Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship
ISSN 0896-3568 · eISSN 1547-0644 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 56 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 34.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship is a quarterly, refereed journal covering topics related to business information and business researchers. The focus of the journal is practice-oriented articles, but it also provides an outlet for new empirical studies. In addition to articles, JBFL offers valuable interviews as well as book, database, and website reviews. Recent articles in the Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship have covered topics such as: Business Information Literacy Citation analysis in business schools Instruction videos for business school students and faculty Core competencies for Entrepreneurship Libraries Venture Capital and Private Equity Information sources Text mining in business libraries Business Ethics Public libraries serving the small business community Our core audience is comprised of business librarians working in special libraries, academic libraries, and public libraries, as well as business information centers outside of the traditional library setting. The journal is international in scope, reflecting the multinational and international span of the business research community today. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Elizabeth StephanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences14.6%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science11.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science7.7%
- Management and Marketing EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences6%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.6%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, OCLC, De Gruyter Saur, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, H.W. Wilson, Elsevier BV, ArticleFirst, LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts, PAIS International, Taylor & Francis, VINITI RANPublisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.62Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 32,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,084 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 23 | 3 | 20 |
| 2024 | 22 | 2 | 89 |
| 2023 | 15 | 4 | 96 |
| 2022 | 24 | 7 | 124 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2 | 162 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
56 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 24 daysPublisher 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 | 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)
Article types accepted2
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 29 Jun 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 15 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Zero Embargo Green OA Policy: authors retain copyright and may post Accepted Manuscripts immediately upon publication. Model summary
Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0896-3568
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-0644
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship
What CAS zone is Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 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 Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship?
The publisher reports about 56 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Management.
Which databases index Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .