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Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

University of Alberta · Canada · Est. 2006

eISSN1715-720X

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.225

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.348

Total Worksi

1,606

Total Citationsi

6,450

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a wide number of topics.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,606

Publisher OrgUniversity of Alberta

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Alberta

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1715-720X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Science and AdministrationHealth Sciences Research and EducationWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesAcademic Publishing and Open Accessscientometrics and bibliometrics researchResearch Data Management PracticesHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityAcademic integrity and plagiarism

Frequently asked questions about Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

Is Evidence Based Library and Information Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice?

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.82.

Is Evidence Based Library and Information Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.