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Annals of Library and Information Studies

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) · India

ISSN0972-5423eISSN0975-2404

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

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

0.244

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.385

Total Works

470

Total Citations

2,476

2yr Mean Citedness

0.24

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Bibliography. Library science. Information resources. Topics: information science, scientometrics, bibliometrics, library science

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications470

Publisher OrgNISCAIR

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0972-5423 / 0975-2404

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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 SciencesQ3

Computer Science ApplicationsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesComputer Science Applications

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information Literacyscientometrics and bibliometrics researchLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Science and Administration