Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
LIBER Quarterly
ISSN 1435-5205 · eISSN 2213-056X · K.G. Saur Verlag · Netherlands
LIBER Quarterly: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LIBER Quarterly is published by K.G. Saur Verlag. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and Publishing and Scholarly Communication, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
LIBER, the Association of European Research Libraries, has always been devoted to affordable Open Access business models for scientific journals. In the domain of Library and Information Sciences (LIS) it brings this principle into practice through its own journal, LIBER Quarterly, which is intended to form a bridge between the scholars of the LIS departments and the practitioners in our university and research libraries. It will achieve this by publishing not only theoretical contributions, but also descriptions of examples of good practices. LIBER Quarterly seeks to cover all aspects of modern research librarianship and information delivery. Contributions from outside of Europe are welcome whenever their subject may be relevant for the librarians and researchers in European research institutes. LIBER Quarterly is published by LIBER, the Association of European Research Libraries (www.libereurope.eu) and supported by Openjournals (www.openjournals.nl).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, France 2, Sweden 2, Ireland 2, Spain 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science30.3%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities8.6%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities7.5%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science6.1%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences5.9%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences5%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science4.5%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities4.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q2 | 101/296 | 66th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, OCLC, CrossrefPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 751 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 176 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 281 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 277 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 302 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 327 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 306 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5
- articlesArticles should conform to the generally accepted standards for all scientific papers: they should be underpinned by good research or by a systematic approach a…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews should be of the scholarly type: they should be written by experts in the field being reviewed, and go beyond summarizing the book by evaluating th…Length not stated
- case studiesCase studies present in depth studies of particular situations in an illustrative way, without restricting themselves to a single research procedure.Length not stated
- practice papersLIBER Quarterly (LQ) practice papers should describe new ways of delivering services and solving problems within a library and information service (LIS) setting…Length not stated
- review papersReview papers should present the current status of a given topic. They synthesize the results from the primary literature to produce a coherent argument about a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access
- Data availability
Encourages publication of research data Model summary
In order to promote Open Science, LIBER Quarterly stimulates the publication of the full research data underlying its published papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC-BY 4.0, authors retain copyright Model summary
In submitting a manuscript, the author grants the first publication rights of his paper to LIBER Quarterly, if accepted for publication. S/he agrees with the publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-by) (read the human-readable summary or the full licence legal code). Under the CC-by, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Immediate open access Model summary
LIBER Quarterly provides immediate open access to its content.
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
- K.G. Saur Verlag
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1435-5205
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-056X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LIBER Quarterly
How long does peer review take at LIBER Quarterly?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of LIBER Quarterly?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA. 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 LIBER Quarterly based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), France (2) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index LIBER Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LIBER Quarterly is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is LIBER Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
LIBER Quarterly 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, Publisher website; 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: .