Journal profile
Journal of eScience Librarianship
ISSN 2161-3974 · University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library · United States
Journal of eScience Librarianship: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of eScience Librarianship is published by University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Research Data Management Practices, Library Science and Information and Data Analysis and Archiving, together about 58.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems and Information Systems and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science28.1%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science16.3%
- Data Analysis and ArchivingSocial Sciences13.9%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences11.5%
- Optics and Image AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science3.7%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities3.5%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 269 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 68 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 138 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 131 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 157 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 196 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 218 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2161-3974
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of eScience Librarianship
How long does peer review take at Journal of eScience Librarianship?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Journal of eScience Librarianship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of eScience Librarianship is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of eScience Librarianship open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of eScience Librarianship 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; 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: .