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International Journal of Electronic Governance

Inderscience · Switzerland · Est. 2007

ISSN1742-7517
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
12
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q3+12
Total12
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.161
H-Index
24
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.264
Total Works
524
Total Citations
2,690
2yr Mean Citedness
0.35
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Aims & Scope

The IJEG is a fully refereed inter-disciplinary research journal covering the theory, applications and impact of using the internet, the world-wide web and digital communication media as governance channels. The journal focuses on the use of electronic and information technologies in deliberation over democratic policy and decision making processes, community governance as well as governance in non-political domains such as corporate, open project, online community and social network contexts. IJEG also explores the relations between electronic governance, digital communication and digital inclusion, novel technologies for electronic governance such as governance games and simulations, and the political, organisational, social, psychological and cognitive aspects of electronic governance. IJEG aims to help researchers and practitioners, academic educators and policy makers to contribute, disseminate knowledge and learn from each others’ work through cutting-edge thinking in electronic governance, and emphasises the international dimension in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and respond to accelerating technological and global change. With the objective of becoming an outstanding forum where electronic governance research and practice can take a shape of its own and results can be shared across institutions, governments, academia, research and the practitioner community, IJEG seeks up-to-date, leading research reports to help readers stay ahead and maintain a competitive edge best practice in electronic governance practical guidance reports on ways to achieve greater openness and innovation in the development and implementation of electronic governance in-depth analysis and interpretation that advances understanding and provides a framework for further study of electronic governance international coverage that allows the sharing of information, knowledge and insight on a worldwide scale.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary Language
1st Year Published2007
Frequency4 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications524
Publisher OrgInderscience Publishers
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind 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?
Inderscience
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1742-7517
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind review
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?
N/A

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

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3
Computer Science ApplicationsQ4
Public AdministrationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsSociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Media and PoliticsICT Impact and PoliciesTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingSmart Cities and TechnologiesInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceMedia Studies and Communication
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref