EDPACS

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1973

ISSN1936-1009

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / 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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.212

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

2,871

Total Citationsi

5,632

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

EDPACS is an IT Audit newsletter that supports the audit and control community with guidance in audit, control, and security. It also explores current and emerging issues around IT governance and managing the integrity of a modern, high-tech environment.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1973

Annual Volume~ 69 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,871

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1936-1009

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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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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?

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

126

2019

2020

240

2021

2022

143

2023

389

2024

131

532

2025

173

114

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ3

Safety ResearchQ4

SoftwareQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsSoftwareSafety Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesInformation and Cyber SecurityEuropean Monetary and Fiscal PoliciesHuman auditory perception and evaluationBig Data and Business IntelligenceAnimal testing and alternativesTreatment of Major DepressionEducational Robotics and EngineeringCybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance

Frequently asked questions about EDPACS

Is EDPACS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for EDPACS: 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 EDPACS?

EDPACS is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.212.

Is EDPACS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

EDPACS is indexed in Scopus.