Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis
ISSN 0341-4183 · eISSN 1865-7648
Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis 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 Libraries and Information Services, Digital Innovation in Industries and Library Science and Information Systems, together about 44.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The current volume of Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program.The only journal covering all aspects of librarianship in Germany, contains essays and reports on recent developments and trends in academic and public libraries all over the world. All aspects of librarianship are discussed. The editors are proven authorities in the field, occupying leadership positions in libraries and archives or teaching posts at universities.Each issue contains sections for general essays on libraries, research and conference reports, practical advice and tips, reviews, further literature, announcements of events and advice on products. Articles are provided with summaries in German and English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Jens MittelbachPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities33.7%
- Digital Innovation in IndustriesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science4.8%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science3.7%
- Philosophical and Historical StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Education Methods and TechnologiesSocial Sciences3%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, Naver, OCLCPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,748 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 2 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 24 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | 57 |
| 2023 | 98 | 98 | 57 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | 51 |
| 2021 | 87 | 87 | 89 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 0341-4183
- Electronic ISSN
- 1865-7648
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis
What CAS zone is Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis 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 Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 15.
Which databases index Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis open access, and what is the APC?
Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .