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Information and Culture

University of Texas Press · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN2166-3033

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.204

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.773

Total Worksi

434

Total Citationsi

1,572

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; History Of Social Sciences; Information Science & Library Science; Conservation; Library and Information Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications434

Publisher OrgUniversity of Texas Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

University of Texas Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2166-3033

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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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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

Citations received

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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.

ConservationQ2

HistoryQ2

Library and Information SciencesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HistoryHistory Of Social SciencesInformation Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesHistoryConservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and AdministrationDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementHistory of Computing TechnologiesAmerican History and CultureDigital Humanities and ScholarshipDigital Games and MediaCybernetics and Technology in SocietyInformation Systems Theories and ImplementationMuseums and Cultural HeritageAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics

Frequently asked questions about Information and Culture

Is Information and Culture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information and Culture: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Information and Culture?

Information and Culture 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 0.22.

Is Information and Culture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Information and Culture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Information and Culture?