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Insights: the UKSG Journal

United Kingdom Serials Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2048-7754eISSN2048-7754

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.34

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.836

Total Worksi

589

Total Citationsi

2,956

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications589

Publisher OrgUKSG

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

United Kingdom Serials Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2048-7754 / 2048-7754

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

384

2019

222

2020

194

2021

2022

109

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 SciencesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesResearch Data Management PracticesPublishing and Scholarly CommunicationAcademic Publishing and Open AccessDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementLibrary Science and Information SystemsWeb and Library ServicesLibrary Science and Information LiteracyScientific Computing and Data Management

Frequently asked questions about Insights: the UKSG Journal

Is Insights: the UKSG Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Insights: the UKSG Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Insights: the UKSG Journal?

Insights: the UKSG Journal 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 1.12.

Is Insights: the UKSG Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Insights: the UKSG Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Insights: the UKSG Journal?