Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology
ISSN 0974-0643 · eISSN 0976-4658 · Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC)
DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology is published by Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC) 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 Literacy, Web and Library Services and Library Collection Development and Digital Resources, together about 39% 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 Information LiteracySocial Sciences15.7%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science13.1%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science10.2%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences7%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.7%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science3.4%
- Open Education and E-LearningComputer Science3.4%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 266OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 50%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,615 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 68 | 6 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 50 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 122 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 167 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 143 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 406 |
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
- Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC)
- ISSN
- 0974-0643
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-4658
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology
What CAS zone is DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 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.
Which databases index DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology open access, and what is the APC?
DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 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: .