupia się na zagadnieniach szeroko pojętej nauki o książce, informatologii, nauki o komunikacji społecznej i mediach, nauki o kulturze i religii, w tym między innymi na tematyce związanej z: - informacją naukową - teorią i praktyką bibliotekoznawstwa i księgoznawstwa ruchem wydawniczo-księgarskim biografistyką księgoznawczą wykorzystaniem technologii informacyjnych do opracowania, przetwarzania i udostępniania zasobów elektronicznych rynkiem mediów współczesnych promocją książki i czytelnictwa Celem czasopisma jest publikowanie oryginalnych prac, recenzji publikacji specjalistycznych i materiałów źródłowych odnoszących się do teorii i metodologii informacji naukowej i dziedzin pokrewnych w kontekście szeroko pojętej humanistyki.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Magdalena Przybysz-StawskaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences18.6%
- Education and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences16.4%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences14.2%
- Intellectual Property Rights and MediaSocial Sciences9.4%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities6.5%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, EducationSocial Sciences3.1%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, PolINDEX, HAL, CEJSH, BazHum, Polska Bibliografia Bibliologiczna, ARIANTA, WorldCat, Google Scholar, ViFaOst, LitDok
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 15Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 344 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 2 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 10 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0; available in OA since 2012; author grants non-exclusive license to University of Lodz. Model summary
Wszystkie artykuły dostępne są w Otwartym Dostępie (Open Access) na licencji CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Uznanie autorstwa – Użycie niekomercyjne – Bez utworów zależnych).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lodz University Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 0860-7435
- Electronic ISSN
- 2450-1336
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum
How long does peer review take at Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Librorum is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .