Journal metric profile

Journal of Location Based Services

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 96/120 Recorded category rank

Journal of Location Based Services JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Journal of Location Based Services metric snapshot

Journal of Location Based Services has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.400. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.700, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q4 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 96 out of 120 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 80% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q4. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (1.700) is 0.300 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.400). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.100, a difference of 0.300 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.310. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Journal of Location Based Services lists total cites: 276; total articles: 17; citable items: 18. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 6.2 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 8.4 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Journal of Location Based Services is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1748-9725 and electronic ISSN 1748-9733. The publisher is recorded as TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameJournal of Location Based Services
Abbreviated journalJ LOCAT BASED SERV
PublisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,211
ISSN1748-9725
eISSN1748-9733
Total cites276
Total articles17
Citable items18
Cited half-life6.2 years
Citing half-life8.4 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.400
5-Year Impact Factor1.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.100
Journal Citation Indicator0.310
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank96/120
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Journal of Location Based Services?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Journal of Location Based Services is 1.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Journal of Location Based Services?

Journal of Location Based Services is listed with quartile Q4 and category rank 96/120. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Journal of Location Based Services?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Journal of Location Based Services is 1.700. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Journal of Location Based Services?

Journal of Location Based Services is listed in this directory as being published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

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