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De Gruyter Oldenbourg · Germany · Est. 2001

ISSN2196-6826

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.376

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.772

Total Works

903

Total Citations

2,729

2yr Mean Citedness

1.57

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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).

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

Review Time~10 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

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

De Gruyter Oldenbourg

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2196-6826

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

Portico

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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

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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

Human-Computer InteractionQ3

Information SystemsQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

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