Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Library trends
ISSN 0024-2594 · eISSN 1559-0682 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Library trends: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.58; hybrid open access; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Library trends is published by Johns Hopkins University Press 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, Library Science and Information Literacy and Digital and Traditional Archives Management, together about 50.8% 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
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences27.3%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences15.2%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities8.2%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science7.5%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science4.8%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities4.4%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science4%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science2.5%
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
- 0.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 330OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,032 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 49 | 48 | 102 |
| 2024 | 41 | 4 | 24 |
| 2023 | 31 | 1 | 56 |
| 2022 | 36 | 1 | 55 |
| 2021 | 25 | 4 | 106 |
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0024-2594
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-0682
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Library trends
What CAS zone is Library trends in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Library trends 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 trends?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.58; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 47.
Which databases index Library trends?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Library trends is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Library trends open access, and what is the APC?
Library trends 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: .