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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #8,291CAS 3区Diamond OAHybrid

College & Research Libraries

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.696•SCImago Rank: #8,291•Identifier (ISSN):0010-0870(Print)/2150-6701(Online)•Articles / Year: 49•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.6
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
63

63 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
49articles/year
16.78% Gold OA•97.78% 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 Q2(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.814)
🔵 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

College & Research Libraries (C&RL) is the official scholarly research journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, 50 East Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. C&RL is a bimonthly, online-only publication highlighting a new C&RL study with a free, live, expert panel comprised of the study's authors and additional subject experts.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science94.1%Library science63.1%World Wide Web46.7%Information retrieval42.9%Political science36.9%Sociology35.7%Law30.2%Psychology23.6%Economics23.4%Data science21.6%Mathematics20.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,291Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1942, 1946-1947, 1954, 1964, 1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.696

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
63

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.02

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations340
3-Year Documents166
Citable Documents147

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate71.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Association of College and Research Libraries
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
JCRSSCI
84/172Q2
INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
JCISSCI
85/172Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20251.45037
20241.488191
20231.893250
20221.814116418
2021—104578
2020—97919
2019—96802
2018—901,375
2017—1481,389
2016—65697
2015—1042,900
2014—501,547
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for College & Research Libraries

WoS Q2
012320222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01