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College and Research Libraries News

Association of College and Research Libraries · United States · Est. 1967

ISSN2150-6698
SJR Q2Scopus / 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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.292
H-Indexi
38
SNIPi
0.624
Total Worksi
9,027
Total Citationsi
13,023
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.40
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) publishes articles, reports, and essays written by practitioners addressing philosophy and techniques of day-to-day management of academic library services and collections. C&RL News provides current information relating to issues, activities, and personalities of the higher education and academic and research library field. Information literacy, scholarly communication, technology, professional education, preservation, government actions that affect libraries, acquisitions, grants to libraries, product updates, and the business of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) are covered in C&RL News. Established in 1966, C&RL News is the official newsmagazine and publication of record for ACRL. It maintains a record of selected actions and policy statements of the association and publishes timely reports on the activities of ACRL and its units. It is published 11 times per year.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1967
Frequency11 times per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications9,027
Publisher OrgAssociation of College and Research Libraries
OA Since2017
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Association of College and Research Libraries
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2150-6698
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
183
418
2018
332
332
2019
609
833
2020
168
217
2021
152
104
2022
129
267
2023
133
85
2024
86
47
2025

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
EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information LiteracyHuman auditory perception and evaluationLibrary Science and AdministrationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesWeb and Library ServicesEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesEducational Robotics and EngineeringLibrary Science and Information SystemsDigital and Traditional Archives Management

Frequently asked questions about College and Research Libraries News

Is College and Research Libraries News a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for College and Research Libraries News: 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 College and Research Libraries News?

College and Research Libraries News is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.292.

Is College and Research Libraries News indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

College and Research Libraries News is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of College and Research Libraries News?

College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) publishes articles, reports, and essays written by practitioners addressing philosophy and techniques of day-to-day management of academic library services and collections. C&RL News provides current information relating to issues, activities, and personalities of the higher education and academic and research library field. Information literacy, scholarly communication, technology, professional education, preservation, government actions that affect libraries, acquisitions, grants to libraries, product updates, and the business of the Association

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