ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1945–2026
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.7
Best quartile
Q1 · 83rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | 50 / 296 | 83rd | Q1 |
| Information Systems | 165 / 519 | 68th | Q2 |
Journal of Documentation
ISSN 0022-0418 · 1758-7379
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Scopus · Q1ABDC BWoS · SSCIONOS
Is Journal of Documentation indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1945–2026, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.7.
Is Journal of Documentation in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Documentation? It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Information systems.
Is Journal of Documentation open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
5.7
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
83rd percentile
B
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1945
Field of research
Information systems (4609)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Emerald Group Publishing
B = next 35–40% — good to excellent metrics and reputation.
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FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Learn about ONOS ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
Official sources & links
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