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INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · GB

ISSN1369-118XeISSN1468-4462

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?

330

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 303d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.793

H-Indexi

136

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.718

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Information Communication & Society focuses on the intersection of information, communication, and society, exploring how digital technologies influence social interactions, political engagement, and cultural practices.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 194 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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?

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1369-118X / 1468-4462

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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

163

10k

2019

175

7.4k

2020

191

5.8k

2021

130

2.5k

2022

137

1.8k

2023

187

1.3k

2024

259

498

2025

128

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.

CommunicationQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationSociology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationImpact of Technology on AdolescentsGender, Feminism, and MediaDigital Games and MediaMisinformation and Its ImpactsPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionDigital Economy and Work TransformationEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Frequently asked questions about INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY

Is INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY: 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 COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY?

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY 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.

Is INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.