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Computers in Libraries

Information Today · United States

ISSN1041-7915

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.136

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

810

Total Citationsi

2,993

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Computers in Libraries provides coverage of news and issues in library information technology. It focuses on the practical application of technology in community, school, academic, and special libraries, including discussions of the impact of emerging computer technologies on library systems and services.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications810

Publisher OrgInformation Today, Inc.

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Information Today

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1041-7915

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

217

1996

1997

132

1998

123

1999

186

2000

131

2001

117

2002

2003

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.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Library and Information SciencesQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Web and Library ServicesLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesLibrary Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Science and AdministrationOpen Education and E-LearningLibrary Science and Information SystemsSemantic Web and OntologiesDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementBig Data and Business IntelligenceWeb Data Mining and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Computers in Libraries

Is Computers in Libraries a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Computers in Libraries: it is indexed in 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 Computers in Libraries?

Computers in Libraries is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.136.

Is Computers in Libraries indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Computers in Libraries is indexed in Scopus.