Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
ISSN 0163-9374 · eISSN 1544-4554 · Taylor & Francis
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 105 days to acceptance (47 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 41% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Systems, Library Collection Development and Digital Resources and Digital and Traditional Archives Management, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly emphasizes full-length research and review articles, descriptions of new programs and technology relevant to cataloging and classification, considered speculative articles on improved methods of bibliographic control for the future, and solicited book reviews. To assist in achieving the journal's goal of excellence, articles are refereed. Topics include: classification and subject access descriptive cataloging use and usability issues related to bibliographic and authority data use of catalog and authority data by other systems, including linked data projects inside or outside the library sector education and training for cataloging and classification management of cataloging and related functions the internationalization of cataloging metadata for digital collections, archives and institutional repositories cataloging and preservation implementation and functionality of controlled vocabularies. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly provides an effective international forum for information and discussion in the field of bibliographic organization. This highly respected journal considers the full spectrum of creation, content, management, use, and usability of bibliographic records, including the principles, functions, and techniques of descriptive cataloging; the wide range of methods of subject analysis and classification; provision of access for all formats of materials; and policies, planning, and issues connected to the effective use of bibliographic data in modern society. The journal deals with the historic setting as well as with the contemporary, and with theory and scholarly research as well as with practical applications. In a rapidly changing field, it seeks out and fosters new developments in the transition to new forms of bibliographic control and encourages the innovative and the nontraditional. Computer applications and network systems are considered from the point of view of creators and users of bibliographic records rather than from that of technicians. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly features fact and opinion from a wide range of individuals covering a broad spectrum of points of view. It deals with both general and specific aspects of cataloging and classification for all forms of resources in all types of collections. For library school faculty, it provides an outlet for research publication as well as source materials for students. For the cataloger, the journal provides both theoretical bac
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Heather Moulaison-SandyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 29, Australia 3, Italy 2, Canada 2, Norway 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science31.9%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science10.1%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities8.6%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences5.8%
- Mathematics, Computing, and Information ProcessingComputer Science5.5%
- Digital Rights Management and SecurityComputer Science5%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.9%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities4.2%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, De Gruyter Saur, IBZ, Academic Search Complete, H.W. Wilson, Library & Information Science Source, MasterFILE Complete, TOC Premier, Elsevier BV, ArticleFirst, Ovid, Periodica Islamica, Aerospace Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts, Engineering Research Database, FRANCIS, LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts, VINITI RAN
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) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.32Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.22Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 331OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 116,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 116,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 13 | 41 |
| 2024 | 33 | 15 | 66 |
| 2023 | 40 | 11 | 56 |
| 2022 | 39 | 7 | 109 |
| 2021 | 59 | 15 | 258 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 81 days – 148 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (47 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (63 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use Large Language Models as Judges for Human Subject Indexing
Bartłomiej Włodarczyk et al. Research Article | Published online: 14 Aug 2026
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Zero Embargo Green OA Policy Model summary
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disco…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0163-9374
- Electronic ISSN
- 1544-4554
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 3-4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
What CAS zone is Cataloging & Classification Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 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 Cataloging & Classification Quarterly?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Cataloging & Classification Quarterly?
Based on the dates recorded on 47 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 81–148 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41%. 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 Cataloging & Classification Quarterly based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (29), Australia (3) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cataloging & Classification Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cataloging & Classification Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .