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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q4SCImago #27,276Diamond OA

Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries

Identifier (ISSN):2409-7462(Print)
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Publisher:Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries

WoS Q1
000002025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q4
0.13
#27,276

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
13

13 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
6articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The PJIM&L is a double-blind refereed scholarly journal. It is committed to publish original research articles, scholarly critiques and conceptual contributions to the areas of Information Management, Information Science and Librarianship. Ideas and views expressed in papers published in the PJIM&L is the sole responsibility of authors. It does not necessarily reflect opinion/policy of the Department or Editorial Advisory Board.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science77.6%Political science74.1%Law69%Sociology62.9%Economics62.1%World Wide Web56%Psychology54.3%Medicine49.1%Philosophy46.6%Mathematics45.7%Library science41.4%Medical education36.2%Business34.5%Physics31.9%Engineering31.9%Economic growth31%Operating system29.3%Linguistics27.6%Social science27.6%Biology26.7%Pedagogy25%Statistics24.1%Knowledge management23.3%Public relations23.3%Geography23.3%History21.6%Art21.6%Geology20.7%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

13 year
2025Latest
IF0
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2024
IF—
Articles / Year6
Total Citations2
2023
IF—
Articles / Year6
Total Citations6
2022
IF—
Articles / Year5
Total Citations2
2021
IF—
Articles / Year5
Total Citations11

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #27,276Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2024
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.13

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q4
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.67

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,323 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations8
3-Year Documents17
Citable Documents15

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ4
Library and Information SciencesQ4
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries (ISSN: 2409-7462) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab in Pakistan. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.130 (Q4), an H-index of 13.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 6 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Diamond OA model with an estimated APC of $2,323 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Diamond OA
Publisher
Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab
Publication Language
English, Urdu
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01