The New Review of Academic Librarianship publishes reviews, research, critiques and exemplar case studies on substantive topics relevant to those providing library and information services to academic communities. Emphasis is placed on establishing the relevance and applicability of theory and/or research for the academic library practitioner. The intention is to disseminate developments and encourage discussion on the future role of academic libraries and their services.
The scope of the Journal covers, but is not restricted to, developments in the following:
Scholarly communication (including institutional repositories)
Support for learning & research
Information literacy
Deployment of information and communication technologies
Changing use of physical space
Performance monitoring and service evaluation
Human resources and workforce development
Collection management
Conservation and preservation
Collaboration and co-operation
Electronic content procurement
National/international policy on higher education library and information provision
The Journal accepts original papers which significantly contribute to the knowledge base of academic librarianship. Submissions based on theory and research that advance the understanding of the development of high quality academic library and information management practices are welcomed. Perspectives are encouraged from academic library practitioners, educationalists involved with academic libraries and others with relevant knowledge and interest.
Peer Review Policy: Manuscripts submitted to this journal undergo editorial screening and peer review by anonymous reviewers.
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Journal metrics
Usage
71K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
3.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.591 (2023) SNIP
0.616 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
0 days avg. from submission to first
decision
17 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
25% 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.
Leo Appleton Senior University Teacher Information School University of Sheffield Sheffield, UK [email protected]
Associate Editors:
Damyanti Patel Resources Officer University of Warwick Library Conventry, UK mailto:[email protected]
Claire Sewell
Head of Research Information Services House of Commons Library, London, UK mailto:[email protected]
Tim Schlak Dean University Library Robert Morris University Moon, PA, USA [email protected]
Editorial Board: Caitlin Bagley -Gonzaga University, USA Jessica Bates -Ulster University, UK Michelle Blake -Universiy of Waikato, New Zealand Marilyn Clarke -Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, UK Miriam Conteh-Morgan -University of Sierra Leone Gracian Chimwaza -ITOCA Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa, South Africa Sheila Corrall - University of Pittsburgh, USA Olaf Eigenbrodt -University of Hamburg, Germany Renee Jefferson- The Citadel, USA Liz Jolly- British Library, UK Sanjay Kataria -Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India Charlotte Kiger-Price -Carnegie Mellon University, USA Taiwo Lasisi -Carnegie Mellon University, USA Jimmy McKee -Carnegie Mellon University, USA Boris Michev -University of Pittsburgh, USA Hugh Murphy -Maynooth University, Ireland Steve O'Connor -Information Exponential, Australia Mistuhiro Oda- Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan Eva Ortol -Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain Stephen Pinfield - The University of Sheffield, UK Andrew Preater -Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Chutima Sacchanand - Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand Fiona Salisbury -Western Sydney University, Australia Manju Shivalli -Smt Parvatibai Chowgule College, India Lindiwe Soyizwapi -University of Pretoria, South Africa J. K. Vijayakumar- America University of Antigua College of Medicine, Antigua Tim Wales -Cranfield University, UK Geoff Walton -Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Wendy White -University of Southampton, UK Elizabeth Williams -University of Edinburgh, UK
Abstracting and indexing
New Review of Academic Librarianship is abstracted and indexed in the following services: EBSCOhost Online Research Databases; Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI); Inspec; TOC Premier; H.W. Wilson; Elsevier BV; Scopus; OCLC; ArticleFirst; Ovid; ProQuest; Periodicals Index Online; 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
New Review of Academic Librarianship 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
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