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College and Undergraduate Libraries

Routledge Β· United States

ISSN1069-1316eISSN1545-2530
SJR Q2βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
72
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q266
βœ“ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total72
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
120
days submission β†’ published
measured Β· last 19 articles Β· accept 108d
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.286
H-Indexi
31
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.739
Total Worksi
804
Total Citationsi
5,976
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.67
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Library and Information Sciences; Education; E-learning.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications804
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewβ€”
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 Β· 50%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Routledge
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
1069-1316 / 1545-2530
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
βœ…
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
18
138
2019
33
227
2020
21
104
2021
8
21
2022
7
22
2023
8
14
2024
10
3
2025
5
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Library and Information SciencesQ2
EducationQ3
E-learningQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

E-learningLibrary and Information SciencesEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information LiteracyWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Science and AdministrationLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesOnline and Blended Learning

Frequently asked questions about College and Undergraduate Libraries

Is College and Undergraduate Libraries a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for College and Undergraduate Libraries: 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 β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of College and Undergraduate Libraries?

College and Undergraduate Libraries 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.67.

Is College and Undergraduate Libraries indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

College and Undergraduate Libraries is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of College and Undergraduate Libraries?

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Library and Information Sciences; Education; E-learning.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref