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DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology

Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre · India

ISSN0974-0643eISSN0976-4658

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.336

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.64

Total Worksi

1,569

Total Citationsi

8,171

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Library and Information Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,569

Publisher OrgDefence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0974-0643 / 0976-4658

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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

535

2019

300

2020

383

2021

136

2022

148

2023

107

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information LiteracyWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resourcesscientometrics and bibliometrics researchLibrary Science and Administration

Frequently asked questions about DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology

Is DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology: 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 DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology?

DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology 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 0.82.

Is DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology?