WoS ESCI Q3CAS 4区Hybrid

South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science

Country: South Africa•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Identifier (ISSN):0256-8861(Print)/2304-8263(Online)•Articles / Year: 11

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

1.1

↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3

Self-Citation Rate0%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

11articles/year

47.46% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.1)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.5)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.4)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.3)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Computer science87%Political science72.1%Library science64%Sociology57.4%Law56.7%Economics51.3%World Wide Web45.1%Philosophy40.2%Business36.7%Mathematics31.9%Psychology30%Biology27.2%Geography25.6%Economic growth23.6%Art23.2%Physics23.2%Medicine22.7%Engineering22%Operating system21.7%History21.3%Linguistics20.8%

Primary Research Areas

Information Science & Library Science

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Management

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Stellenbosch University

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE	JCRESCI	102/172	Q3
INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE	JCIESCI	108/172	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

14 year

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	10	0
2025	0.5	—	—
2024	0.4	22	74
2023	0.3	—	—
2022	—	13	40
2021	—	16	75
2020	—	8	57
2019	—	4	15
2018	—	15	193
2017	—	10	163
2016	—	14	201
2015	—	25	150
2014	—	113	656
2013	—	199	1,540