The Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association is the flagship journal of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). It is a quarterly publication for information science researchers, information professionals, related disciplines and industries. The Journal aims to stimulate discussion and inform practice by showcasing original peer reviewed research articles and other scholarly papers about, or relevant to, the Australian and Southern Asia Pacific regions. Authors from the full range of information professions and areas of scholarship are invited to contribute their work to the Journal.
Peer review statement: All Research and Research-in-Practice articles in JALIA have undergone double-anonymized peer review. Information-in-practice papers will undergo editorial screening.
Journal metrics
Usage
243K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.0 (2023) Impact Factor
1.5 (2023) 5 year IF
3.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.829 (2023) SNIP
0.443 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
36 days avg. from submission to first
decision
57 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
20 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
42% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor Mary Anne Kennan - BA UNE, GDipLib RCAE, MBT, PhD UNSW, AALIA, FALIA, Adjunct Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University
Associate Editors Edward Luca - BA, MBA UTS, AALIA(CP), University of Sydney Bhuva Narayan - BA Hons Chatham, GradDip (Publishing) Harvard-Radcliffe, MLIS UPitt, PhD QUT, University of Technology Sydney
Book Reviews Editors Ian McCallum – BA (Hons) Monash, DipLib UNSW, FALIA (DCP), Libraries Alive! Sherrey Quinn – BA Sydney, DipLib UNSW, FALIA (CP), Libraries Alive!
Editorial Board Chair, Philip Hider - BSc Hons LSE, MLib U Wales, PhD City U London, Charles Sturt University Andrew Cox – BA Open, MA TVU, MSc UWA, MA Open, MEd Sheffield, PhD Loughborough, FCLIP, University of Sheffield Alison Fields – BA Canterbury, BTheol Otago, DipLibr Victoria, MA Victoria, EdD Otago, FLIANZA, InfoSolutions Ltd Jenny Fink - BA (Lib) Ballarat, GCertBusMan Ballarat, MBA Federation University, City of Ballarat Anne Goulding - BA Hons Leeds, MA, PhD Sheffield, Victoria University of Wellington Philip Kent - BA UQ, GradDipLibSc QIT, MBA UQ, AALIA, University of Sydney John Kennedy - BA, DipA Sydney, DipLib UNSW, MLib Wales, PhD Sydney, Adjunct Charles Sturt University Fiona Russell – BA, BSci UniMelb, GDIM RMIT, AALIA (CP), Deakin University Catherine Ryan - BEd (Lib) MCAE, MBIT RMIT, at De La Salle College, Malvern
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
About the Australian Library and Information Association
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the national professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. ALIA seeks to empower the profession through the development, promotion and delivery of quality library and information services to the nation, through leadership, advocacy and mutual professional support. ALIA is governed by a constitution and guided by our vision, mission, objects and values. Our policy statements are developed by our elected volunteer Board of Directors and implemented by ALIA staff based in Canberra and in every state and territory. The Association supports a number of special interest or geographical-based member groups to represent the Association more broadly at a local level.
Membership of ALIA is open to professionals, non-professionals and individuals and organisations alike. ALIA welcomes anyone with an interest in libraries and information management.
Print ISSN:
2475-0158
Online ISSN:
2475-0166
4 issues per year
Continued as:
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
(2017 - current)
Volume 70, Issue 1 2021, pages 1-97 Special Issue: Libraries and the community: Representing and reflecting cultural diversity in library research, policy and practice Call For Papers.
Volume 69, Issue 3 2020, pages 283-418 Special Issue: Research Applications in Information and Library Studies (RAILS), held on 28th and 29th of October 2019
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