List of library and information science journals explained

This list covers the journals, magazines, periodicals already published and continuing in the discipline of library and information science (LIS). It doesn't include ceased titles, predatory journals. Missing titles or information can be added to the list with relevant sources and help in updating it. Titles listed were taken from some sources ^[1],UGC Care^[2] and wikipedia articles.

India

• Annals of Library and Information Studies. (Pub: CSIR-NIScPR), Formerly: Annals of Library Science. ISSN 0003-4835. (1954-) OPEN ACCESS ^[3]
• Collnet Journal of Scientrometrics and Information Management (Pub: Taru Publications, Online through Taylor and Francis) ISSN: 0973-7766   Online  2168-930X.^[4]
• College Libraries (Pub: West Bengal College Librarians’ Association (WBCLA) ISSN 0972-1975, Quarterly ^[5]
• DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT) (Formerly: DESIDOC Bulletin 0970-8154, DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology. 0971-4383/0974-0643)  (Pub: Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre) ISSN: 0974-0643, ISSN: 0976-4658 (O), Bi-monthly, OPEN ACCESS.^[6]
• Grandhalaya Sarvaswam (Bilingual: Telugu & English) [Pub: [[Andhra Pradesh Library Association]], Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India] (1915–)
• Gyankosh: Journal of Library and Information Management. (Pub: Integrated Academy Of Management And Technology. Through: Indian Journals.Com). ISSN: 2229-4023 (P), 2249-3182. Half yearly.^[7]
• IASLIC Bulletin (Pub: Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres) ISSN: 0018-8411. Quarterly (1956-)^[8]
• IASLIC Newsletter (Pub: Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres. (Pub: Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres) ISSN 0018-845X. Monthly. (1966-)^[9]
• INFLIBNET Newsletter. (Pub: INFLIBNET). Monthly. ^[10]
• Informatics Studies. (Pub: Centre For Informatics Research And Development). Quarterly. Through: Indian journals.com. ISSN: 2583-8994 (Online), 2320-530X (Print)^[11]
  • ISST Journal of Advances in Librarianship (Pub:Intellectuals Society for Socio-Techno Welfare) ISSN: 0976-9021. Semiannual.^[12]
• Journal of Advanced Research in Library and Information Science. (JALIS Publishers). 4/year. ISSN 2277-2219. ^[13]
• Journal of Indian Library Association (Pub: Indian Library Association). ISSN (P) 2277-5145 ^[14] O) 2456-513X. Quarterly. (1965-).
• Journal of Scientometric Research. (Pub: Phcog.Net). ISSN (P) 2321-6654, (O) 2320-0057] ; Frequency : Triannual. ^[15]
• KELPRO Bulletin (Pub: Kerala Library Professionals' Organisation - KELPRO). ISSN 0975-4911(Print),2582-497X (O).(1993-)^[16]
• KIIT Journal of Library and Information Management (Pub: KIIT University, online through Indian Journals.com) Half yearly. ISSN: 2348-0858. ^[17]
• Library Herald. (Pub: Delhi Library Association - DLA). Quarterly. ISSN: 0024-2292.^[18]
• Library Progress (International). (Pub: Bpas Publications, Through:). Half yearly. ISSN: 0970-1052. (O) ISSN: 2320-317X. (1981-) ^[19]
• Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science. (Pub: University Library Teacher's Association of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad), ISSN: 0973-7081 (print), 0975-6922 (online). Quarterly. ^[20]
• RBU Journal of Library and Information Science. (Pub: Rabindra Bharati University).ISSN: 0972-2750. Annual. ^[21]
• SALIS Journal of Information Management and Technology - SJIMT. (Pub: Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science). Half-yearly. ISSN 0975-4105.^[22]
• SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science - SJLIS: an International Journal. (Pub: Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science). Half-yearly. ISSN: 0973-3108. ^[23]
• SRELS journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly: Library Science with a Slant to Documentation, ISSN: 0024-2543; Library Science with a Slant to Documentation and Information Studies ISSN: 0970-6089; SRELS Journal of Information Management ISSN:). Quarterly. ISSN: 2583-9314 (O)^[24]
• World Digital Libraries. Half yearly. ISSN: 0974-567X (P), 0975-7597 (O). ^[25]

