Internet Reference Services Quarterly is a refereed journal that presents research and practical information about reference librarianship in the digital age. The journal offers studies and articles on technology and innovations related to the delivery of library user services, including reference, research consultation, instruction, information literacy, user design and usability, and electronic reference materials and sources. Internet Reference Services Quarterly welcomes articles covering topics on the online, electronic and digital aspects and nature of library reference and information services, including reference practices, research consultations, reference sources and tools, professional librarianship, electronic communications, information literacy, instruction, online searching, training and education, managing reference services, evaluating information services and sources, software and technology, and user populations.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in Internet Reference Services Quarterly have undergone peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous double anonymized review.
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Journal metrics
Usage
24K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.950 (2023) SNIP
0.478 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
0 days avg. from submission to first
decision
46% 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.
Editorial Board Sean Burns - University of Kentucky, USA George Chacko - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Michael Flierl - The Ohio State University, USA Tim Fluhr -California State University, Chico, USA Alison Hicks- University College London, UK Melissa Jones -Georgetown University, USA Sarah LeMire -Texas A&M University, USA Judy Li -University of Tennessee, USA Judith Logan -University of Toronto, Canada Meris Mandernach Longmeier-The Ohio State University, USA Carrie Marten- Purchase College State University of New York, USA Tara Mawhinney - McGill University, Canada Hannah McKelvey- Montanna State University, USA Lorri Mon -Florida State University, USA Mary Moser -University of Massachusetts - Boston, USA Patrick Ngulube -University of South Africa, South Africa Eric Novotny -Pennsylvania State University, USA Marie Radford -Rutgers University, USA Kaci Resau- Solventum, USA Blanca Rodríguez-Bravo- University of León, Spain Zorian Sasyk - EBSCO, USA Robin Schard - University of Miami, USA Karen Sobel -University of Colorado, Denver, USA MichaelStephens -San JoséState University, USA Nicole Sump-Crethar -University of Central Oklahoma, USA Deborah Tenofsky - University of Cincinnati, USA David Vess -James Madison University, USA David Henry Ward - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Ayoung Yoon - Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, USA Anna M. Zook -University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Internet Reference Services Quarterly is abstracted/indexed in: De Gruyter Saur; IBZ; Dietrich's Index Philosophicus; Academic Search Complete; CINAHL; Library, Information Science & Technology Astracts (LISTA); MasterFILE Complete; Professional Development Collection; TOC Premier; Elsevier BV; Scopus; Military Policy Research Ltd.; Lancaster Index to Defence & International Security Literature; ArticleFirst; Library Literature; Aerospace Database; Civil Engineering Abstracts; Earthquake Engineering Abstracts; FRANCIS; Engineering Research Database; LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts; Materials Research Database; METADEX; and Water Resources Abstracts (online).
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
Internet Reference Services Quarterly 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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