Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
ISSN 0264-0473 · eISSN 1758-616X · Emerald
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.98; subscription journal; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY is published by Emerald 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 Web and Library Services, Library Collection Development and Digital Resources and Library Science and Information Literacy, together about 35.6% 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
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science14.8%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science12.1%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences8.8%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences6%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science4.2%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science3.8%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences3.7%
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 3 |
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
- 2.98LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 921OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,312 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 3 | 26 |
| 2025 | 58 | 5 | 159 |
| 2024 | 44 | 5 | 363 |
| 2023 | 49 | 4 | 411 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3 | 375 |
| 2021 | 48 | 7 | 386 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0264-0473
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-616X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
What CAS zone is ELECTRONIC LIBRARY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ELECTRONIC LIBRARY 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 ELECTRONIC LIBRARY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.98; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 70.
Which databases index ELECTRONIC LIBRARY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ELECTRONIC LIBRARY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is ELECTRONIC LIBRARY open access, and what is the APC?
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .