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Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Routledge · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1540-4749

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

Total78

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⚡ 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 25% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.675

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.339

Total Worksi

823

Total Citationsi

4,750

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Internet Reference Services Quarterly is a refereed journal that presents research and practical information about reference librarianship in the digital age. The journal offers studies and articles on technology and innovations related to the delivery of library user services, including reference, research consultation, instruction, information literacy, user design and usability.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications823

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1540-4749

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

2021

151

2022

387

2023

171

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 SciencesQ1

E-learningQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

E-learningLibrary and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Web and Library ServicesLibrary Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesLibrary Science and AdministrationWikis in Education and CollaborationOnline and Blended LearningOpen Education and E-LearningInformation Retrieval and Search BehaviorArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationLibrary Science and Information Systems

Frequently asked questions about Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Is Internet Reference Services Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Internet Reference Services Quarterly: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Internet Reference Services Quarterly?

Internet Reference Services Quarterly is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.675.

Is Internet Reference Services Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Internet Reference Services Quarterly is indexed in Scopus.