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Informatics

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2013

ISSN2227-9709eISSN2227-9709

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.884

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.314

Total Worksi

814

Total Citationsi

13,029

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Communication; Computer Networks and Communications; Human-Computer Interaction.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications814

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2013

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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

CLOCKSS

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?

2227-9709 / 2227-9709

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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?

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

1.3k

2019

1.5k

2020

2.7k

2021

100

2.1k

2022

1.3k

2023

1.8k

2024

141

596

2025

104

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

Human-Computer InteractionQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHuman-Computer InteractionCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourDigital Marketing and Social MediaVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsData Visualization and AnalyticsNatural Language Processing TechniquesBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityMachine Learning in HealthcareBig Data and Business Intelligence

Frequently asked questions about Informatics

Is Informatics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Informatics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Informatics?

Informatics 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 6.39.

Is Informatics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Informatics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Informatics?