Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
ISSN 2475-0158 · eISSN 2475-0166 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 117 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association 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 Administration, Library Science and Information Literacy and Digital and Traditional Archives Management, together about 51.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association is the flagship journal of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). It is a quarterly publication for information science researchers, information professionals, related disciplines and industries. The Journal aims to stimulate discussion and inform practice by showcasing original peer reviewed research articles and other scholarly papers about, or relevant to, the Australian and Southern Asia Pacific regions. Authors from the full range of information professions and areas of scholarship are invited to contribute their work to the Journal. Peer review statement: All Research and Research-in-Practice articles in JALIA have undergone double-anonymized peer review. Information-in-practice papers will undergo editorial screening. This journal is part of our Collective Pathway to Open Publishing pilot. If the journal reaches the required revenue threshold, all articles accepted during the current calendar year will be published open access at no cost to authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Mary Anne KennanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences24.7%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences17.7%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities9.2%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science8.6%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science5.7%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities3.2%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science3.1%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities2.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedERICPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Australasian Business Intelligence, Bibliography of Asian Studies (Online), Australian Council for Educational Research, Periodicals Index Online, CSA, PAIS Archive, EBSCOhost, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Gale, H.W. Wilson, Australian Education Index (Online), World Magazine Bank
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
- 1.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.24Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 295,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 779 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 49 |
| 2025 | 83 | 32 | 92 |
| 2024 | 75 | 22 | 165 |
| 2023 | 79 | 55 | 240 |
| 2022 | 69 | 14 | 524 |
| 2021 | 72 | 18 | 449 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
117 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (164 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 accepted3
- information-in-practiceInformation-in-practice papers will undergo editorial screening.Length not stated
- researchAll Research and Research-in-Practice articles in JALIA have undergone double-anonymized peer review.Length not stated
- research-in-practiceAll Research and Research-in-Practice articles in JALIA have undergone double-anonymized peer review.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Part of Collective Pathway to Open Publishing pilot Model summary
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review for Research and Research-in-Practice articles Model summary
All Research and Research-in-Practice articles in JALIA have undergone double-anonymized 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
- 2475-0158
- Electronic ISSN
- 2475-0166
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Library and Information Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 75, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association 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 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 117 days (interquartile range 92–147 days); 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 JCR quartile is Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association 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 the Australian Library and Information Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association 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: .