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Electronic Commerce Research

Kluwer Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1997

ISSN1389-5753eISSN1572-9362
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 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
1.054
H-Indexi
80
SNIPi
1.179
Total Worksi
1,287
Total Citationsi
30,532
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.46
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Electronic Commerce Research is a peer-reviewed journal that disseminates the latest findings in all aspects of e-commerce. Explores core enabling technologies and their societal, economic, and individual implications. Publishes theoretical and empirical research contributing to a better understanding of electronic commerce. Serves as a forum for new research in electronic commerce. Features periodic issues dedicated to a specific specialized area.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1997
Annual Volume~ 140 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,287
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1389-5753 / 1572-9362
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
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
63
2.2k
2019
55
2.1k
2020
73
1.6k
2021
126
3.5k
2022
139
2.4k
2023
146
1.2k
2024
135
360
2025
117
46
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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1
Human-Computer InteractionQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessManagement

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Human-Computer Interaction

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Marketing and Social MediaTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourConsumer Market Behavior and PricingDigital Platforms and EconomicsConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltySupply Chain and Inventory ManagementFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceSharing Economy and Platforms

Frequently asked questions about Electronic Commerce Research

Is Electronic Commerce Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Electronic Commerce Research: 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 Electronic Commerce Research?

Electronic Commerce Research 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 3.46.

Is Electronic Commerce Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Electronic Commerce Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Electronic Commerce Research?

Electronic Commerce Research is a peer-reviewed journal that disseminates the latest findings in all aspects of e-commerce. Explores core enabling technologies and their societal, economic, and individual implications. Publishes theoretical and empirical research contributing to a better understanding of electronic commerce. Serves as a forum for new research in electronic commerce. Features periodic issues dedicated to a specific specialized area.

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