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International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies

Inderscience Enterprises Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1744-2621
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.146
H-Indexi
23
Total Worksi
512
Total Citationsi
3,214
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.08
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science Applications; E-learning; Information Systems; Library and Information Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary Language
1st Year Published2006
Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2024)
Total Publications512
Publisher OrgInderscience Publishers
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1744-2621
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
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?
N/A

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
38
130
2017
28
102
2018
19
37
2019
52
123
2020
44
47
2021
10
27
2022
27
13
2023
12
3
2024

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ4
E-learningQ4
Information SystemsQ4
Library and Information SciencesQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

E-learningLibrary and Information SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science Applications

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Semantic Web and OntologiesService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesAdvanced Database Systems and QueriesNatural Language Processing TechniquesBiomedical Text Mining and OntologiesData Quality and ManagementResearch Data Management PracticesScientific Computing and Data ManagementBusiness Process Modeling and AnalysisTopic Modeling

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies

Is International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies?

International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.146.

Is International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies?

Subject areas: Computer Science Applications; E-learning; Information Systems; Library and Information Sciences.

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