Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Aslib Journal of Information Management
ISSN 2050-3806 · eISSN 2050-3814 · Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND
Aslib Journal of Information Management: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.51; subscription journal; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aslib Journal of Information Management is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 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 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aslib Journal of Information Management covers a broad range of issues in the field, including economic, behavioural, social, ethical, technological, international, business-related, political and management-orientated factors. Contributors are encouraged to spell out the practical implications of their work. Aslib Journal of Information Management Areas of interest include topics such as social media, data protection, search engines, information retrieval, digital libraries, information behaviour, intellectual property and copyright, information industry, digital repositories and information policy and governance.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences10.8%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences10.5%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science6.2%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.8%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5.3%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences5.3%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences5.1%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science5.1%
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 | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 838OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,572 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | 91 | 5 | 328 |
| 2024 | 63 | 5 | 436 |
| 2023 | 69 | 7 | 965 |
| 2022 | 92 | 14 | 1,421 |
| 2021 | 59 | 5 | 1,163 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-3806
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-3814
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aslib Journal of Information Management
What CAS zone is Aslib Journal of Information Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aslib Journal of Information Management is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Aslib Journal of Information Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.51; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 71.
Which databases index Aslib Journal of Information Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aslib Journal of Information Management is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Aslib Journal of Information Management open access, and what is the APC?
Aslib Journal of Information Management 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; 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: .