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Knowledge and Information Systems

Springer London · United Kingdom

ISSN0219-1377eISSN0219-3116
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.869
H-Indexi
119
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
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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer London
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0219-1377 / 0219-3116
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
121
2.2k
2019
99
2k
2020
97
1.6k
2021
179
3.6k
2022
218
2.9k
2023
278
2.2k
2024
336
1.6k
2025
220
96
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Knowledge and Information Systems?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref