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INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · GB

ISSN1369-118XeISSN1468-4462

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.793

H-Indexi

136

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~ 195 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

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?

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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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

164

10k

2019

175

7.6k

2020

191

2021

130

2.6k

2022

137

1.9k

2023

187

1.5k

2024

260

652

2025

162

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. 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.