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Information and Learning Science

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2398-5356

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.72

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.85

Total Worksi

418

Total Citationsi

6,531

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Education; Library and Information Sciences; Computer Science Applications.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications418

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2398-5356

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

731

2019

2.8k

2020

482

2021

429

2022

449

2023

471

2024

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.

EducationQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesComputer Science ApplicationsEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Online and Blended LearningInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsLibrary Science and Information LiteracyOnline Learning and AnalyticsTeaching and Learning ProgrammingImpact of Technology on AdolescentsChild Development and Digital TechnologySocial Media and PoliticsLibrary Science and AdministrationEducational Games and Gamification

Frequently asked questions about Information and Learning Science

Is Information and Learning Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information and Learning Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Information and Learning Science?

Information and Learning Science 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 4.99.

Is Information and Learning Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Information and Learning Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Information and Learning Science?