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Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship

Association of College and Research Libraries · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN1092-1206

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.297

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.325

Total Worksi

1,126

Total Citationsi

6,245

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Since 1991, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes substantive content of interest to science and technology librarians. It serves as a vehicle for sci-tech librarians to share successful initiatives and innovative ideas, and to publish peer-reviewed or board-accepted papers, including case studies, practical applications, theoretical essays, and research papers relevant to the functions and operations of science and technology libraries in all settings. Through its columns ISTL also publishes web/bibliographies, reviews, opinions, and best practices.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Frequencycontinuous/rolling

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,126

Publisher OrgAssociation of College and Research Libraries

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Association of College and Research Libraries

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1092-1206

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

108

2019

2020

2021

142

2022

2023

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

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesEngineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesWeb and Library ServicesResearch Data Management PracticesLibrary Science and Information Literacyscientometrics and bibliometrics researchLibrary Science and AdministrationScientific Computing and Data ManagementPublishing and Scholarly CommunicationOpen Education and E-LearningWikis in Education and Collaboration

Frequently asked questions about Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship

Is Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship?

Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.297.

Is Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.