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First Monday

· United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1396-0466

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.441

H-Index

119

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.613

Total Works

2,836

Total Citations

71,820

2yr Mean Citedness

2.78

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Aims & Scope

First Monday is one of the first openly accessible, peer–reviewed journals on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,836

Publisher OrgUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle blind

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

N/A

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1396-0466

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

Yes

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS

❌

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Human-Computer InteractionQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawComputer Networks and CommunicationsHuman-Computer Interaction

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsDigital Games and MediaICT Impact and PoliciesImpact of Technology on AdolescentsWikis in Education and CollaborationHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionMisinformation and Its ImpactsOpen Source Software InnovationsMedia Studies and CommunicationPrivacy, Security, and Data Protection