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Internet Policy Review

Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society · Germany · Est. 2012

ISSN2197-6775eISSN2197-6775
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.15
H-Indexi
50
SNIPi
1.59
Total Worksi
453
Total Citationsi
11,850
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.87
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Internet Policy Review explores regulatory issues that emerge at the crossroad of online information communication technologies and society. The aim of the journal is to provide timely and critical insight on technological, policy and governance developments which are expected to have long lasting impacts on the political, economic and social life of European societies. Reflecting a diversity of socio-technical concerns, the Internet Policy Review is a multidisciplinary journal at the confluence of policy studies, technology studies, law, economics, communication studies and sociology.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications453
Publisher OrgAlexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2197-6775 / 2197-6775
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Open
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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
45
4.2k
2019
52
2.3k
2020
55
2k
2021
37
625
2022
38
651
2023
45
575
2024
39
97
2025
33
17
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.

CommunicationQ1
Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationLaw

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Media and PoliticsEthics and Social Impacts of AIDigital Economy and Work TransformationBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionSharing Economy and PlatformsFreedom of Expression and DefamationE-Government and Public Services

Frequently asked questions about Internet Policy Review

Is Internet Policy Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Internet Policy Review: 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 Internet Policy Review?

Internet Policy Review 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 3.87.

Is Internet Policy Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Internet Policy Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Internet Policy Review?

Internet Policy Review explores regulatory issues that emerge at the crossroad of online information communication technologies and society. The aim of the journal is to provide timely and critical insight on technological, policy and governance developments which are expected to have long lasting impacts on the political, economic and social life of European societies. Reflecting a diversity of socio-technical concerns, the Internet Policy Review is a multidisciplinary journal at the confluence of policy studies, technology studies, law, economics, communication studies and sociology.

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