Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
JLIS.it
ISSN 2038-5366 · eISSN 2038-1026 · EUM Edizioni Università di Macerata · Italy
JLIS.it: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 20 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JLIS.it, an Italian journal of Library Science, Archival Science and Information Science, is an academic, open access and peer reviewed journal whose aim is to contribute to the international and Italian debate on the main research issues in the field of archival science, library science and information science. The journal is addressed both to authoritative scholars of the different fields and to young researchers who develop original paths of investigation. JLIS.it has a a dia-chronic approach oriented towards the organisation and management of recorded knowledge; it privileges the most innovative topics and is open to contributions on methodology and history of the individual disciplines, especially encouraging interdisciplinary and international comparison.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Mauro GuerriniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Clarivate's Journal Citation Report
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and publication malpractice
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential model for JLIS.it. It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer and the publisher. JLIS.it abides by COPE Core practices and aims to adhere to its Guidelines. Publication decisionsThe editor of the JLIS…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright Agreement with Authors Before publication, after the acceptance of the manuscript, authors have to sign a Publication Agreement with JLIS.it. The authors retain all rights to the original work without any restrictions. License for Published Contents You are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work, and to adapt the work. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
JLIS.it is a Diamond open access journal published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence 4.0, so authors are not required to pay article processing charges (APCs) or other publication fees. With the licence CC-BY, authors retain the copyright, allowing anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy their contribution. The work must be properly attributed to its author. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Reviewer selection for each article submitted is up to the editors and takes into account reviewers' experience, competence, suggestions by authors or different editors, and previous experience in reviewing papers for JLIS.it. Every proposal submitted for publication is read at least by an editor, for an initial review. If the paper agrees with editorial policies and with a minimum quality level, …
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
- EUM Edizioni Università di Macerata
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2038-5366
- Electronic ISSN
- 2038-1026
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JLIS.it
What CAS zone is JLIS.it in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JLIS.it 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.
How long does peer review take at JLIS.it?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of JLIS.it?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of JLIS.it based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JLIS.it?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JLIS.it is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JLIS.it open access, and what is the APC?
JLIS.it is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .