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e-Ciencias de la Información

Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica · Est. 2011

eISSN1659-4142
✓ WOS ESCI✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
62
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total62
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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H-Indexi
14
Total Worksi
282
Total Citationsi
912
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.38
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

e-Information Science is a free and open access electronic journal of a scientific-academic nature; it belongs to the School of Library and Information Science whose editorial entity is the University of Costa Rica. Its primary objective is to disseminate the results of research in the different disciplines of knowledge related to information sciences, in thematic areas such as: librarianship, documentation, information and communication technology, research, statistical analysis and bibliometrics, archival science, information systems. It also publishes works on informatics and collective communication as long as they are related to the area of information sciences. To achieve this goal, e-Information Science receives articles in three languages: Spanish , English , and Portuguese. The target audience of the journal are researchers, undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, professionals in the field of information sciences and the general public interested in related topics. The types of articles that are published are scientific articles and scientific essays.

General Information

Country / RegionCosta Rica
Primary LanguageSpanish
1st Year Published2011
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications282
Publisher OrgUniversity of Costa Rica
OA Since2010
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad de Costa Rica
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1659-4142
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementEducational Innovations and TechnologyBusiness, Innovation, and EconomyKnowledge Societies in the 21st CenturyHigher Education and SustainabilityInformation Architecture and UsabilityLibraries, Manuscripts, and BooksAccounting and Financial ManagementPublic Health and Environmental IssuesAdministrative Law and Governance

Frequently asked questions about e-Ciencias de la Información

Is e-Ciencias de la Información a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for e-Ciencias de la Información: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of e-Ciencias de la Información?

e-Ciencias de la Información 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 0.38.

Is e-Ciencias de la Información indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

e-Ciencias de la Información is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of e-Ciencias de la Información?

e-Information Science is a free and open access electronic journal of a scientific-academic nature; it belongs to the School of Library and Information Science whose editorial entity is the University of Costa Rica. Its primary objective is to disseminate the results of research in the different disciplines of knowledge related to information sciences, in thematic areas such as: librarianship, documentation, information and communication technology, research, statistical analysis and bibliometrics, archival science, information systems. It also publishes works on informatics and collective com

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