Other countries

• African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science
  • Art Libraries Journal  (Cambridge University Press)
• Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes
• Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science
• Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
• Communications in Information Literacy
• Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
• Catholic Library Association
• Children and Libraries
• Code4Lib Journal
• College & Research Libraries
• Communications in Information Literacy
• Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship
• El Profesional de la Información (es) (EPI) (1992–) (Formerly Information World en Español)
• Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (journal)
• Faslname-ye Ketab
• Florida Libraries. Florida Library Association.
• Georgia Library Quarterly. Quarterly. (Pub: Georgia Library Association). ISSN:0972-1975.^[26]
• Hipertext.net
• IFLA Journal
• In the Library with the Lead Pipe
• Information & Culture
• International Journal of Information Retrieval Research (IJIRR). (Pub: IGI Global). ISSN: 2155-6377, 2155-6385 (O).^[27]
• Information Processing and Management
• Information Research
• Information Sciences (journal)
• Information Visualization (journal)
• Information, Communication & Society
• International Journal of Geographical Information Science
• (IR) (1995–)
• Internet Research (journal)
• Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
• Italian Journal of Library and Information Studies (JLIS.it)
• JLIS.it
• Journal of Documentation (JDoc) (1945–)
• Journal of Information Ethics
• Journal of Information Science (JIS) (1979–)
• Journal of Information Technology
• Journal of Informetrics
• Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
• Journal of Library & Information Studies - JLIS. (Pub: National Taiwan University). Half-yearly. ISSN 1606-7509. (1967-). OPEN ACCESS. ^[28]
• Journal of Library Administration
• Journal of Religious & Theological Information
• Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (Formerly Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology) (JASIST) (1950–)
• Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (Pub: Canadian Health Libraries Association). ISSN:1708-6892. ^[29]
• Knowledge Organization (journal)
• Knowledge Quest. (Pub: American Association of School Librarians). Half yearly. ISSN: 1094 9046 ^[30]
• Library and Information Science Abstracts
• Library Literature and Information Science
• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
• Library Literature and Information Science Retrospective
• Library Review (journal)
• Library Trends (1952–)
• Libri (journal)
• Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science
• MLA Forum
• New Century Library
• New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship (Pub: Taylor & Francis). Half yearly. ISSN: 1361-4541, 1740-7885 (O).^[31]
• Notes (journal)
• Portal – Libraries and the Academy
• Progressive Librarian, Progressive Librarians Guild
• Reference and User Services Quarterly
• Reference Services Review
• Research Evaluation (journal)
• Scientometrics (journal) (1978–)
• Serials Review
• South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science
• The Charleston Advisor
• The Journal of Academic Librarianship
• The Library Quarterly (LQ) (1931–)
• The Public-Access Computer Systems Review
• TripleC
• Webolog

See also

• Library and information science
• List of open-access journals

Notes and References

1. Munigal, Achala (September 2018). "Library and Information Science Periodicals Published in India: An Overview". PEARL - A Journal of Library and Information Science. 12 (3): 242–256. doi:10.5958/0975-6922.2018.00030.X – via IndianJournals.com.
2. https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/apps1/home/index
3. Web site: Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS) . 21 November 2023 . Online Publishing @ NIScPR.
4. Web site: COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management . 21 November 2023 . TARU PUBLICATIONS.
5. Web site: College Libraries . 21 November 2023 . West Bengal College Librarians’ Association (WBCLA).
6. Web site: DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology (DJLIT). . 23 November 2023 . Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC).
7. Web site: Gyankosh- The Journal of Library and Information Management . 21 November 2023 . Indian Journals.com.
8. Web site: IASLIC Bulletin . 21 November 2023 . Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres.
9. Web site: IASLIC Newsletters . 21 November 2023 . IASLIC.
10. Web site: INFLIBNET NEWSLETTER . 21 November 2023 . INFLIBNET.
11. Web site: Informatics Studies . 22 November 2023 . INFORMATICS STUDIES.
12. Web site: https://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/index.php/searchserialuniversity/serialSearch?word=&field=&search=simple&filterkey[=publisher:%22ISST%22 IIST Journal of Advances in Librarianship ]. 22 November 2023 . INFLIBNET.
13. Web site: Journal of Advances in Library and Information Science . 22 November 2023 . JALIS.
14. Web site: Journal of Indian Library Association . 21 November 2023 . Indian Library Association.
15. Web site: Journal of Scientometric Research . 22 November 2023 . Phcog.Net..
16. Web site: Kelpro Bulletin. . 22 November 2023 . Kerala Library Professionals' Organisation (KELPRO).
17. Web site: KIIT Journal of Library and Information Management (KJLIM) . 22 November 2023 . DIVA ENTERPRISES PVT. LTD..
18. Web site: LIBRARY HERALD . 23 November 2023 . Delhi Library Association (DLA)..
19. Web site: Library Progress International . 23 November 2023 . BPAS Publications.
20. Web site: Pearl - A Journal of Library and Information Science . 23 November 2023 . Indianjournals.com.
21. Web site: RBU Journal of Library & Information Science . 23 November 2023.
22. Web site: SALIS JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY . 23 November 2023 . Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science.
23. Web site: SALIS JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL) . 23 November 2023 . Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science.
24. Web site: Journal of Information and Knowledge . 23 November 2023 . Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science.
25. Web site: World Digital Libraries – An International Journal . 23 November 2023 . IOS Press.
26. Web site: Georgia Library Quarterly . 23 November 2023 . Georgia Library Association.
27. Web site: International Journal of Information Retrieval Research (IJIRR) . 23 November 2023 . IGI Global.
28. Web site: Journal of Library & Information Studies - JLIS . 23 November 2023 . National Taiwan University.
29. Web site: Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association . 23 November 2023 . University of Alberta Libraries.
30. Web site: Knowledge Quest . 23 November 2023 . American Association of School Librarians.
31. Web site: New Review of Children's Literature & Librarianship . 23 November 2023 . Taylor & Francis.