Last updated: 1 December 2025
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies publishes original research articles that undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process conducted by subject-matter experts. The journal operates under an open-access model, ensuring that published content is freely available to readers worldwide.
The journal covers a broad range of topics within Library and Information Science (LIS) / Knowledge and Information Science, with a particular emphasis on knowledge organization and information organization.
Its primary mission is to advance research and education in Library and Information Science (LIS) / Knowledge and Information Science by disseminating new theoretical, methodological, and applied developments, particularly in information and knowledge organization, for the LIS community.
The journal is an appropriate venue for researchers who wish to:
Have their manuscripts evaluated through a double-blind peer-review process conducted by experts in the field; and
Benefit from timely online publication of accepted articles.
The journal welcomes submissions in, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Theoretical foundations of Library and Information Science (LIS) / Knowledge and Information Science and LIS education;
- National libraries and related issues;
- Library and Information Science as a profession;
- Localization and adaptation of global LIS standards and models;
- Acquisition and collection development across various resource types (manuscripts, printed, lithographic and early printed books, modern printed materials, digital and multimedia resources);
- Legal deposit and electronic deposit systems in national libraries;
- Information and knowledge organization, including subject headings, thesauri, ontologies, classification systems, and subject indexing and access systems;
- Standards in knowledge organization, interoperability of knowledge systems, automated indexing and classification, information storage and retrieval;
- Comparative international studies in information organization, including standards, systems, methods, tools, and pedagogical approaches to teaching knowledge organization;
- Organization of special collections such as manuscripts, rare books, lithographic and early printed materials;
- Metadata processing and documentation, encoding standards, conceptual and data models, and their mappings;
- Integrated library systems and issues related to system development, management, and user interaction;
- Library software and digital libraries, including open-source systems, content management systems, and cloud-based platforms;
- Semantic web, linked data, and related standards;
- Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in metadata creation, information organization, processing, search, and retrieval, particularly in multilingual and cross-cultural environments;
- Data science in Library and Information Science (LIS) / Knowledge and Information Science, including open science, open data, and research data management;
- Digital transformation in libraries and information centers, including accessibility, user experience, and cloud technologies;
- Information services, users, system evaluation, and usage studies;
- Information security and privacy in information retrieval systems;
- Future perspectives and emerging technologies, including quantum computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) in information systems and data retrieval.