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Information Sciences

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0020-0255eISSN1872-6291

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.803

H-Index

276

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.978

Total Works

22,648

Total Citations

771,982

2yr Mean Citedness

5.08

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Information Sciences is a journal that publishes research in information, knowledge engineering, intelligent systems, computer science, fuzzy logic, and service engineering. It aims to present original, innovative, and creative research results, along with occasional tutorial and surveying contributions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, May 1994-

StatusActive

Total Publications22,648

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0020-0255 / 1872-6291

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Information Systems and ManagementQ1

SoftwareQ1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementComputer Science ApplicationsSoftwareControl and Systems EngineeringTheoretical Computer ScienceArtificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multi-Criteria Decision MakingRough Sets and Fuzzy LogicMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchFuzzy Logic and Control SystemsFuzzy Systems and Optimization