Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Reference & User Services Quarterly
ISSN 1094-9054 · eISSN 2163-5242 · American Library Association
Reference & User Services Quarterly: impact factor 0; subscription journal; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reference & User Services Quarterly is published by American Library Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Administration and Web and Library Services, together about 58.4% of its articles. (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 Sciences21.9%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences19.9%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science16.6%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science9.4%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.2%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences2.6%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in SSCI on 25 January 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 285OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,749 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
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
- American Library Association
- ISSN
- 1094-9054
- Electronic ISSN
- 2163-5242
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reference & User Services Quarterly
What is the impact factor of Reference & User Services Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 0.1, h-index 42.
Which databases index Reference & User Services Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reference & User Services Quarterly is indexed in Scopus.
Is Reference & User Services Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Reference & User Services Quarterly 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .