Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE
ISSN 1195-096X · eISSN 1920-7239 · University of Toronto Press
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.74; fully open access; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE is published by University of Toronto Press 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 Administration, Library Science and Information Literacy and Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences13%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences11.2%
- Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Science9.1%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences8.1%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science6%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.6%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities3.9%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science3.9%
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)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.74LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 255 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 21 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 69 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 57 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 37 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- University of Toronto Press
- ISSN
- 1195-096X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1920-7239
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE
What CAS zone is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE 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 CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.74; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 16.
Which databases index CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE open access, and what is the APC?
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE is a fully open-access 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: .