List of library and information science journals


This list covers the journals, magazines, periodicals already published and continuing in the discipline of library and information science. It doesn't include ceased titles or predatory journals. Titles listed were taken from various scholarly sources, UGC Care and Wikipedia articles.

LIS journal prestige as assessed by LIS faculty

In a 2013 article by Laura Manzari, 232 LIS faculty members from ALA-accredited information science programs ranked the most prestigious journals in library and information science. The following journals were ranked in the top ten most prestigious:
A subsequent study by Safón and Docampo in 2023 identified impactful LIS journals based on their influence on papers published in other LIS publications. Journals listed in the top ten in this study that did not appear in Manzari's list include:

India

Annals of Library and Information Studies., Formerly: Annals of Library Science. ISSN 0003-4835. OPEN ACCESS Collnet Journal of Scientrometrics and Information Management ISSN: 0973-7766   Online  2168-930X. College Libraries ISSN 0972-1975, Quarterly DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology   ISSN: 0974-0643, ISSN: 0976-4658, Bi-monthly, OPEN ACCESS.Grandhalaya Sarvaswam Gyankosh: Journal of Library and Information Management.. ISSN: 2229-4023, 2249-3182. Half yearly.
  • IASLIC Bulletin ISSN: 0018-8411. Quarterly
  • IASLIC Newsletter ISSN 0018-845X. Monthly.
  • INFLIBNET Newsletter.. Monthly.
  • Informatics Studies.. Quarterly. Through: Indian journals.com. ISSN: 2583-8994, 2320-530X
  • ISST Journal of Advances in Librarianship ISSN: 0976-9021. Semiannual.
  • Journal of Advanced Research in Library and Information Science.. 4/year. ISSN 2277-2219.
  • Journal of Indian Library Association. ISSN 2456-513X. Quarterly..
  • Journal of Scientometric Research.. ISSN 2321-6654, 2320-0057]; Frequency : Triannual.
  • KELPRO Bulletin. ISSN 0975-4911,2582-497X.
  • KIIT Journal of Library and Information Management Half yearly. ISSN: 2348-0858.
  • Library Herald.. Quarterly. ISSN: 0024-2292.
  • Library Progress.. Half yearly. ISSN: 0970-1052. ISSN: 2320-317X.
  • Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science., ISSN: 0973-7081, 0975-6922. Quarterly.
  • RBU Journal of Library and Information Science..ISSN: 0972-2750. Annual.
  • SALIS Journal of Information Management and Technology - SJIMT.. Half-yearly. ISSN 0975-4105.
  • SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science - SJLIS: an International Journal.. Half-yearly. ISSN: 0973-3108.
  • SRELS journal of Information and Knowledge . Quarterly. ISSN: 2583-9314
  • World Digital Libraries. Half yearly. ISSN: 0974-567X, 0975-7597.

Other countries