Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Library & Information History
ISSN 1758-3489 · eISSN 1758-3497 · Taylor & Francis
Library & Information History: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Library & Information History 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, History of Science and Medicine and Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies, together about 34.7% of its articles. (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
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences18.5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities9.3%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities6.8%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences5.1%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.8%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities4.6%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities4.6%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 556 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 28 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 39 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 52 | 1 | 7 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1758-3489
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-3497
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Library & Information History
What CAS zone is Library & Information History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Library & Information History 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.
Which databases index Library & Information History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Library & Information History is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Library & Information History open access, and what is the APC?
Library & Information History is a hybrid 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: .