Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science
ISSN 0795-4778 · Archlib and Information Service
African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.58; subscription journal; 102 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science is published by Archlib and Information Service and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Administration and Digital and Traditional Archives Management, together about 38.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
African Journals OnLine (AJOL) is an online service that provides access to African-published research, and increases worldwide knowledge of indigenous scholarship.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences22.2%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences9.3%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities6.9%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science6.7%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science6%
- Geological Modeling and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- African Education and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 500 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
AJOL is an indexing platform for quality African-published scholarly journals, working to increase global and continental online access, awareness, quality, and use of African-published, peer-reviewed research. Model summary
AJOL, the indexing platform of quality African-published scholarly journals, is a Non-Profit Organisation that (since 1998) works to increase global & continental online access, awareness, quality & use of African-published, peer-reviewed research.
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
- Archlib and Information Service
- ISSN
- 0795-4778
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science
What CAS zone is African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.58; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 23.
Which databases index African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .