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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2304-6775eISSN2304-6775

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

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⚡ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.777

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

Total Worksi

573

Total Citationsi

9,838

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Communication; Library and Information Sciences; Media Technology; Business and International Management; Computer Science Applications.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications573

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2012

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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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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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?

2304-6775 / 2304-6775

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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?

N/A

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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

1.5k

2019

949

2020

3.4k

2021

588

2022

820

2023

265

2024

257

2025

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

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Media TechnologyQ1

Business and International ManagementQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesComputer Science ApplicationsBusiness and International ManagementCommunicationMedia Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchResearch Data Management PracticesAcademic Publishing and Open AccessScientific Computing and Data ManagementMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationAcademic integrity and plagiarismDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesMisinformation and Its ImpactsAcademic Writing and Publishing

Frequently asked questions about Publications

Is Publications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Publications: 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 Publications?

Publications 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 3.01.

Is Publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Publications?