Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
ISSN 0006-128X · eISSN 2377-6528 · University of Chicago Press
PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Administration, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, together about 49.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences30%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences13.6%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities6.2%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.1%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities3.1%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 58 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 59 | 6 | 26 |
| 2023 | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 51 | 1 | 97 |
| 2021 | 47 | 6 | 72 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0006-128X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2377-6528
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
What CAS zone is PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA open access, and what is the APC?
PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .