Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio
ISSN 1575-5886 · Universitat de Barcelona & Universitat Oberta de Catalunya · Spain
BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio is published by Universitat de Barcelona & Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 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 Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Educational Technology in Learning, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal BiD: textos universitaris de biblioteconomia i documentació (BiD) publishes original research papers, review articles and reports on all areas of basic and applied research in archive studies and library and information science and Communication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Carlos Lopezosa FacultatPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities13.3%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science11.7%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science8.2%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science5.8%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences5%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science4.7%
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaSocial Sciences4.7%
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
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 26 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 18 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 39 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics 1.5 Publication ethics and malpractice statement
The journal BiD: textos universitaris de biblioteconomia i documentació is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. All authors submitting their works to BiD for publication as original articles attest that the submitted works represent their authors’ contributions and have not been copied or plagiarize…
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
- Universitat de Barcelona & Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, Catalan, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1575-5886
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio
What CAS zone is BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio 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 BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio open access, and what is the APC?
BiD-Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .