About this journal
Aims and scope
Serials Review , issued quarterly, is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal for the international serials community. Articles focus on serials in the broadest sense of the term and cover all aspects of serials information; regular columns feature interviews, exchanges on controversial topics, book reviews, and conference reports.
The journal encompasses practical, theoretical, and visionary ideas for librarians, publishers, vendors, and anyone interested in the changing nature of serials. Serials Review covers all aspects of serials management: format considerations, publishing models, statistical studies, collection analysis, collaborative efforts, reference and access issues, cataloging and acquisitions, people who have shaped the serials community, and topical bibliographic studies. The journal also examines emerging and changing standards, methods of delivery, innovations, and a multitude of other issues that contribute to the essence of understanding, managing, and publishing serials in a comprehensive, complex, and global environment.
Peer Review Statement: All papers in the Serials Review have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
- 35K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.6 (2023) Impact Factor
- 0.7 (2023) 5 year IF
- 1.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.607 (2023) SNIP
- 0.362 (2023) SJR
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.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
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.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief:
Sharon Dyas-Correia - University of Oxford, UK
Associate Editor:
Courtney McAllister - Atypon, USA
Assistant Editor:
Yuimi Hlasten - Denison University, Granville, OH, USA
Column Editors:
Roxanne Backowski - University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI, USA
Chris Bulock - California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA
Anna Craft - University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA
Catherine Johnson - University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, USA
Nettie Lagace - National Information Standards Organization, Baltimore, MD, USA
Margaret Mering - University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
Hayley Moreno - WorldCat Metadata Quality, Dublin, OH, USA
Julie Murphy - Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
Michael Rodriguez - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Emily Sanford - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Scott Vieira - Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Jan Waterhouse - SUNY, Albany, NY, USA
Editorial Board:
Annette Bailey - Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Treasa Bane - University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Christine Ferguson - Murray State University, Murray, KY, USA
Katy Ginanni - Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA
Tyler Goldberg - University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Jill Grogg - LYRASIS, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Mark Hemhauser - University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Steve Kelley - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Peter Koonz - Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA
Corrie Marsh - Austin State University Library, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
Kristin Martin - University of Chicago, IL, USA
Shana McDanold - Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
L. Angie Ohler - University of Maryland, MD, USA
Taemin Kim Park - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Regina Reynolds - Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA
Jacquie Samples - Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Kelly Smith - Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USA
Sarah Tusa - Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA
S. Venkadesan - Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India
James Wiser - Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Serials Review is abstracted/indexed in: Clarivate Analytics; EBSCOhost; Academic Search Complete; H.W. Wilson; MasterFILE Complete; MLA International Bibliography; TOC Premier Elsevier BV; Scopus; Gale; OCLC; ArticleFirst; ProQuest; LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts; and PAIS International
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
Serials Review 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)
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