Collection Management

Aims & Scope

Collection Management is the essential refereed quarterly journal that presents practical, research-based information about building, administering, preserving, assessing, and organizing library collections.

The journal offers library professionals of all types crucial guidance in the fast-changing field of collection management, including the latest developments in sharing and providing access to resources, creating digital collections, preserving both traditional and digital library resources, applying technological developments to managing collections, training and developing staff, and managing and analyzing the administrative data associated with building collections, such as usage, licensing or rights, access, and financial issues.

Digital collections are the future for most libraries.

Collection Management explores the future and emerging trends in the field, and provides reviews of relevant books, technological resources, and software.

This useful resource examines technological advances that help librarians manage and assess collections, such as electronic resource management modules, utilities that provide journal coverage data, and developments in the preservation of library materials.

Occasionally the journal also offers thematic issues that focus on specific issues developing in the field.

This wide-ranging journal actively seeks articles that help library professionals understand how collection assessment tools and methods can help them improve their overall resource management and planning for the future, including how to effectively use staff, facilities, and computing resources.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.403

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	21

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13711

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	50

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Patron-Initiated Collection Development: Progress of a Paradigm Shift

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Dracine, Cyndi, Marsha

• Librarian Roles in Institutional Repository Data Set Collecting: Outcomes of a Research Library Task Force

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Mark P., C. C., Marianne Stowell

• Buy, Don't Borrow

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Kristine J., Robert S., Jean-Pierre V. M., Lawrence J., Judith M., Suzanne M.

• Rank Lists Based on Citations and Library Uses as Indicators of Journal Usage in Individual Libraries

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Maurice B.

• CLASSIC PAPER: Sources of Information on Specific Subjects

  Citation: 33

  Authors: S. C.

• Patron-Driven Acquisitions: An Introduction and Literature Review

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Judith, Robert, Suzanne

• Developing a Multiformat Demand-Driven Acquisition Model

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Michael

• Open Access and Libraries

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Charles W.

• Handle with Care

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Tony, Barbara

• Comparative Usage of Science E-book and Print Collections at Texas A&M University Libraries

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Rusty, Gary, Kathy

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