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Information (Switzerland)

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2010

ISSN2078-2489eISSN2078-2489

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.805

H-Indexi

104

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.249

Total Worksi

5,840

Total Citationsi

86,581

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Information (Switzerland) is an international, scientific open access journal of information science and technology, data, knowledge, and communication. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, and short communications. The journal aims to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in detail.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,840

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2078-2489 / 2078-2489

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

411

12k

2019

579

17k

2020

533

11k

2021

601

11k

2022

662

11k

2023

817

9.5k

2024

1.1k

4.5k

2025

621

112

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 SystemsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topic ModelingNatural Language Processing TechniquesBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesDigital Marketing and Social MediaIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingSentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Information (Switzerland)

Is Information (Switzerland) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information (Switzerland): it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Information (Switzerland)?

Information (Switzerland) 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 4.83.

Is Information (Switzerland) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Information (Switzerland) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.