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Libres

Nanyang Technological University · Singapore

ISSN1058-6768eISSN1058-6768

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.138

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.138

Total Worksi

213

Total Citationsi

1,423

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

LIBRES is an international refereed e-journal devoted to research and scholarly articles in Library and Information Science/Service (LIS). It has a particular focus on research in emerging areas of LIS, synthesis of LIS research areas, and on novel perspectives and conceptions that advance theory and practice.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwice a year

StatusActive

Total Publications213

Publisher OrgNanyang Technological University

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nanyang Technological University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1058-6768 / 1058-6768

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

Yes

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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

Citations received

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 SciencesQ4

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 AdministrationWeb and Library Servicesscientometrics and bibliometrics researchLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resources

Frequently asked questions about Libres

Is Libres a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Libres: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Libres?

Libres 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 0.22.

Is Libres indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Libres is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Libres?

How much does it cost to publish in Libres?

Libres is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.