Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
LIBRARY
ISSN 0024-2160 · eISSN 1744-8581 · Oxford University Press
LIBRARY: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,784; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Beginning with Volume 27 (2026), The Library will no longer be published by Oxford University Press. The journal is transitioning to Liverpool University Press. All future content will be available here. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LIBRARY is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Administration, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Scottish History and National Identity, together about 28.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Library is the journal of the Bibliographical Society. For more than a hundred years it has been the pre-eminent UK scholarly journal for the study of bibliography and of the role of the book in history. All aspects of descriptive, analytical, textual and historical bibliography come within its scope, including the history of the production, distribution and reception of books, both manuscript and printed; the history of collecting and of libraries; paper, printing types, book illustration, and binding; and the transmission of texts and their authenticity. Each quarterly issue of The Library contains approximately 120 pages, illustrated where necessary. As well as articles and notes, each issue includes book reviews and lists of recent books and periodicals in the field. A comprehensive index is issued annually. For information about joining the Bibliographical Society, please contact the Hon. Secretary, Dr Margaret Ford, c/o Institute of English Studies, Room 304, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. Abstracting and Indexing Services The Library is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services:- ABELL: Annual Bibliography, English Language & Literature Abstracts of English Studies America: History and Life Arts and Humanities Citation Index® BHA: Bibliography History of Art Children's Literature Abstracts Current Contents® /Arts & Humanities Historical Abstracts IBZ Internationale Bibliographie der Geisted and Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliterature Index book reviews Humanities MLA International Bibliography International Bibliography of Book Reviews (IBR) International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ) Library Literature Literature Online (LION) Periodicals Index Online (PIO) PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest 5000 PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest 5000 International PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Central PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest International Academic Research Library PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Research Library Scopus Journal metrics 2024 Impact Factor 0.4 2024 5 Year Impact Factor 0.5 2024 Cited Half-Life 37.8 years 2024 Immediacy Index 0.1 2024 Eigenfactor Score 0.00037 2024 Article Influence Score 0.503 2024 CiteScore 0.4 Arts And Humanities (Miscellaneous) (Scopus) 374/630 Library And Information Sciences (Scopus) 231/287 2024 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.764 2025 Full Text Usage 32,354 2024 Median days from submission to first decision 0 days 2024 Median days from submission to final decision 0 days
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences12.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.2%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities8%
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.1%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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) 2024
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 416OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 32,354Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,649 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 55 | 10 | 4 |
| 2023 | 50 | 8 | 20 |
| 2022 | 48 | 3 | 18 |
| 2021 | 72 | 6 | 44 |
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
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,869 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Templates
- Word
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Abstract of no more than 300 words required with submission. Model summary
Contributors are asked to include with their submission an abstract of no more than 300 words, and the postal address they wish to use for correspondence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Authors required to name funding sources in the manuscript. Model summary
In order to meet your funding requirements authors are required to name their funding sources in the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors responsible for obtaining permissions for image reproduction. Model summary
If the article is to include reproduction of images then it is the responsibility of the author to ensure that all the requisite permissions have been sought to allow one-off reproduction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review; authors' identities hidden from reviewers and vice versa. Model summary
This journal operates double-anonymized peer review, meaning that the authors’ identities are hidden from reviewers, and the reviewers’ identities are hidden from authors.
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0024-2160
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-8581
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 4 (December 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LIBRARY
What CAS zone is LIBRARY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, LIBRARY is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of LIBRARY?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 65.
What are the manuscript requirements of LIBRARY?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Templates: Word; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index LIBRARY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LIBRARY is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is LIBRARY open access, and what is the APC?
LIBRARY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,784.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .