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Online Information Review

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1468-4527eISSN1468-4535

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.896

H-Indexi

106

SNIPi

1.525

Total Worksi

2,268

Total Citationsi

56,505

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Information Science & Library Science; Computer Science Applications; Information Systems; Library and Information Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,268

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-4527 / 1468-4535

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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

1.6k

2019

2.2k

2020

102

2.2k

2021

1.1k

2022

874

2023

691

2024

207

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 Science ApplicationsQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsInformation Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science Applications

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Marketing and Social MediaTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourSocial Media and PoliticsKnowledge Management and SharingWeb and Library ServicesMisinformation and Its ImpactsImpact of Technology on Adolescentsscientometrics and bibliometrics researchInformation Retrieval and Search BehaviorWeb Data Mining and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Online Information Review

Is Online Information Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Online Information Review: 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 Online Information Review?

Online Information Review 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 4.60.

Is Online Information Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Online Information Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Online Information Review?