Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion
ISSN 1562-4730 · University Library System, University of Pittsburgh · United States
Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion is published by University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 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 Information Science and Libraries, Business and Management Studies and E-Learning and Knowledge Management, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biblios sólo difunde investigaciones relativas o vinculadas a cualquiera de las áreas de las Ciencias de la Información.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Chile 2, Colombia 2 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science20.2%
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences8.8%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science8.2%
- Information Architecture and UsabilityComputer Science7.1%
- Science and Science EducationSocial Sciences5.5%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities5.3%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer 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)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
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: JournalTOCs, MIAR, Sherpa Romeo, ISSN Register, QUALIS, Latindex, Dialnet
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 533 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 24 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 20 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 47 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 26 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright
Copyright: authors retain rights over their work Model summary
El Autor retiene los Derechos sobre su Obra, donde el término "Obra" incluirá todos los objetos digitales que pueden resultar de la publicación electrónica posterior y/o distribución.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints allowed before and during submission Model summary
A los Autores se les permite y apoya a publicar en línea un manuscrito previo (pero no la versión final de la Obra formateada en PDF para la Editorial), en repositorios institucionales o en sus páginas web, antes y durante el proceso de envío
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
- University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1562-4730
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion
What CAS zone is Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion 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 Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2), Chile (2) and Colombia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion open access, and what is the APC?
Biblios-Revista de Bibliotecologia y Ciencias de la Informacion 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .