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Science and Technology Libraries

Routledge · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN1541-1109

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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SJR Scorei

0.49

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.928

Total Worksi

1,485

Total Citationsi

7,199

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Science and Technology Libraries is a scholarly journal focused on librarianship in science, engineering, health, and agriculture. It publishes original research articles and reports on best practices related to information resources and services in these fields.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,485

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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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?

1541-1109

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

535

2020

636

2021

140

2022

233

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.

Library and Information SciencesQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesLibrary Science and Information LiteracyWeb and Library ServicesResearch Data Management Practicesscientometrics and bibliometrics researchMathematics, Computing, and Information ProcessingData Visualization and AnalyticsLibrary Science and AdministrationCloud Computing and Remote Desktop TechnologiesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Science and Technology Libraries

Is Science and Technology Libraries a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science and Technology Libraries: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Science and Technology Libraries?

Science and Technology Libraries is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.49.

Is Science and Technology Libraries indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science and Technology Libraries is indexed in Scopus.