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Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement

Illinois Open Publishing Network · United States · Est. 2020

ISSN2690-2672

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement (JLOE) is the premier peer-reviewed, open access interdisciplinary journal to advance library outreach and engagement. JLOE provides a platform to disseminate original research that examines public and community engagement initiatives and stimulates a forum to discuss the methodological and epistemological issues that inform, or emerge from, such projects and programs.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications79

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

IDEALSInternet Archive

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Illinois Open Publishing Network

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2690-2672

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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?

IDEALS, Internet Archive

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and AdministrationLibrary Science and Information LiteracyWeb and Library ServicesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesService-Learning and Community EngagementCOVID-19 and Mental HealthDigital Games and MediaDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesDigital Storytelling and Education

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement

Is Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement?

Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.12.

Is Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement is indexed in DOAJ.