Learned Publishing

Aims & Scope

Learned Publishing publishes peer reviewed research, reviews, industry updates and opinions on all aspects of scholarly communication and publishing.

Written by and published for everyone involved with scholarly and professional communications, our readership includes publishers, vendors, librarians, academics and researchers from around the world.

Our vision is that the journal will contribute to improved quality and effectiveness in scholarly publishing by providing a source of relevant and authoritative research and opinion.

Keywords: publishing; scholarly publishing; learned publishing; society publishing; professional publishing; journal; article; book; dataset; news; publishing industry; updates; analysis; editing; open access.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7190

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	617

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.765

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	47

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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 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.

• Beyond authorship: attribution, contribution, collaboration, and credit

  Citation: 413

  Authors: Amy, Liz, Micah, Marjorie, Jo

• Article 50 million: an estimate of the number of scholarly articles in existence

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Arif E.

• ORCID: a system to uniquely identify researchers

  Citation: 213

  Authors: Laurel L., Martin, Laura, Ed, Howard

• How can we ensure visibility and diversity in research contributions? How the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) is helping the shift from authorship to contributorship

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Liz, Alison, Veronique

• Social media use in the research workflow

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Ian, David, Bill, Nicholas, Anthony

• Why do authors publish in predatory journals?

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Serhat

• Altmetric: enriching scholarly content with article‐level discussion and metrics

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Euan, William

• Peer review: still king in the digital age

  Citation: 143

  Authors: David, Anthony, Hamid R., Eti, Carol, Rachel, Suzie, Kenneth

• Semantic publishing: the coming revolution in scientific journal publishing

  Citation: 117

  Authors: David

• Early career researchers and their publishing and authorship practices

  Citation: 113

  Authors: David, Blanca, Anthony, Cherifa, Eti, Jie, Abdullah, Marzena

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