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Information Development

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1741-6469

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.536

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SNIP

1.076

Total Works

2,404

Total Citations

21,722

2yr Mean Citedness

3.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on information science, focusing on digital information access, usage, and development across various contexts, including academic libraries, national data initiatives, and educational systems. Articles explore themes such as the impact of technology (AI, chatbots, mobile apps) on information seeking and user experience, digital divides and inclusion, open access publishing, and data management practices. The research often involves quantitative and qualitative methodologies to analyze user behavior, system performance, and the socio-economic factors influencing information access and development in diverse geographical regions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 133 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,404

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-6469

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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

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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.

Library and Information SciencesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourLibrary Science and Information LiteracyICT in Developing CommunitiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringICT Impact and PoliciesLibrary Science and AdministrationDigital Marketing and Social MediaE-Government and Public Services