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Serials Librarian

Routledge · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1541-1095

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.275

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

3,546

Total Citations

10,554

2yr Mean Citedness

1.87

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,546

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?

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

Times cited

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2026

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 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