Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Annals of Library and Information Studies
ISSN 0972-5423 · eISSN 0975-2404 · NISCAIR · India
Annals of Library and Information Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Library and Information Studies is published by NISCAIR 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, scientometrics and bibliometrics research and Library Collection Development and Digital Resources, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Library and Information Studies is a leading quarterly journal in library and information studies publishing original papers, survey reports, reviews, short communications, and letters pertaining to libraryand information science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief M P SatijaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, India 1, Finland 1, Bangladesh 1, Sri Lanka 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences15.1%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences13.8%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science7.6%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science6.6%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Web visibility and informetricsComputer Science4.3%
- ICT in Developing CommunitiesComputer Science3.3%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences3.3%
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
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 486 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 9 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 25 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
| 2022 | 70 | 70 | 532 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Copyright transferred to publisher; CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Model summary
Authors who publish with ALIS agree that once published copyright of the article will be transferred to the publisher, with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
No APCs or Article Submission Charges Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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
- NISCAIR
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0972-5423
- Electronic ISSN
- 0975-2404
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 73, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Library and Information Studies
What CAS zone is Annals of Library and Information Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Library and Information Studies 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 Annals of Library and Information Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Annals of Library and Information Studies based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), India (1) and Finland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Library and Information Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Library and Information Studies is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Library and Information Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Library and Information Studies 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: .