Performance Measurement and Metrics

The aim of the journal is to support the implementation of research into practice, and to provide a knowledge-base for evidence-based decision-making in libraries, museums and archives. The journal is concerned with planning, service development and advocacy in libraries, museums and archives, and their broader ecosystems, including the resources they provide and the organizations of which they are a part. The journal supports both Gold and Green Open Access, and has no post-publication embargo period. Relevant topics include but are not limited to the following: New approaches to performance measurement and assessment in libraries, museums and archives. New methods, tools and techniques for libraries, museums and archives to use in performance measurement and assessment endeavors. Frameworks for library, museum and archive value, impact, assessment, or performance measurement. Developments in analytics, data visualization, or usability testing. Developments in communication of performance measurement and assessment activities and outcomes. Ethical issues in performance measurement and assessment. The role of performance measurement and assessment in effecting organizational and culture change, both within libraries, museums and archives, and by librarians, curators and archivists within their setting/context. User experience (UX) research. Accreditation, Standards and benchmarking for libraries, museums and archives. Case studies describing the use of assessment in the management of libraries, museums and archives. Case studies illustrating the use of performance measurement in service improvement. Case studies demonstrating the library, museum or archive’s contribution to their organization’s goals. Case studies where performance measurement or assessment has been used to illuminate social justice issues in libraries, museums and archives. Case studies about evidence-based advocacy by libraries, museums and archives.

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Category	Year	Quartile
Library and Information Sciences	2001	Q4
Library and Information Sciences	2002	Q3
Library and Information Sciences	2003	Q3
Library and Information Sciences	2004	Q1
Library and Information Sciences	2005	Q3
Library and Information Sciences	2006	Q3
Library and Information Sciences	2007	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2008	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2009	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2010	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2011	Q1
Library and Information Sciences	2012	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2013	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2014	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2015	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2016	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2017	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2018	Q1
Library and Information Sciences	2019	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2020	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2021	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2022	Q2
Library and Information Sciences	2023	Q2
Literature and Literary Theory	2001	Q2
Literature and Literary Theory	2002	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2003	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2004	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2005	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2006	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2007	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2008	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2009	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2010	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2011	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2012	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2013	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2014	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2015	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2016	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2017	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2018	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2019	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2020	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2021	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2022	Q1
Literature and Literary Theory	2023	Q1

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
2001	0.113
2002	0.161
2003	0.208
2004	0.588
2005	0.184
2006	0.220
2007	0.313
2008	0.452
2009	0.510
2010	0.330
2011	0.741
2012	0.444
2013	0.361
2014	0.510
2015	0.606
2016	0.426
2017	0.284
2018	0.679
2019	0.430
2020	0.421
2021	0.341
2022	0.312
2023	0.323

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
2000	9
2001	6
2002	29
2003	17
2004	20
2005	20
2006	24
2007	22
2008	22
2009	21
2010	28
2011	18
2012	22
2013	16
2014	13
2015	19
2016	21
2017	20
2018	19
2019	19
2020	11
2021	12
2022	5
2023	13

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.333
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.267
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.159
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.443
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.222
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.407
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.531
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.581
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	0.920
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	0.809
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	0.828
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	0.933
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	0.697
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	0.571
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	0.855
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	0.743
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	0.725
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	1.219
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	1.215
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	1.215
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	1.319
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	0.902
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	1.532
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.333
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.267
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.159
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.462
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.227
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.439
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.484
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.636
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.941
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	0.723
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	0.915
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	0.716
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	0.618
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	0.536
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	0.941
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	0.792
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	0.660
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	1.167
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	1.033
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	1.310
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	1.204
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	0.929
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	1.750
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.333
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.267
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.114
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.522
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.189
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.500
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.432
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.717
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.773
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.767
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	0.612
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	0.717
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	0.625
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	0.447
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	1.103
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	0.656
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	0.700
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	0.951
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	1.179
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	1.053
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	1.267
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	0.913
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	1.353

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	2000	0
Self Cites	2001	0
Self Cites	2002	0
Self Cites	2003	4
Self Cites	2004	2
Self Cites	2005	2
Self Cites	2006	4
Self Cites	2007	5
Self Cites	2008	5
Self Cites	2009	7
Self Cites	2010	5
Self Cites	2011	5
Self Cites	2012	18
Self Cites	2013	4
Self Cites	2014	5
Self Cites	2015	17
Self Cites	2016	16
Self Cites	2017	0
Self Cites	2018	9
Self Cites	2019	0
Self Cites	2020	3
Self Cites	2021	5
Self Cites	2022	2
Self Cites	2023	0
Total Cites	2000	0
Total Cites	2001	3
Total Cites	2002	4
Total Cites	2003	7
Total Cites	2004	24
Total Cites	2005	15
Total Cites	2006	25
Total Cites	2007	31
Total Cites	2008	42
Total Cites	2009	64
Total Cites	2010	47
Total Cites	2011	65
Total Cites	2012	48
Total Cites	2013	42
Total Cites	2014	30
Total Cites	2015	48
Total Cites	2016	38
Total Cites	2017	35
Total Cites	2018	70
Total Cites	2019	62
Total Cites	2020	76
Total Cites	2021	59
Total Cites	2022	39
Total Cites	2023	49

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	2000	0
External Cites per document	2001	0.333
External Cites per document	2002	0.267
External Cites per document	2003	0.068
External Cites per document	2004	0.423
External Cites per document	2005	0.197
External Cites per document	2006	0.368
External Cites per document	2007	0.406
External Cites per document	2008	0.561
External Cites per document	2009	0.838
External Cites per document	2010	0.646
External Cites per document	2011	0.845
External Cites per document	2012	0.448
External Cites per document	2013	0.559
External Cites per document	2014	0.446
External Cites per document	2015	0.608
External Cites per document	2016	0.458
External Cites per document	2017	0.660
External Cites per document	2018	1.017
External Cites per document	2019	1.033
External Cites per document	2020	1.259
External Cites per document	2021	1.102
External Cites per document	2022	0.881
External Cites per document	2023	1.750
Cites per document	2000	0.000
Cites per document	2001	0.333
Cites per document	2002	0.267
Cites per document	2003	0.159
Cites per document	2004	0.462
Cites per document	2005	0.227
Cites per document	2006	0.439
Cites per document	2007	0.484
Cites per document	2008	0.636
Cites per document	2009	0.941
Cites per document	2010	0.723
Cites per document	2011	0.915
Cites per document	2012	0.716
Cites per document	2013	0.618
Cites per document	2014	0.536
Cites per document	2015	0.941
Cites per document	2016	0.792
Cites per document	2017	0.660
Cites per document	2018	1.167
Cites per document	2019	1.033
Cites per document	2020	1.310
Cites per document	2021	1.204
Cites per document	2022	0.929
Cites per document	2023	1.750

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	5.88
2004	10.00
2005	5.00
2006	8.33
2007	13.64
2008	13.64
2009	9.52
2010	7.14
2011	16.67
2012	18.18
2013	18.75
2014	15.38
2015	21.05
2016	9.52
2017	0.00
2018	5.26
2019	21.05
2020	27.27
2021	8.33
2022	40.00
2023	0.00

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	2000	0
Non-citable documents	2001	0
Non-citable documents	2002	0
Non-citable documents	2003	1
Non-citable documents	2004	4
Non-citable documents	2005	7
Non-citable documents	2006	8
Non-citable documents	2007	5
Non-citable documents	2008	3
Non-citable documents	2009	2
Non-citable documents	2010	5
Non-citable documents	2011	7
Non-citable documents	2012	9
Non-citable documents	2013	7
Non-citable documents	2014	5
Non-citable documents	2015	2
Non-citable documents	2016	1
Non-citable documents	2017	0
Non-citable documents	2018	2
Non-citable documents	2019	2
Non-citable documents	2020	3
Non-citable documents	2021	1
Non-citable documents	2022	1
Non-citable documents	2023	0
Citable documents	2000	0
Citable documents	2001	9
Citable documents	2002	15
Citable documents	2003	43
Citable documents	2004	48
Citable documents	2005	59
Citable documents	2006	49
Citable documents	2007	59
Citable documents	2008	63
Citable documents	2009	66
Citable documents	2010	60
Citable documents	2011	64
Citable documents	2012	58
Citable documents	2013	61
Citable documents	2014	51
Citable documents	2015	49
Citable documents	2016	47
Citable documents	2017	53
Citable documents	2018	58
Citable documents	2019	58
Citable documents	2020	55
Citable documents	2021	48
Citable documents	2022	41
Citable documents	2023	28

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	2000	0
Uncited documents	2001	7
Uncited documents	2002	13
Uncited documents	2003	39
Uncited documents	2004	35
Uncited documents	2005	53
Uncited documents	2006	41
Uncited documents	2007	41
Uncited documents	2008	46
Uncited documents	2009	34
Uncited documents	2010	39
Uncited documents	2011	41
Uncited documents	2012	40
Uncited documents	2013	47
Uncited documents	2014	39
Uncited documents	2015	25
Uncited documents	2016	25
Uncited documents	2017	26
Uncited documents	2018	30
Uncited documents	2019	28
Uncited documents	2020	29
Uncited documents	2021	21
Uncited documents	2022	20
Uncited documents	2023	12
Cited documents	2000	0
Cited documents	2001	2
Cited documents	2002	2
Cited documents	2003	5
Cited documents	2004	17
Cited documents	2005	13
Cited documents	2006	16
Cited documents	2007	23
Cited documents	2008	20
Cited documents	2009	34
Cited documents	2010	26
Cited documents	2011	30
Cited documents	2012	27
Cited documents	2013	21
Cited documents	2014	17
Cited documents	2015	26
Cited documents	2016	23
Cited documents	2017	27
Cited documents	2018	30
Cited documents	2019	32
Cited documents	2020	29
Cited documents	2021	28
Cited documents	2022	22
Cited documents	2023	16

% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

Year	Female Percent
2000	33.33
2001	44.44
2002	57.58
2003	42.11
2004	50.00
2005	56.52
2006	59.38
2007	57.58
2008	51.61
2009	44.00
2010	60.00
2011	50.00
2012	57.14
2013	53.85
2014	73.08
2015	57.63
2016	64.18
2017	60.00
2018	56.14
2019	58.33
2020	32.14
2021	42.86
2022	63.64
2023	50.00

Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

Documents	Year	Value
Overton	2000	0
Overton	2001	0
Overton	2002	0
Overton	2003	0
Overton	2004	0
Overton	2005	2
Overton	2006	0
Overton	2007	0
Overton	2008	0
Overton	2009	2
Overton	2010	5
Overton	2011	1
Overton	2012	1
Overton	2013	2
Overton	2014	0
Overton	2015	0
Overton	2016	0
Overton	2017	0
Overton	2018	0
Overton	2019	0
Overton	2020	0
Overton	2021	0
Overton	2022	0
Overton	2023	0