The Journal of Access Services welcomes the submission of research, theory, and practice papers relevant to the access services in libraries and archives of all types. Access Services is the broad field and collective term of all the services that provide, facilitate, and manage the access of the clientele to the information resources acquired or made available by the libraries or archives with the aim of allowing for easy and convenient retrieval of needed information, utilization of information resources to the fullest extent, and greatest availability of resources to each of the clientele.
Major responsibilities of Access Services units frequently include, but are not limited to, stacks maintenance, circulation services, document delivery and interlibrary loan, reserve reading collections, building security and maintenance, and user area maintenance. The evolution of technology has led Access Services departments to provide access to both traditional and electronic information resources, regardless of whether they are licensed, or held locally, remotely, or consortially. It demands continuous review of means for delivering the services and the kind of services that should be provided to libraries and information centers.
This journal looks for best practices and new insights of the Access Services that may be based on research, studies, and experiences.
Peer Review Policy: Manuscripts submitted to this journal undergo editorial screening and peer review by anonymous reviewers.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Journal metrics
Usage
18K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.555 (2023) SNIP
0.360 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
0 days avg. from submission to first
decision
42 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
13 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
32% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF David McCaslin – Director of Operations & Experience/Services at the University Library at the California State University, Los Angeles
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Michael Krasulski – Access Services Librarian/Assistant Professor, Community College of Philadelphia, USA
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Seangill (Peter) Bae – Princeton University Library, USA Amanda Bena – Frostburg State University, USA Trevor A. Dawes – University of Delaware Libraries, USA Emy Decker – University of Alabama , USA Krista Higham – Millersville University, USA Mary Anne Hansen – Montana State University Libraries, USA Douglas Hasty – Florida International University, USA Chris Holthe – Northern Arizona University, USA Michael Krasulski – University of the Sciences, USA Ryan Litsey – Texas Tech University, USA Xuan Lily Pang – University of Florida, USA Jennifer Saxton – Miami-Dade College, USA Paul A. Sharpe – University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA Lorelei Sterling – University of Alaska Anchorage, USA Bradley Tolppanen – Eastern Illinois University, USA Brad Warren – Augusta University, USA Andrew Wilson – Harvard University, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/indexed in: De Gruyter Saur; IBZ; EBSCOhost; Academic Search Complete; Current Abstracts; Education Research Complete; FRANCIS; INSPEC; Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA); MasterFILE Complete; TOC Premier; Elsevier BV; Scopus; ERIC (Education Resources Information Center; OCLC; ArticleFirst; Ovid; ProQuest; Aerospace Database; Civil Engineering Abstracts; Earthquake Engineering Abstracts; Engineering Materials Abstracts; Engineering Research Database; LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts; Materials Business File; METADEX; PAIS International; Technology Research Database; and Taylor & Francis.
All Library & Information Science journals are subject to the Zero Embargo Green OA Policy, which states that authors retain copyright of their article & are entitled to Green Open Access, allowing authors to post their Accepted Manuscripts to repositories, social media, personal webpages, etc. immediately upon publication. More information on the Zero Embargo Green OA Policy can be found here.
Open access
Journal of Access Services is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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