Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
AIB Studi
ISSN 2280-9112 · eISSN 2239-6152 · Associazione italiana biblioteche · Italy
AIB Studi: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIB Studi is published by Associazione italiana biblioteche 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 Systems, Diverse academic and cultural studies and Management, Economics, and Public Policy, together about 44.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIB studi, già Bollettino AIB, è una rivista orientata verso la ricerca biblioteconomica e l'analisi dei fatti ed è rivolta a far crescere la riflessione teorica, la sperimentazione metodologica e le pratiche professionali nell'ambito dei servizi bibliotecari, documentari e informativi.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3, United States 2, Germany 1, France 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science17.4%
- Diverse academic and cultural studiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.5%
- Management, Economics, and Public PolicyBusiness, Management and Accounting13%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6.1%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Educational and Social StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities3.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
LISA (Library and information science abstracts), Library literature, VINITI di Mosca (già Informatics abstracts), Bibliographic index, DialnetPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 454 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 14 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 16 |
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-SA | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Processo di peer review
Peer-reviewed and open access Model summary
Informazioni Gli articoli pubblicati nelle sezioni Temi e analisi e Osservatorio sono sottoposti a rigorosa procedura di peer review in modalità ‘doppio cieco’. I revisori sono scelti dal direttore, in base a criteri di competenza, tra esperti esterni o tra i membri del Comitato scientifico e del Comitato di consulenza internazionale. Essi hanno a disposizione tre opzioni: Sì Sì, ma con modifiche …
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
- Associazione italiana biblioteche
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- Italian, English
- ISSN
- 2280-9112
- Electronic ISSN
- 2239-6152
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 AIB Studi
What CAS zone is AIB Studi in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIB Studi 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.
How long does peer review take at AIB Studi?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of AIB Studi based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3), United States (2) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AIB Studi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIB Studi is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is AIB Studi open access, and what is the APC?
AIB Studi 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .