Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Metodos de informacion
ISSN 1134-2838 · eISSN 2173-1241 · Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris i Documentalistes de la Comunitat Valenciana · Spain
Metodos de informacion: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metodos de informacion is published by Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris i Documentalistes de la Comunitat Valenciana 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 Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, Administrative Law and Governance and Educational Technology in Learning, together about 34.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MEI es la revista profesional del COBDCV por lo que se ciñe a tratar cualquier aspecto que pueda ser de interés para cualquier colectivo de profesionales que se integre en mundo de los archivos, bibliotecas y centros de documentación. La naturaleza de los temas escogidos, por tanto, pretende abarcar aspectos que sean de actualidad y que permitan satisfacer la curiosidad de todos los profesionales relacionados con la gestión de la información y los documentos. La revista se publica semestralmente, durante los meses de junio y diciembre. Siguiendo la tradición que se gestó en la primera época, MEI quiere superar las fronteras políticas estimulando la colaboración de los profesionales que se encuentren en cualquier lugar del mundo. MEI es un proyecto profesional que queremos compartir con todos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 4, Chile 2, Argentina 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities23.9%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences6%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science4.8%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences4.5%
- Finance, Taxation, and GovernanceEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities3.9%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE · rank 154/166 · 2024
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- dossierLas que se incluyan en las secciones Dossier y Miscelánea tendrán una extensión entre 30.000 y 45.000 caracteres con espacios.Length not stated
- misceláneaLas que se incluyan en las secciones Dossier y Miscelánea tendrán una extensión entre 30.000 y 45.000 caracteres con espacios.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Data availability
Names and email addresses entered in the journal will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. Model summary
Los nombres y direcciones de correo-e introducidos en esta revista se usarán exclusivamente para los fines declarados por esta revista y no estarán disponibles para ningún otro propósito u otra persona.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licencia CC BY 4.0; los autores conservan sus derechos. Model summary
Esta revista se publica bajo la licencia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Los autores conservan sus derechos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review: author data must not appear in the manuscript file for sections reviewed by peers; author data is entered separately in the platform to ensure anonymity. Model summary
Si está enviando el texto a una sección de la revista que se revisa por pares, tiene que asegurase que los datos de los autores NO aparezcan en el fichero a texto completo. Estos datos sólo se incluirán solamente durante el proceso de envío del texto, dentro de la plataforma, para asegurar la anonimidad de los textos de cara a los revisores (revisión ciega).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Submissions must not have been previously published nor be under review at another journal (or an explanation must be provided to the editor). Model summary
El envío no ha sido publicado previamente ni se ha enviado a otra revista durante el proceso de evaluación de esta revista (o se ha proporcionado una explicación en Comentarios al / a la editor/a).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Manuscripts must be submitted in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect format. Model summary
El fichero enviado está en formato OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, o WordPerfect.
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
- Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris i Documentalistes de la Comunitat Valenciana
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Catalan
- ISSN
- 1134-2838
- Electronic ISSN
- 2173-1241
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Metodos de informacion
What CAS zone is Metodos de informacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Metodos de informacion 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.
How long does peer review take at Metodos de informacion?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Metodos de informacion in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Q4 (154/166). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Management.
Where are the editorial board members of Metodos de informacion based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (4), Chile (2) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Metodos de informacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metodos de informacion is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Metodos de informacion open access, and what is the APC?
Metodos de informacion is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .