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IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) · Japan · Est. 2012

ISSN2187-0608

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.058

Total Worksi

143

Total Citationsi

107

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Library and Information Sciences; Literature and Literary Theory.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications143

Publisher OrgThe International Academic Forum

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicensePublisher's own license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2187-0608

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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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

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

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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 SciencesQ4

Literature and Literary TheoryQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Japanese History and CultureContemporary Literature and CriticismPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesPhilippine History and CultureTravel Writing and LiteratureNarrative Theory and AnalysisThemes in Literature AnalysisAsian Culture and Media StudiesLiterature, Magical Realism, García MárquezChinese history and philosophy

Frequently asked questions about IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship

Is IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship: it is indexed in 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 IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship?

IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.101.

Is IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship?