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Library and Information History

Edinburgh University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1758-3489eISSN1758-3497

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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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

Bottom 25%

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.

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SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

538

Total Citationsi

606

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; History and Philosophy of Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications538

Publisher OrgManey Publishing

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?

Edinburgh University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1758-3489 / 1758-3497

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

History and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and AdministrationHistory of Science and MedicineDiverse Historical and Scientific StudiesScottish History and National IdentityAustralian History and SocietyLiterature: history, themes, analysisDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementDigital Humanities and ScholarshipIrish and British StudiesReformation and Early Modern Christianity

Frequently asked questions about Library and Information History

Is Library and Information History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Library and Information History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Library and Information History?

Library and Information History 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 0.04.

Is Library and Information History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Library and Information History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Library and Information History?