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African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science

Archlib and Information Services Ltd · Nigeria

ISSN0795-4778eISSN0795-4778

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.254

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.241

Total Worksi

365

Total Citationsi

2,617

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science is a journal focused on information science and library science.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNigeria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications365

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Archlib and Information Services Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0795-4778 / 0795-4778

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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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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

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

107

2017

124

2018

2019

2020

2021

2023

100

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Science and AdministrationLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementAfrican Education and Politics

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science

Is African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science?

African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science 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.

Is African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.