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Journal of Information Science

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0165-5515eISSN1741-6485

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.629

H-Index

109

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.307

Total Works

3,411

Total Citations

73,346

2yr Mean Citedness

1.74

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on information science, encompassing topics such as the impact of technology on information access and user empowerment, the analysis of academic publishing practices and metrics, and the application of artificial intelligence and digital tools in information organization and research.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. Per Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,411

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0165-5515 / 1741-6485

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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.

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Information SystemsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsInformation Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchSemantic Web and OntologiesAdvanced Text Analysis TechniquesInformation Retrieval and Search BehaviorTopic Modeling