Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
ISSN 2162-3309 · Iowa State University Digital Press · United States
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication is published by Iowa State University Digital Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information, Publishing and Scholarly Communication and Academic Publishing and Open Access, together about 63.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science25.6%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities22.8%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences14.7%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences5.6%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science5%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences4%
- Optics and Image AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
- Data Analysis and ArchivingSocial Sciences2.5%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q3 | 149/296 | 49th |
| Communication | Q3 | 276/541 | 49th |
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 435 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 146 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 224 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 190 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 249 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 255 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 294 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single 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
- Iowa State University Digital Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2162-3309
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
How long does peer review take at Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Librarianship and Scholarly Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 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: .