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Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Routledge · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1933-1681eISSN1933-169X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.3

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.862

Total Works

687

Total Citations

18,442

2yr Mean Citedness

1.62

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Information Technology and Politics covers public administration and civil service, politics and public administration science, and computer science. It also addresses technology general issues and communication within political science, sociology, and public administration.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications687

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1933-1681 / 1933-169X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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

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.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Public AdministrationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Sociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationE-Government and Public ServicesElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionMisinformation and Its ImpactsMedia Influence and PoliticsOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceImpact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Capital and Networks