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Portal

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN1530-7131

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.5

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.97

Total Worksi

1,394

Total Citationsi

17,781

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Portal: Libraries and the Academy is an international journal that publishes qualitative or quantitative research about the role of libraries and librarianship within the academy. It welcomes basic and applied research papers, including case studies, as well as essays exploring theoretical or philosophical underpinnings. The journal also features commentary on issues in technology and publishing.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,394

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-7131

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

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

387

2019

342

2020

225

2021

206

2022

157

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Library and Information SciencesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Science and AdministrationWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementOnline and Blended LearningResearch Data Management PracticesPublishing and Scholarly CommunicationDigital Humanities and Scholarshipscientometrics and bibliometrics research

Frequently asked questions about Portal

Is Portal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Portal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Portal?

Portal 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 0.69.

Is Portal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Portal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.