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Library Resources and Technical Services

American Library Association · United States · Est. 1957

ISSN0024-2527eISSN2159-9610
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
75
/ 100
High Trust
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total75
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.566
H-Index
30
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.078
Total Works
1,872
Total Citations
7,033
2yr Mean Citedness
0.41
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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)

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
45
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

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?
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Library and Information SciencesQ1
Information SystemsQ2

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