The Reference Librarian
Last updated ISSN 0276-3877
The Reference Librarian is published by Taylor & Francis in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
Is your paper a fit?
The surest way to know is to compare your own abstract against what this journal has actually been publishing, rather than against its aims-and-scope page. Paste your abstract and Journal Hunt will tell you how close The Reference Librarian is — and show you journals like it.
What it publishes
Recent work in The Reference Librarian concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Library Science and Information Literacy
- Web and Library Services
- Library Science and Administration
- Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
- Library Science and Information Systems
- Online and Blended Learning
- Wikis in Education and Collaboration
- Digital and Traditional Archives Management
- Open Education and E-Learning
- Cybernetics and Technology in Society
Key facts
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0276-3877, 1541-1117 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,997 |
| Publishing since | 1982 |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com/toc/wref20/current |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
Journals like The Reference Librarian
Other established journals in social sciences, if this one is not the right home for your paper: