Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Technical Services Quarterly
ISSN 0731-7131 · eISSN 1555-3337 · Taylor & Francis
Technical Services Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 78 days (first decision after review, publisher); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Technical Services Quarterly is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Collection Development and Digital Resources, Library Science and Information Systems and Web and Library Services, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Technical Services Quarterly is dedicated to providing a forum for the presentation of current developments and future trends concerning the technical operations of libraries and information centers. The journal aims to keep its readers informed of current developments and future trends in research, developments, and practical implementation of systems and applications of traditional and non-traditional technical services and the public operations they influence and sustain. The journal accepts original research, theoretical, and implementation articles pertaining to technical services, automation, networking, document delivery, information technology, library instruction and information literacy, reference and bibliography, case studies, cost analysis, staffing, space, organizational behavior and leadership, and collection development and management. Each issue also includes the following columns: "Technical Services Report," edited by Jessica Morales, discusses the latest developments in library technical operations with in-depth reports from individuals attending workshops and conferences. "Tech Services Online," edited by Lisa Romano, provides qualitative descriptions and evaluations of the wide variety of library technical-related resources available on the Web. "Reviews," edited by Steve Kelley and Carolyn McCallum, analyzes the latest software and books available in the field. "Trending Tech Services: The Intersection of Technology and Tech Services," edited by Edward Corrado, presents and analyzes challenges and trends facing library professionals and paraprofessionals in the rapidly changing global environment. Peer Review Policy: Manuscripts submitted to this journal undergo editorial screening and peer review by anonymous reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Mary Beth WeberPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science16.5%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science13.5%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science10.1%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences10.1%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities8.9%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science3.2%
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 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, De Gruyter Saur, EBSCOhost, Current Abstracts, H.W. Wilson, Library Literature & Information Science Index, Library, INformation science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), MasterFILE Complete, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, TOC Premier, Elsevier BV, ArticleFirst, Periodica Islamica, Aerospace Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts, Earthquake Engineering Abstracts, LISA: Library & Information science Abstracts, Materials Business File, METADEX, VINITI RAN
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 66,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,302 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 21 | 2 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 63 |
| 2024 | 81 | 20 | 89 |
| 2023 | 51 | 3 | 131 |
| 2022 | 84 | 4 | 96 |
| 2021 | 83 | 2 | 103 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Zero Embargo Green OA Policy Model summary
Technical Services Quarterly is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis 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 discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial screening and anonymous peer review Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to this journal undergo editorial screening and peer review by anonymous reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0731-7131
- Electronic ISSN
- 1555-3337
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Technical Services Quarterly
What CAS zone is Technical Services Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Technical Services Quarterly is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 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 Technical Services Quarterly?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Technical Services Quarterly?
The publisher reports about 78 days (first decision after review). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Technical Services Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Technical Services Quarterly is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Technical Services Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Technical Services Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .