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title: "The Journal of Academic Librarianship: journal guide"
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# The Journal of Academic Librarianship

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- category: Higher Education and Research
- publisher: Elsevier BV
- ISSN 0099-1333
- Journal website: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620207/description#description
- ISSN portal: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0099-1333
- OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/S40528764

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## Journal at a glance

The Journal of Academic Librarianship is published by Elsevier BV and belongs to our Higher Education and Research collection.

*Journal at a glance*

| Basic information | Details |
|---|---|
| Journal | The Journal of Academic Librarianship |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Tracked ISSN | 0099-1333 |
| Our collection | Higher Education and Research |
| Official website | [Publisher's journal page](http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620207/description#description) |

Basic information source: https://openalex.org/S40528764

## What the metrics mean

*How to read journal metrics*

| Metric | What it means |
|---|---|
| 2-year mean citedness | OpenAlex's reported average citation measure for a recent two-year publication window. It is not Clarivate's Journal Impact Factor or Scopus CiteScore; databases and calculation rules differ. |
| h-index | An h-index of 7 means at least 7 indexed papers have at least 7 citations each. It covers the source's indexed publication history and favors longer, larger records. |
| i10-index | Number of indexed papers with at least 10 citations. It is a count, not an average citation rate. |
| Papers / citations in OpenAlex | Indexed works and incoming citation links across the source's record. Coverage, missing metadata and indexing delays affect both totals. |
| Rank among tracked journals | Position within this site's tracked peer set and stated metric. It is not a global journal ranking, quartile or accreditation. |

OpenAlex metrics below are not official Journal Impact Factor or CiteScore values. Any dated publisher-reported value is identified separately in the submission guide. Use the publisher's current information and the metric provider, checking the reference year. A small or new journal can have volatile citation averages; a missing value is not zero.

OpenAlex metric documentation: https://help.openalex.org/data/common-attributes/

## Choosing this journal

Before submitting, check the journal’s current aims, accepted article types, review procedure, data/code requirements, publication route and charges. Distinguish a submission fee from an open-access APC. Verify required database coverage by ISSN and year; this site’s OpenAlex metrics do not establish eligibility.

[Publisher instructions](http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620207/description#description)

## Key findings

- The Journal of Academic Librarianship has a 2-year mean citedness of 3.91 and an h-index of 112 in OpenAlex, #21 of 27 tracked higher education and research journals by citedness.
- In 2025 it published 138 papers, and its papers received 4,409 citations.
- The Journal of Academic Librarianship published 8 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05), ranking #137 of 480 journals.
- Leading institutions: Illinois State University (1), University of Idaho (1) and University of Pittsburgh (1).
- Countries: United States (7), Hong Kong (1) and Taiwan (1).
- 38% of the papers The Journal of Academic Librarianship published in 2023–2025 are open access in OpenAlex (hybrid 26%, bronze 1% and green 11%), #24 of 27 tracked higher education and research journals by open-access share.
- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, The Journal of Academic Librarianship published 423 papers (12 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “academic libraries” (210), “information literacy” (58) and “academic librarians” (43).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Leadership styles and AI acceptance in academic libraries in higher education” (2024-01-25), with 91 citations.

## Citation metrics

*Citation metrics (OpenAlex)*

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2-year mean citedness | 3.91 |
| h-index | 112 |
| i10-index | 1,829 |
| Papers in OpenAlex | 5,427 |
| Citations in OpenAlex | 96,155 |
| Rank among tracked higher education and research journals | [#21 of 27](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journal-metrics/higher-education-and-research.md) |

*Papers per year and the citations the journal's papers received that year (OpenAlex)*

| Year | Papers | Citations received |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 140 | 3,234 |
| 2025 | 138 | 4,409 |
| 2024 | 127 | 5,255 |
| 2023 | 132 | 5,512 |
| 2022 | 128 | 5,037 |
| 2021 | 144 | 4,826 |
| 2020 | 134 | 4,852 |
| 2019 | 124 | 4,695 |
| 2018 | 127 | 3,960 |
| 2017 | 130 | 4,010 |
| 2016 | 137 | 4,605 |

2-year mean citedness is the recent-publication citation average reported by OpenAlex. It is a separate metric from Clarivate's Journal Impact Factor and Scopus CiteScore, with different coverage and rules; the h-index and i10-index cover the indexed publication history. The figures come from OpenAlex (CC0) and are read again monthly; the site's build date is not the metric's reference year.

Official Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate) and CiteScore (Scopus) values and current availability are not verified here. Consult the publisher and metric provider for the applicable reference year. Journal website: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620207/description#description

## The last 36 months

*Papers by publication date, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026*

| Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 125 | 137 | 161 | 423 |

*Most frequent keywords, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | academic libraries | 210 |
| 2 | information literacy | 58 |
| 3 | academic librarians | 43 |
| 4 | [generative AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/generative-ai.md) | 27 |
| 5 | information literacy instruction | 24 |
| 6 | library services | 24 |
| 7 | collection development | 22 |
| 8 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 19 |
| 9 | AI literacy | 17 |
| 10 | [university students](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/university-students.md) | 17 |

*Most-cited papers published Nov 2023 to Oct 2026*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | 2.7 | [Leadership styles and AI acceptance in academic libraries in higher education](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102849) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-01-25 | Tarek Shal, Norma Ghamrawi, Hiba Naccache |
| 2 | 59 | 2.0 | [Integrating large language models and generative artificial intelligence tools into information literacy instruction](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102899) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-05-24 | Alexander James Carroll, Joshua Borycz |
| 3 | 52 | 1.7 | [Transforming academic librarianship through AI reskilling: Insights from the GPT-4 exploration program](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102883) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-05-01 | Leo S. Lo |
| 4 | 52 | 1.9 | [How do university libraries contribute to the research process?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102930) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-07-19 | Soledad Alfaro Jimenez, Jasmina Berbegal‐Mirabent, Rocío de la Torre |
| 5 | 40 | 1.3 | [Ethical dimensions of algorithmic literacy for college students: Case studies and cross-disciplinary connections](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102865) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-03-11 | Susan Gardner Archambault, Shalini Ramachandran, Elisa Slater Acosta et al. |

## Most-cited since November 2016

*The journal's most-cited papers published since November 2016*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | 2.7 | [Leadership styles and AI acceptance in academic libraries in higher education](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102849) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-01-25 | Tarek Shal, Norma Ghamrawi, Hiba Naccache |
| 2 | 59 | 2.0 | [Integrating large language models and generative artificial intelligence tools into information literacy instruction](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102899) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-05-24 | Alexander James Carroll, Joshua Borycz |
| 3 | 52 | 1.7 | [Transforming academic librarianship through AI reskilling: Insights from the GPT-4 exploration program](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102883) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-05-01 | Leo S. Lo |
| 4 | 52 | 1.9 | [How do university libraries contribute to the research process?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102930) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-07-19 | Soledad Alfaro Jimenez, Jasmina Berbegal‐Mirabent, Rocío de la Torre |
| 5 | 40 | 1.3 | [Ethical dimensions of algorithmic literacy for college students: Case studies and cross-disciplinary connections](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102865) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-03-11 | Susan Gardner Archambault, Shalini Ramachandran, Elisa Slater Acosta et al. |
| 6 | 36 | 1.2 | [Advancing freshman skills in information literacy and self-regulation: The role of AI learning companions and Mandala Chart in academic libraries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102885) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-05-01 | Yung-Hsiang Hu, Chieh-Lun Hsieh, Ellen San Nicolas Salac |
| 7 | 35 | 1.2 | [B-Wheel – Building AI competences in academic libraries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102886) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2024-05-07 | Heli Kautonen, Andrea Alessandro Gasparini |
| 8 | 35 | 1.8 | [Scaffolding AI literacy: An instructional model for academic librarianship](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103041) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2025-03-18 | Katherine A. LaFlamme |
| 9 | 31 | 2.9 | [Adoption of artificial intelligence in academic libraries: A systematic review of current practices, challenges, and research opportunities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103185) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2025-12-11 | Lateef Adeshina Ayinde, Raphael Ebiefung, Bolaji David Oladokun |
| 10 | 29 | 1.7 | [University students' perceptions on how generative artificial intelligence shape learning and research practices: A case study in Hong Kong](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103082) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | 2025-06-10 | Renee Sze Kei Yeung, Ruwen Tian, Dickson K.W. Chiu et al. |

## Open access

*Papers per year by open-access status (OpenAlex)*

| Year | Papers | Open access | Diamond | Gold | Hybrid | Bronze | Green | Closed |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2017 | 130 | 10% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 90% |
| 2018 | 127 | 14% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 11% | 86% |
| 2019 | 124 | 18% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 2% | 10% | 82% |
| 2020 | 134 | 25% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 1% | 15% | 75% |
| 2021 | 144 | 26% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 1% | 18% | 74% |
| 2022 | 128 | 26% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 2% | 14% | 74% |
| 2023 | 130 | 28% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 1% | 16% | 72% |
| 2024 | 127 | 39% | 0% | 0% | 32% | 0% | 7% | 61% |
| 2025 | 133 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 1% | 11% | 53% |
| 2026 (so far) | 140 | 34% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 1% | 5% | 66% |

Open-access status as OpenAlex reports it for each paper (diamond: published in an open-access journal that charges authors no fee; gold: published in an open-access journal; hybrid: open under a licence in a subscription journal; bronze: free to read on the publisher's site without an open licence; green: only a free copy in a repository; closed: no free copy found). Papers count by publication year; the share is of the papers whose status is known.

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | [Burnout, boundaries, and benchmarks: Developing a library faculty workload policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2026.103365) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | Grace Allbaugh, Emily Baldoni | Illinois State University |
| 2026-10-28 | [Student perceptions of research and writing: Charting a new course for library-writing center collaboration](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2026.103360) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | Celia Hagey, Emma Catherine Perry | University of Idaho |
| 2026-10-27 | [University students' use of GenAI in coursework writing: A qualitative study in Hong Kong](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2026.103362) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | Hongying Pan, Elaine Wei San Kong, Apple Hiu Ching Lam et al. | University of Hong Kong; University of Pittsburgh |
| 2026-10-26 | [The value of rare books in libraries and museums: Perceptions of patrons, librarians, and curators](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2026.103359) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | Yu‐Wei Chang, Hsiang-Jou Lin, Rong-Kang Pei | National Taiwan University |
| 2026-10-22 | [Virtual library anxiety among university students: An empirical baseline for integrated academic library service models](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2026.103358) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | Brenton Stewart, Mónica Colón‐Aguirre, Boryung Ju | University of Arizona; University of South Carolina; Louisiana State University |
| 2026-10-21 | [Using unconventional physical spaces throughout the library for classroom instruction](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2026.103357) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | Katy Miller, Alex Korp, Jasmine George | University of Central Florida |
| 2026-10-14 | [Emotional intelligence and happiness in academic librarians: A cross-sectional analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2026.103355) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | Lisa Martin, Michele A.L. Villagran | University of California San Diego; San Jose State University |
| 2026-10-09 | [Large scale weeding in a small academic library: Towards achieving an active collection focused on quality over quantity](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2026.103356) | [The Journal of Academic Librarianship](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship.md) | Holly Mabry, Natalie Bishop | Gardner–Webb University |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-academic-librarianship

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