Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America

Aims & Scope

The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (PBSA) is the Society’s distinguished quarterly journal; it has been an important avenue for scholarly communication on bibliographical matters since 1906.

PBSA contains articles on book and manuscript production, publication, distribution, collecting, and reading in all periods, geographical regions, and media, as well as editorial and textual scholarship across all disciplines.

The journal publishes original articles, book reviews, bibliographical notes, and review essays.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.154

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	8

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24218

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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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 Arts and Humanities 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.

• The Circulation of Dryden's Poetry

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Paul

• Is the History of Reading a Marginal Enterprise? Guillaume Budé and His Books

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Anthony

• On Commission: María Amparo Ruiz de Burton and the J. B. Lippincott & Co. Job Printing Department

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Lucas

• The Shape of Incunable Survival and Statistical Estimation of Lost Editions

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Jonathan, Frank, Paul

• Eighteenth-Century Readers in Provincial England: The Customers of Samuel Clay's Circulating Library and Bookshop in Warwick, 1770-72

  Citation: 12

  Authors: JAN

• Margaret Cavendish on Her Own Writing: Evidence from Revision and Handmade Correction

  Citation: 11

  Authors: James

• The Grammatical Writings of William Lily, ?1468-?1523

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Vincent Joseph

• Cyclotron Analysis of the Ink in the 42-Line Bible

  Citation: 9

  Authors: RICHARD N., THOMAS A., BRUCE H., DANIEL L.

• The Domestic Novel as a Commercial Commodity: Making a Best Seller in the 1850s

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Susan

• Dryden, Tonson, and Subscriptions for the 1697 "Virgil"

  Citation: 8

  Authors: John

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