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1898–2016
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New Library World
New Library World is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd..
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ISSN 0307-4803Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
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Quick answers
Is New Library World indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1898–2016).
What is the impact factor of New Library World?
New Library World has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes New Library World and what is its ISSN?
New Library World is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Its ISSN is 0307-4803.
Is New Library World in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is New Library World open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed New Library World for 119 years, between 1898 and 2016. Coverage ended in 2016, 10 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 4,181 works and 23,942 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2023, 7 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2016. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is New Library World? — open metrics via OpenAlex
New Library World has an h-index of 56 and a 2-year mean of 3.49 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
56
h-index
3.49
2-yr mean citations
719
i10-index
4,181
works indexed
23,942
total citations
New Library World published 155 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 233. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in New Library World? — latest 95 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from India (48.8%), Malaysia (6%) and Pakistan (6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for New Library World? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2016. 14 retracted papers are recorded (3.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 3 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2016
- Retracted papers 14 · 3.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 3 · 0.7 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases and hijacked journal
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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