Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Investigacion Bibliotecologica
ISSN 0187-358X · eISSN 2448-8321 · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · Mexico
Investigacion Bibliotecologica: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.27; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Investigacion Bibliotecologica is published by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 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 Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Investigación Bibliotecológica: archivonomía, bibliotecología e información es una revista científica arbitrada mexicana de acceso abierto y texto completo. Inicia en 1986, bajo la responsabilidad editorial del entonces Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (CUIB), y continúa publicándose por el Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas y de la Información (IIBI) a partir de abril del 2012.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities17%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science12.3%
- Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsEnvironmental Science6%
- Information Architecture and UsabilityComputer Science5.5%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science4.6%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science4.2%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
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
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,237 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 16 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 55 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 66 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 113 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 132 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer 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-NC-ND | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0187-358X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2448-8321
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Investigacion Bibliotecologica
What CAS zone is Investigacion Bibliotecologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Investigacion Bibliotecologica 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 Investigacion Bibliotecologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.27; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Investigacion Bibliotecologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Investigacion Bibliotecologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Investigacion Bibliotecologica is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Investigacion Bibliotecologica open access, and what is the APC?
Investigacion Bibliotecologica 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: .