South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science

ISSN: 0256-8861• JCR: S AFR J LIBR INFLibrary and Information Association of South AfricaSouth Africa
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0.5
2025 Impact Factor
0.7
5-Year Impact Factor
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science impact factor and JCR quartile

The 2025 impact factor for South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science is 0.5. The 5-year impact factor is 0.7. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in the current Journal Metrics dataset.

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Ranking position in Computer Science

Ranked #2,824 in Computer Science by impact factor and #602 among Q3 Computer Science journals. This context helps compare South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science against journals publishing in the same field.

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South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science publication trend

Published 59 papers across the last 4 recorded years with a current impact factor of 0.5.

2024 vs 2022: +9
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Journal Details

Total Articles
612
H-Index
31
Open Access
Yes
APC
$1,086 USD
Subject Areas
Library and Information SciencesLibrary and Information SciencesHistory and Philosophy of ScienceInformation SystemsInformation Systems

Article Volume

2020
8
2021
16
2022
13
2024
22
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