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BiD

Universitat de Barcelona · Spain · Est. 2009

ISSN1575-5886eISSN1575-5886

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.154

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.211

Total Worksi

512

Total Citationsi

632

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Library and Information Sciences.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageCatalan, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications512

Publisher OrgInformation and Audiovisual Communication Faculty

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universitat de Barcelona

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1575-5886 / 1575-5886

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Catalan, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

2022

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 SciencesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksE-Learning and Knowledge ManagementEducational Technology in LearningMedia and Digital CommunicationJournalism and Media StudiesLiteracy and Educational PracticesRadio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaAdvertising and Communication StudiesWeb and Library ServicesMedia, Journalism, and Communication History

Frequently asked questions about BiD

Is BiD a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for BiD. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ and has a PubScope Trust Score of 37/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BiD?

BiD is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.154.

Is BiD indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BiD is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BiD?