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Knowledge and Information Systems

Springer London · United Kingdom

ISSN0219-1377eISSN0219-3116

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

414

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 368d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.869

H-Indexi

119

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.37

Total Worksi

3,015

Total Citationsi

90,216

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Knowledge and Information Systems is an international forum publishing state-of-the-art research on emerging topics in knowledge and advanced information systems. Examines theoretical foundations, infrastructure, and enabling technologies of knowledge and information systems. Each individual issue focuses on a small number of theme areas. Publishes original research, critical reviews, and experience and vision papers. Encourages submissions of high-quality papers from relevant conferences.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight Issues A Year, 2005-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,015

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer London

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0219-1377 / 0219-3116

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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

✅

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

✅

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

Citations received

122

2.4k

2019

1.9k

2020

1.6k

2021

178

3.5k

2022

216

2.7k

2023

277

1.9k

2024

334

1.2k

2025

181

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Information SystemsQ1

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Hardware and ArchitectureQ2

Human-Computer InteractionQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsHardware and ArchitectureSoftwareHuman-Computer InteractionArtificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Data Management and AlgorithmsData Mining Algorithms and ApplicationsTopic ModelingComplex Network Analysis TechniquesAdvanced Graph Neural Networks

Frequently asked questions about Knowledge and Information Systems

Is Knowledge and Information Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Knowledge and Information Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Knowledge and Information Systems?

Knowledge and Information Systems is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.51.

Is Knowledge and Information Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Knowledge and Information Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.