Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Journal of Information Literacy
ISSN 1750-5968 · CILIP Information Literacy Group · United Kingdom
Journal of Information Literacy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Literacy is published by CILIP Information Literacy Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Information and Literacy, Media, and Education, together about 56.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and ScopeAcceptance RateAffiliationIndexing Aims and Scope of the Journal We have an introductory video about publishing in JIL which is a useful overview of our aims and scope. Founded in 2007, the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) is an international peer-reviewed journal and is aimed at librarians, information professionals and academics who teach and/or research aspects of information literacy. The journal includes articles from established and new authors that investigate many different areas of information literacy, including school, academic and national libraries, health care settings, and the public sector such as the workplace and government. The Journal of Information Literacy seeks innovative and challenging research articles and project reports which push the boundaries of information literacy thinking in theory, practice and method, and which aim to develop deep and critical understandings of the role, contribution and impact of information literacies in everyday contexts, education, health care and the workplace. Submissions that do not substantially reference, review and contribute to scholarship in the field of information literacy will not be considered. We generally do not publish articles about digital literacy or educational technology but will consider submissions in these areas if they are grounded in, and contribute to, the literature and scholarship of information literacy. As with many journals, we are receiving more submissions on the topic of AI and information literacy. We remain open to receiving work on this topic that is research-driven or that interrogates assumptions and examines the consequences of AI on IL practice, ethics and infrastructure. We are not currently accepting project reports or papers on the following topics: - Presentation of AI tools or resources used in information literacy teaching that do not demonstrate how the tool/resource has been evaluated/show user data - Presentation of AI literacy frameworks that do not demonstrate how the framework has been evaluated/show user data. - Presentations of AI literacy that do not engage with information literacy literature and scholarship All AI-related research should additionally meet novelty, significance and impact criteria. Please enquire if you are unsure about suitability of your study. If in doubt, please send an enquiry about the suitability of your prospective submission to the journal's editors. We actively encourage and support submissions from
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Editor-in-chief Alison HicksPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 13, United States 4, Finland 2, Nigeria 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences34.5%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science11.3%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities10.4%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science9%
- Educational Strategies and EpistemologiesPsychology7.6%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science7.4%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q2 | 96/296 | 67th |
| Education | Q2 | 681/1698 | 59th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2015
- 2,015Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 593 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 255 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 336 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 347 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 354 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 317 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 326 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-SA | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewThe journal publishes reviews of a wide range of media, including books, e-books, and websites on the topic of information literacy and software fostering infor…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- book reviewsBook Reviews (and reviews of other relevant literature)Length not stated
- conference updatesConference UpdatesLength not stated
- editorialFour new associate editors walk into a journal… Alison Hicks, Yvonne Eadon, Charlotte M. H. Im, Yucong Lao, Sarah McNicol 1–4 PDF WordLength not stated
- project reportsProject ReportsLength not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles (peer-reviewed articles)Length not stated
- reviewoverall value. The suggested length for reviews is 750–1,000 words. Please use the book review template which can be found hermain text ≤ 1,000 words
- students' views of ilStudents' Views of ILLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use Articulating generative AI information literacy competencies An ACRL Framework–driven model for academic libraries
Ladislava Khailova, Melissa Netzband Wathen , Melissa S. Jones 189–207 PDF Word
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Original, unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submissions to JIL must be previously unpublished and must not be under review or consideration by another journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-SA licence from December 2015. Model summary
The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) is an open access title and authors retain copyright in their articles and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike Licence. You are free to deposit a copy in your institutional repository but we would appreciate an acknowledgement that it was first published in the Jou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review with at least two reviewers. Model summary
JIL follows a double-anonymous peer review process, meaning that articles are read by at least two reviewers who have no knowledge of the author’s identity.
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
- CILIP Information Literacy Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1750-5968
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Literacy
How long does peer review take at Journal of Information Literacy?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 Journal of Information Literacy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; 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 Journal of Information Literacy based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13), United States (4) and Finland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Information Literacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Literacy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Information Literacy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Literacy 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, Publisher website, 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: .