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Information Technology and People

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0959-3845eISSN1758-5813

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.956

H-Indexi

112

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.688

Total Worksi

1,490

Total Citationsi

57,562

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Computer Science Applications; Information Systems; Library and Information Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,490

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0959-3845 / 1758-5813

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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

Citations received

3.3k

2019

3.6k

2020

127

4.3k

2021

142

2022

129

2.8k

2023

851

2024

229

2025

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science Applications

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDigital Marketing and Social MediaKnowledge Management and SharingInformation Systems Theories and ImplementationImpact of Technology on AdolescentsCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyE-Government and Public ServicesInnovation and Knowledge ManagementSocial Media and PoliticsOpen Source Software Innovations

Frequently asked questions about Information Technology and People

Is Information Technology and People a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information Technology and People: 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 Information Technology and People?

Information Technology and People 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 4.53.

Is Information Technology and People indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Information Technology and People is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Information Technology and People?