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Information Technology and Libraries

American Library Association · United States · Est. 1982

ISSN0730-9295eISSN2163-5226
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.669
H-Indexi
43
SNIPi
1.124
Total Worksi
905
Total Citationsi
8,799
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.77
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

ITAL publishes a wide spectrum of original material related to all facets of information technology within diverse library environments to offer a comprehensive exploration of the evolving landscape of technology in libraries and related domains. Topics include, but are not limited to: accessibility of information communication technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud computing, cyber security, data curation, digital libraries, digital preservation, digital scholarship, distributed systems and networks, emerging technologies, geographic information systems, human-computer interaction, identity management, intellectual property rights, library consortia, library systems and discovery tools, linked data, metadata, mobile services and applications, openly-licensed materials, social media, technical standards, usability and user experience, vendor relations, virtualization, and related areas. We typically do not publish bibliometric studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1982
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications905
Publisher OrgAmerican Library Association
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
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
PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Library Association
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0730-9295 / 2163-5226
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
40
443
2019
44
451
2020
42
446
2021
31
221
2022
30
144
2023
30
161
2024
37
40
2025
19
1
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 SciencesQ1
Information SystemsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsInformation Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Web and Library ServicesLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesLibrary Science and Information SystemsLibrary Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Science and Administration

Frequently asked questions about Information Technology and Libraries

Is Information Technology and Libraries a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information Technology and Libraries: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Information Technology and Libraries?

Information Technology and Libraries 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 1.77.

Is Information Technology and Libraries indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Information Technology and Libraries is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Information Technology and Libraries?

ITAL publishes a wide spectrum of original material related to all facets of information technology within diverse library environments to offer a comprehensive exploration of the evolving landscape of technology in libraries and related domains. Topics include, but are not limited to: accessibility of information communication technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud computing, cyber security, data curation, digital libraries, digital preservation, digital scholarship, distributed systems and networks, emerging technologies, geographic information systems, human-compute

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