Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Library and Information Science
ISSN 0373-4447 · Mita Society for Library and Information Science
Library and Information Science: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0; subscription journal; 3 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Library and Information Science is published by Mita Society for Library and Information Science 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences13.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences13.6%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering13.6%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences10.7%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences6.4%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science4.8%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science3.5%
- Information Retrieval and Search BehaviorComputer Science3.5%
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 4 |
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
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 921 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Mita Society for Library and Information Science
- ISSN
- 0373-4447
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Library and Information Science
What CAS zone is Library and Information Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Library and Information Science 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 Library and Information Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 6.
Which databases index Library and Information Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Library and Information Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Library and Information Science open access, and what is the APC?
Library and Information Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .