Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Reference Services Review
ISSN 0090-7324 · eISSN 2054-1716 · Emerald
Reference Services Review: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.18; subscription journal; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reference Services Review is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information Literacy, Web and Library Services and Library Science and Administration, together about 60.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences27.2%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science17.4%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences15.9%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science11.3%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.4%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities2.4%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science2.2%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 607OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,005 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 15 | 4 | 38 |
| 2024 | 23 | 6 | 60 |
| 2023 | 38 | 9 | 176 |
| 2022 | 19 | 7 | 179 |
| 2021 | 32 | 11 | 274 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0090-7324
- Electronic ISSN
- 2054-1716
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reference Services Review
What CAS zone is Reference Services Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reference Services Review is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Reference Services Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.18; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 58.
Which databases index Reference Services Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reference Services Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Reference Services Review open access, and what is the APC?
Reference Services Review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .