Legal Reference Services Quarterly
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
10 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
An important forum for daily problems and issues, Legal Reference Services Quarterly will assist you in your day-to-day work as it has been helping other law librarians and members of the legal profession for over a decade. You will find articles that are serious, humorous, critical, or simply helpful to the working librarian. Annotated subject bibliographies, overviews of legal literature, reviews of commonly used tools, and the inclusion of reference problems unique to corporate law libraries, judicial libraries, and academic collections will keep you up-to-date on the continuously expanding volume of legal materials and their use in legal research.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
No WoS category details available for this journal.
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | — | 15 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 19 | 13 |
| 2022 | — | 16 | 9 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 21 |
| 2020 | — | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 38 |
| 2018 | — | 12 | 15 |
| 2017 | — | 9 | 28 |
| 2016 | — | 13 | 17 |
| 2015 | — | 15 | 44 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Legal Reference Services Quarterly
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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