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Library Resources and Technical Services

American Library Association · United States · Est. 1957

ISSN0024-2527eISSN2159-9610
SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
100
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total100
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
45
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.248
H-Indexi
30
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.078
Total Worksi
1,872
Total Citationsi
7,033
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.41
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

LRTS is a peer-reviewed journal that takes a critical approach to the questions and challenges facing librarians and libraries with regard to: Collections Scholarly communication Preservation (including digitization) Acquisitions (including licensing and economic aspects of acquisitions) Continuing resources Cataloging (including descriptive metadata, authority control, subject analysis, and classification)

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1957
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications1,872
Publisher OrgAmerican Library Association
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~45 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
American Library Association Institutional Repository

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Library Association
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
0024-2527 / 2159-9610
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
American Library Association Institutional Repository
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
39
63
2019
37
71
2020
28
34
2021
31
30
2022
31
23
2023
43
19
2024
26
14
2025
18
7
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Library and Information SciencesQ2
Information SystemsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesLibrary Science and Information SystemsDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementLibrary Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Science and Administration

Frequently asked questions about Library Resources and Technical Services

Is Library Resources and Technical Services a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Library Resources and Technical Services: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Library Resources and Technical Services?

Library Resources and Technical Services is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.41.

Is Library Resources and Technical Services indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Library Resources and Technical Services is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Library Resources and Technical Services?

LRTS is a peer-reviewed journal that takes a critical approach to the questions and challenges facing librarians and libraries with regard to: Collections Scholarly communication Preservation (including digitization) Acquisitions (including licensing and economic aspects of acquisitions) Continuing resources Cataloging (including descriptive metadata, authority control, subject analysis, and classification)

How much does it cost to publish in Library Resources and Technical Services?

Library Resources and Technical Services is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref