Science & Technology Libraries is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal covering all aspects of our profession as librarians serving science, engineering, clinical investigation, and agriculture. It best serves this purpose by publishing the refereed papers of some of our most successful colleagues working at some of the most distinguished institutions around the world, as well as the vetted manuscripts of those new professionals whose insights demonstrate that their careers among us are on the ascendant. Our content is overwhelmingly composed of original research articles and reports of best practices in which some significant way, further the understanding and management of information resources in our area of competence in relation to their intended audience. Science & Technology Libraries accepts the following types of article: Articles, Reviews of Science, Profiles in Science.
Each issue of Science & Technology Libraries also includes:
Profiles in Science -- A survey of the life, times, career and publication patterns of a distinguished scientist, engineer, clinical investigator or agricultural expert
Reviews of Science for Science Librarians -- Extensive overviews of a development in science, engineering, clinical investigation or agriculture that bears watching by our profession
Science & Technology Libraries examines issues of everyday importance including:
Descriptions and analyses of the information needs of emerging sciences and technologies
comparison of features, coverage and costs of new information products
Competition among publications, publishers, platforms, and the for-profit vs. non-profit vs. Open Access sectors within the STMA information industry
Examination of the accuracy & quality control of scientific information resources and publications
Institutional repositories
The relevance or lack of it in federated searching on retrieval of more specialized scientific and technical information
The impact of distance education on the in-person of use of science libraries and their electronic resources
The professional training of science librarians
The education of science library users
The evaluation of scientists and their grant proposals using bibliometric measures
Building strategic alliances and advocacy groups within your sponsoring organization
and much more!
Science & Technology Libraries matters to the working lives of today's scientific, technical, medical and agricultural librarians, and serves as a foundation for the development of the next generation of information professionals in our field.
Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.
Peer review policy
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double anonymized peer-reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read our guidance on publishing ethics.
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Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Journal metrics
Usage
38K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
3.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.806 (2023) SNIP
0.343 (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.
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 John J. Meier Head of STEM for Engagement and Outreach Penn State University Libraries, PA, USA
Associate Editors Kayleigh Ayn Bohemier - Yale University, USA Denise Brush - Rowan University, USA Mary C. Schlembach - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL, USA
Editorial Board Ian D. Gordon - Brock University, Canada Amy Jankowski - University of New Mexico, USA Zahra Kamarei - Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, USA Elizabeth Sterner - Northern Illinois University, USA Daniela Solomon - Case Western Research University, USA Denise Wetzel - Pennsylvania State University Libraries, USA Mary Silva Whittaker - Boeing (retired), USA Qingkui Xi - Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Emeritus Editor in Chief Tony Stankus - Distinguished Professor, Science Coordinator & Health Sciences Librarian, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/indexed in:
De Gruyter Saur; IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur; EBSCOhost; Academic Search Complete; H.W. Wilson; Current Abstracts; Education Research Complete; Engineering Source; FRANCIS; GeoRef; Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA); MasterFILE Complete; Public Affairs Index; TOC Premier; Elsevier BV; Compendex; Scopus; National Library of Medicine; PubMed; OCLC; ArticleFirst; Library Literature; Ovid; Periodica Islamica; ProQuest; Aerospace Database; Engineering Research Database; LISA: Library & INformation Science Abstracts; Materials Business File; METADEX; PAIS International; The Engineering Index Monthly; Clarivate Analytics; BIOSIS Previews; and VINITI RAN.
Open access
Science & Technology Libraries 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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