Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Journal of Library Administration
ISSN 0193-0826 · eISSN 1540-3564 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Library Administration: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 62 days (first decision after review, publisher); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Library Administration 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 Library Science and Administration, together about 50.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Library Administration informs readers on research, current developments, and trends related to the leadership and management of libraries. In today’s global environment, library administrators must make complex and challenging decisions to help institutions achieve the identified mission, vision and goals. This highly readable journal publishes up-to-the-minute information that library and information professionals and paraprofessionals in public, academic, special, and corporate environments need to efficiently and effectively lead and manage toward the overall objective of community and stakeholder support. Within this context, the Journal of Library Administration features articles by the most highly regarded professionals in the field as related to leadership, management, evaluation, assessment, marketing, and more to promote organizational success. This involves all aspects of public and technical operations, information technology and management, access to information in all formats and delivery options, physical and virtual environments, and organizational behavior. Peer Review Policy: All articles in the Journal of Library Administration have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Steve O'ConnorPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 1, Greece 1, South Africa 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences22.4%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science15.2%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences13.3%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science12.5%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science4.4%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities4.1%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science2.3%
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
- 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
PubMedPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, De Gruyter Saur, IBZ, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, H.W. Wilson, Library Literature & Information Science Index, Education Index, Library, INformation Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), MasterFILE Complete, TOC Premier, Elsevier BV, Gale, Academic OneFile, Business ASAP, General OneFile, InfoTrac Custom, Professional Collection, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Management Contents, National Library of Medicine, ArticleFirst, Aerospace Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts, Corrosion Abstracts, Enginnering Research Database
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
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.09Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 621OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 165,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,755 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 20 | 13 |
| 2025 | 46 | 11 | 91 |
| 2024 | 75 | 10 | 212 |
| 2023 | 56 | 8 | 216 |
| 2022 | 71 | 13 | 418 |
| 2021 | 70 | 11 | 672 |
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
62 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
- Submission to first decision
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication 2025
- 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 accepted1
- research articlesAll articles in the Journal of Library Administration have undergone editorial screening and peer review.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Zero Embargo Green OA Policy Model summary
Journal of Library Administration 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 discovera…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: editorial screening and peer review Model summary
All articles in the Journal of Library Administration have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
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
- 0193-0826
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-3564
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 66, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Library Administration
What CAS zone is Journal of Library Administration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Library Administration 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 Library Administration?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Library Administration?
The publisher reports about 62 days (first decision after review). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Library Administration based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (1), Greece (1) and South Africa (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Library Administration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Library Administration is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Library Administration open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Library Administration 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: .