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Communications in Information Literacy

Communications in Information Literacy · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1933-5954eISSN1933-5954
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.521
H-Indexi
31
SNIPi
0.946
Total Worksi
388
Total Citationsi
4,563
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.53
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Communications in Information Literacy is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarly articles on information literacy. The journal is dedicated to the dissemination of research and best practices in the field of information literacy, serving as a platform for educators, librarians, and researchers to share their work and engage in scholarly dialogue. It covers a wide range of topics related to information literacy, including its theoretical underpinnings, pedagogical approaches, assessment methods, and its role in various educational contexts and beyond.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2007
FrequencySemi-annual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications388
Publisher OrgCommunications in Information Literacy
OA Since2006
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Communications in Information Literacy
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1933-5954 / 1933-5954
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

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.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
21
181
2019
26
242
2020
17
108
2021
17
59
2022
23
71
2023
17
18
2024
19
11
2025
11
0
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.

EducationQ2
Library and Information SciencesQ2
E-learningQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

E-learningLibrary and Information SciencesEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information LiteracyWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Science and AdministrationOnline and Blended LearningEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesReflective Practices in EducationOpen Education and E-LearningEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentLiteracy, Media, and Education

Frequently asked questions about Communications in Information Literacy

Is Communications in Information Literacy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communications in Information Literacy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Communications in Information Literacy?

Communications in Information Literacy 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 0.53.

Is Communications in Information Literacy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communications in Information Literacy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Communications in Information Literacy?

Communications in Information Literacy is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarly articles on information literacy. The journal is dedicated to the dissemination of research and best practices in the field of information literacy, serving as a platform for educators, librarians, and researchers to share their work and engage in scholarly dialogue. It covers a wide range of topics related to information literacy, including its theoretical underpinnings, pedagogical approaches, assessment methods, and its role in various educational contexts and beyond.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref