Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Library Leadership and Management
ISSN 1945-8851 · eISSN 1945-886X · American Library Association
Library Leadership and Management: fully open access; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Library Leadership and Management is published by American Library Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information, Library Science and Administration and Library Science and Information Literacy, together about 67.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science28.2%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences21%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences18.5%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science6.1%
- Leadership and Management in OrganizationsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Organizational Change and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science2.5%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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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 | Q3 | 195/296 | 34th |
| Strategy and Management | Q4 | 450/506 | 11th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 636 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 85 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 101 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 133 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 138 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 118 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 180 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- American Library Association
- ISSN
- 1945-8851
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-886X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Library Leadership and Management
Which databases index Library Leadership and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Library Leadership and Management is indexed in Scopus.
Is Library Leadership and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Library Leadership and Management is a fully open-access 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: .