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Information Systems Journal

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1350-1917eISSN1365-2575

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

3.351

H-Indexi

137

SNIPi

3.116

Total Worksi

1,372

Total Citationsi

79,355

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Computer Networks and Communications; Information Systems; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 77 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,372

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1350-1917 / 1365-2575

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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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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

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

1.8k

2019

2.3k

2020

2.7k

2021

1.3k

2022

1.4k

2023

1.3k

2024

261

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 Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Information SystemsQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Information Systems Theories and ImplementationKnowledge Management and SharingInformation Technology Governance and StrategyTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourOpen Source Software InnovationsE-Government and Public ServicesSoftware Engineering Techniques and PracticesInnovation and Knowledge ManagementBig Data and Business IntelligenceDigital Marketing and Social Media

Frequently asked questions about Information Systems Journal

Is Information Systems Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information Systems Journal: 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 Information Systems Journal?

Information Systems Journal 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 6.28.

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

Information Systems Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Information Systems Journal?