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Foundations and Trends in Information Retrieval

Now Publishers Inc · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1554-0669eISSN1554-0677
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total50
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
1.535
H-Index
43
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
5.303
Total Works
69
Total Citations
18,310
2yr Mean Citedness
8.22
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on information retrieval (IR) and related areas, including search engines, recommender systems, and question answering. Recent articles explore advancements in neural information retrieval, fairness and bias in IR systems, conversational information seeking, and the application of machine learning and deep learning techniques to these domains. The scope also encompasses the evaluation of IR systems, user interfaces, and the specific challenges of retrieving and utilizing mathematical or e-commerce information.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
FrequencyFour No. A Year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications69
Publisher OrgNow Publishers
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Now Publishers Inc
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1554-0669 / 1554-0677
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Information SystemsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topic ModelingWeb Data Mining and AnalysisInformation Retrieval and Search BehaviorData Management and AlgorithmsSemantic Web and OntologiesData Quality and ManagementNatural Language Processing TechniquesRecommender Systems and TechniquesSpam and Phishing DetectionAdvanced Text Analysis Techniques
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref