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Collection Management

Routledge · United States

ISSN0146-2679eISSN1545-2549

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.356

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.864

Total Worksi

1,562

Total Citationsi

6,817

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Collection Management is a journal that presents practical, research-based information about building, administering, preserving, assessing, and organizing library collections. It offers guidance in the field of collection management, including the latest developments in sharing and technological advances that help librarians manage and assess collections. The journal focuses on the systematic development and management of library collections, providing insights into best practices, innovative strategies, and scholarly research.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,562

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0146-2679 / 1545-2549

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

319

2019

105

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesStrategy and Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesLibrary Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Science and AdministrationLibrary Science and Information SystemsDigital and Traditional Archives Management

Frequently asked questions about Collection Management

Is Collection Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Collection Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Collection Management?

Collection Management 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 0.84.

Is Collection Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Collection Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.