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Serials Librarian

Routledge · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1541-1095

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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

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

0.336

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

3,546

Total Citationsi

10,554

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Serials Librarian is an international journal focusing on scholarly communication and all aspects of serials and other continuing resources, including e-books, monographic series, and databases. Topics may cover the full life cycle of print and electronic scholarly resources, from publishing and purchase to usage analysis and deselection. The journal also focuses on the management of electronic and print serials and other subscription resources.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,546

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

1541-1095

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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

212

2019

299

2020

160

2021

148

2022

2023

145

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesLibrary Science and Information SystemsLibrary Science and Information LiteracyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesWeb and Library ServicesPublishing and Scholarly CommunicationDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementMathematics, Computing, and Information ProcessingLibrary Science and AdministrationResearch Data Management Practices

Frequently asked questions about Serials Librarian

Is Serials Librarian a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Serials Librarian: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Serials Librarian?

Serials Librarian is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.336.

Is Serials Librarian indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Serials Librarian is indexed in Scopus.