Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Information Discovery and Delivery
ISSN 2398-6247 · eISSN 2398-6255 · Emerald
Information Discovery and Delivery: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 2,900; review about 111 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 21.9% (journal website); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information Discovery and Delivery 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 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Knowledge Management and Sharing, together about 26.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information Discovery and Delivery explores information discovery and access for digital information researchers. This includes educators, knowledge professionals in education and cultural organisations, knowledge managers in media, health care and government, as well as librarians.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Wu HePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 17, United Kingdom 6, Australia 4, Mainland China 2, Taiwan, China 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences11.6%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences8.9%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences6.4%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science6%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.8%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences4.4%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 116,326Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 377 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 67 | 4 | 269 |
| 2024 | 41 | 3 | 272 |
| 2023 | 42 | 2 | 619 |
| 2022 | 24 | 7 | 346 |
| 2021 | 49 | 3 | 966 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21.9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 110.7 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 2,900 | — | — |
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 accepted3, with length limits
- editorialOriginal Article — up to 3000 words Literature Review — up to 8500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on th…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- literature reviewOriginal Article — up to 3000 words Literature Review — up to 8500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on th…main text ≤ 8,500 words
- original articleOriginal Article — up to 3000 words Literature Review — up to 8500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on th…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Up to 6 keywords Model summary
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Hybrid journal offering open access option Model summary
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review with at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2398-6247
- Electronic ISSN
- 2398-6255
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 2 (March 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information Discovery and Delivery
What CAS zone is Information Discovery and Delivery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information Discovery and Delivery 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 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Information Discovery and Delivery?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Information Discovery and Delivery?
The publisher reports about 111 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21.9%. 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 Information Discovery and Delivery based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), United Kingdom (6) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information Discovery and Delivery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information Discovery and Delivery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Information Discovery and Delivery open access, and what is the APC?
Information Discovery and Delivery is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,900.
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: .