Journal profile
North Carolina Libraries
ISSN 0029-2540 · North Carolina Library Association · United States
North Carolina Libraries: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 55 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
North Carolina Libraries is published by North Carolina Library Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Administration, Library Science and Information and Library Science and Information Literacy, together about 62.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
North Carolina Libraries publishes article of interest to librarians in North Carolina and around the world. It is the official publication of the North Carolina Library Association and as such publishes the Official Minutes of the Executive Board and conference proceedings. North Carolina Libraries participates in LOCKSS and the PKP PN archival systems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences29.8%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science23.7%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences8.7%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science8.6%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science7.2%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities7.1%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science4.3%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,093 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 15 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 37 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY) starting 2023; CC-BY-NC before 2023; copyright retained by authors Model summary
Starting with the 2023 issue, North Carolina Libraries publishes its articles with a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). Copyright is retained by the authors. All articles published prior to 2023 are released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC-BY-NC).
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
- North Carolina Library Association
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0029-2540
- Society / sponsor
- North Carolina Library Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 84, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about North Carolina Libraries
How long does peer review take at North Carolina Libraries?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index North Carolina Libraries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, North Carolina Libraries is indexed in DOAJ.
Is North Carolina Libraries open access, and what is the APC?
North Carolina Libraries 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .