Journal profile
Urban Library Journal
ISSN 1944-9682 · Library Association of the City University of New York · United States
Urban Library Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urban Library Journal is published by Library Association of the City University of New York. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Administration, Library Science and Information Literacy and Library Science and Information, together about 53.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Urban Library Journal (ULJ) is an open access, double-anonymized peer-reviewed journal that addresses urban libraries and librarianship in relation to city environments. Formerly known as Urban Academic Librarian, ULJ is a published by the Library Association of the City University of New York in collaboration with the Office of Library Services. ULJ invites scholarly submissions that speak to urban librarianship as it relates to topics in urban studies, higher education (with emphasis on public higher education), public and academic library collaboration, community outreach and programming, social justice, critical race studies, gender and work, sexuality and identity within librarianship, technology and privacy issues, or other topics. Please contact the editors with general questions or recommendations for columns and special issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Derek StadlerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences18.4%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences17.8%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science17.3%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science13%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities7%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.4%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities2.7%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science2.2%
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
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 66 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–200 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright and Licenses
As a condition of publication in Urban Library Journal, all authors agree to the following terms of licensing/copyright ownership: First publication rights to original work accepted for publication is granted to Urban Library Journal but copyright for all work published in the journal is retained by the author(s). Works published in Urban Library Journal will be published under a Creative Commons …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Urban Library Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. In order to lower barriers to publication for authors, Urban Library Journal does not charge submission or any other form of author fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Ensuring an Anonymized Peer-Review
To ensure the integrity of the anonymized peer-review for submission to this journal, every effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. This involves the authors, editors, and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) checking to see if the following steps have been taken with regard to the text and the file properties…
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
- Library Association of the City University of New York
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1944-9682
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urban Library Journal
How long does peer review take at Urban Library Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 are the manuscript requirements of Urban Library Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–200 words; Keywords: 4–6. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Urban Library Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urban Library Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Urban Library Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Urban Library Journal 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: .