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IT Professional

IEEE Computer Society · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1520-9202eISSN1941-045X
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.473
H-Indexi
79
SNIPi
0.876
Total Worksi
3,253
Total Citationsi
36,152
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.01
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IT Professional magazine is a trusted source of information if you are looking to advance your knowledge, take a next step in your career, or stay up to date on the latest developments and trends in IT. With developments in AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, XR, and IoT paving the way to a new era of highly integrated cyber and physical worlds, IT Professional magazine is a trusted source of information if you are looking to advance your knowledge, take a next step in your career, or stay up to date on the latest developments and trends in IT. IT Professional publishes articles for the developers and managers of enterprise information systems. The magazine publishes bi-monthly articles that focus on emerging technologies, Web services, Internet security, data management, enterprise architectures, and wireless networks.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
Frequencybi-monthly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications3,253
Publisher OrgIEEE Computer Society
Visit Journal Website

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?
IEEE Computer Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1520-9202 / 1941-045X
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
116
1.1k
2019
115
1.7k
2020
182
1.2k
2021
162
1.2k
2022
150
1.9k
2023
162
357
2024
168
137
2025
118
13
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.

Hardware and ArchitectureQ2
SoftwareQ2
Computer Science ApplicationsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsComputer Science, Software EngineeringTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsHardware and ArchitectureSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationBig Data and Business IntelligenceEducational Robotics and EngineeringInformation and Cyber SecurityBig Data and Digital EconomyInformation Systems Education and Curriculum DevelopmentInformation Technology Governance and StrategyHistory of Computing TechnologiesFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices

Frequently asked questions about IT Professional

Is IT Professional a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IT Professional: 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 IT Professional?

IT Professional 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 1.01.

Is IT Professional indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IT Professional is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IT Professional?

IT Professional magazine is a trusted source of information if you are looking to advance your knowledge, take a next step in your career, or stay up to date on the latest developments and trends in IT. With developments in AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, XR, and IoT paving the way to a new era of highly integrated cyber and physical worlds, IT Professional magazine is a trusted source of information if you are looking to advance your knowledge, take a next step in your career, or stay up to date on the latest developments and trends in IT. IT Professional publishes articles for the develo

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