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International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science

IGI Global Publishing · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1947-8216

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.187

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.381

Total Worksi

342

Total Citationsi

1,441

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science publishes original research results and practical applications in the field of Knowledge and Systems Science. It covers the development of new paradigms in the understanding and modeling of human knowledge process from mathematical, technical, and social perspectives.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications342

Publisher OrgIGI Global

OA Since2021

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?

IGI Global Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1947-8216

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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

114

2019

182

2020

102

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Information Systems and ManagementQ3

Artificial IntelligenceQ4

Information SystemsQ4

Management of Technology and InnovationQ4

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ4

Strategy and ManagementQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Operations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementInformation SystemsManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementArtificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Knowledge Management and SharingInnovation and Knowledge ManagementService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesAdvanced Text Analysis TechniquesComplex Network Analysis TechniquesComplex Systems and Decision MakingMulti-Criteria Decision MakingSemantic Web and OntologiesService and Product InnovationTopic Modeling

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science

Is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science: 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 International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science?

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science 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 1.55.

Is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.