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Bibliotecas

Universidad Nacional · Costa Rica · Est. 2016

ISSN1409-3049eISSN1659-3286

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

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total30

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.119

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

Total Citations

2yr Mean Citedness

0.59

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Aims & Scope

Bibliotecas es una revista de carácter académico de la Escuela de Bibliotecología, Documentación e Información de la Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Tiene como objetivo principal la divulgación del conocimiento científico resultado de las investigaciones realizadas por profesionales en bibliotecología, documentación, información y temáticas afines. La revista se publica semestralmente en los siguientes periodos: Enero - Junio y Julio - Diciembre, con la metodología de publicación continua (los artículos se reciben durante todo el año). La revista está dirigida los profesionales de la información, docentes, bibliotecólogos en ejercicio y estudiantes en formación.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionCosta Rica

Primary LanguageSpanish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencySemestral

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications91

Publisher OrgNational University, Costa Rica

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since1979

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

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?

Universidad Nacional

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1409-3049 / 1659-3286

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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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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?

Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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