Journal profile
Code4Lib Journal
ISSN 1940-5758 · Code4Lib · United States
Code4Lib Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Code4Lib Journal is published by Code4Lib. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information, Library Science and Information Systems and Digital Humanities and Scholarship, together about 50.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Code4Lib Journal exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science26.3%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science14%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities10.5%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science10.5%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities7%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences5.3%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science5.3%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 23 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Committee 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)
Article types accepted5
- best practices.Best practices.Length not stated
- editorialEditorial Edward M. CorradoLength not stated
- effective processes for project management.Effective processes for project management.Length not stated
- findings on user behavior and interaction with systems.Findings on user behavior and interaction with systems.Length not stated
- reviews/comparisons of software, frameworks, libraries, etc.Reviews/comparisons of software, frameworks, libraries, etc.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright
- Authorship
The journal has a Post-Publication Name Change Policy (linked). Model summary
Code4Lib Journal Post-Publication Name Change Policy
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures
Authors must disclose financial interests in products/services addressed by the article at submission; statement goes to the editorial committee and is included with published articles. Model summary
Authors should disclose with submission any financial interest they or their employers have in any product or service addressed or impacted by their article. That statement will be provided to the editorial committee, and included with any published articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
Authors retain copyright; articles must be licensed under a US CC-BY license; included code recommended (not required) to have an open source license; authors may republish elsewhere. Model summary
Authors retain copyright on their works, but articles we publish in the journal must be licensed by their authors under a US CC-BY license. We recommend but do not require that any included code also be given an open source license suitable for code. Authors are free to publish it anywhere else in addition to C4LJ.
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
- Code4Lib
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1940-5758
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Code4Lib Journal
How long does peer review take at Code4Lib Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Code4Lib Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Code4Lib Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Code4Lib Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Code4Lib Journal 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: .