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Journal of Informetrics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2006

ISSN1875-5879

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.105

H-Indexi

114

SNIPi

1.787

Total Worksi

1,677

Total Citationsi

80,663

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Information Science & Library Science; Applied Mathematics; Computer Science Applications; Library and Information Sciences; Management Science and Operations Research; Modeling and Simulation; Statistics and Probability.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,677

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1875-5879

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

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

2.5k

2019

2.6k

2020

100

2021

1.4k

2022

960

2023

120

946

2024

103

226

2025

2026

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.

Applied MathematicsQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Statistics and ProbabilityQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsInformation Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsLibrary and Information SciencesComputer Science ApplicationsManagement Science and Operations ResearchStatistics and ProbabilityModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchComplex Network Analysis TechniquesAcademic Publishing and Open AccessWeb visibility and informetricsAdvanced Text Analysis TechniquesResearch Data Management PracticesMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Informetrics

Is Journal of Informetrics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Informetrics: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Informetrics?

Journal of Informetrics 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 3.30.

Is Journal of Informetrics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Informetrics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.