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De Gruyter Oldenbourg · Germany · Est. 2001

ISSN2196-6826
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.286
H-Indexi
21
SNIPi
0.772
Total Worksi
903
Total Citationsi
2,729
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.57
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

This journal is devoted to human-computer interaction, media design, usability, engineering and systems evaluation, software ergonomics, cooperative systems, e-learning, mobile and ubiquitous systems, user-adaptive systems, agent development tools and methods for media in different application fields (including e-business, knowledge management, leisure and entertainment, transport, engineering, and medicine), barrier-free systems design, and the social aspects of information and communication technologies. The journal seeks to build bridges between research and practice as well as between teaching and business, emphasizing interdisciplinary teamwork and application-oriented solutions. The journal is the official organ of the special interest group on "Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)" in the German Association for Informatics (GI).

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2001
Frequencythree times per year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications903
Publisher OrgR. Oldenbourg Verlag
OA Since2022
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2196-6826
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
28
276
2019
24
239
2020
27
238
2021
31
225
2022
23
116
2023
31
128
2024
41
64
2025
23
2
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.

CommunicationQ2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3
Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ3
Information SystemsQ3
Human-Computer InteractionQ4
Social PsychologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsSocial PsychologyHuman-Computer InteractionCommunicationBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Innovation in IndustriesUsability and User Interface DesignInnovative Human-Technology InteractionInteractive and Immersive DisplaysVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsInnovation, Technology, and SocietyCorporate Governance and ManagementPersona Design and ApplicationsAugmented Reality ApplicationsEducation Methods and Technologies

Frequently asked questions about i-com

Is i-com a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for i-com: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 i-com?

i-com 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 1.57.

Is i-com indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

i-com is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of i-com?

This journal is devoted to human-computer interaction, media design, usability, engineering and systems evaluation, software ergonomics, cooperative systems, e-learning, mobile and ubiquitous systems, user-adaptive systems, agent development tools and methods for media in different application fields (including e-business, knowledge management, leisure and entertainment, transport, engineering, and medicine), barrier-free systems design, and the social aspects of information and communication technologies. The journal seeks to build bridges between research and practice as well as between teac

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref