Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

Aims & Scope

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian focuses on the production, collection, organization, dissemination, retrieval, and use of information in the social and behavioral sciences.

This peer-reviewed journal publishes articles on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information, with emphasis on librarians, libraries, and the users of social science information in libraries and information centers.

The Journal publishes articles devoted to descriptive and critical analyses of information resources within particular fields; publishing trends; reference and bibliographic instruction; indexing and abstracting; thesaurus building and database construction; bibliographic and numeric databases and more.

The Journal welcomes original research from a variety of disciplines, including the core fields of anthropology, sociology, economics, psychology, communication studies, education, political science, and those parts of history relying on social scientific methods and approaches—language and area studies and the study of special populations, such as Latin American studies, ethnic studies, and women's studies.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• ResearchGate and Academia.edu: Academic Social Networks

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Steven

• Automate the Internet With “If This Then That” (IFTTT)

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Steven

• Older Adults and Their Information Seeking

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Don A.

• Language in Social Science Databases: English Versus Non-English Articles in JSTOR and Scopus

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Frans

• Exploring the Potential of Twitter as a Research Tool

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Steven

• Publishing in Open Access Education Journals: The Authors’ Perspectives

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Bryna, Leigh M.

• Information Source Preferences of Education Graduate Students

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Vanessa J.

• When Social Media Meets Scholarly Publishing

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Steven

• Comparing Digital Archaeological Repositories: tDAR Versus Open Context

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Beth

• Learning Analytics: Insights Into the Natural Learning Behavior of Our Students

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Bernd