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Journal of Library Metadata

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1937-5034

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

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.274

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.351

Total Worksi

295

Total Citationsi

1,903

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Library Metadata is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on metadata applications and the role of metadata in information retrieval. It covers metadata, cataloging, institutional repositories, digital repositories, and digital resource management.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications295

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1937-5034

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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

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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.

Library and Information SciencesQ2

E-learningQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

E-learningLibrary and Information Sciences

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Library Metadata

Is Journal of Library Metadata a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Library Metadata: 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 Journal of Library Metadata?

Journal of Library Metadata is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.274.

Is Journal of Library Metadata indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Library Metadata is indexed in Scopus.